John Combest, who provides a daily summary of political news in the state at johncombest.com, makes 10 thought-provoking points in his latest blog entry at johncombestblog.com.
Here's 3 we found notable:
1.) Anyone who lacks the ambition to roll off the couch, brush the potato chips crumbs off their belly, and catch the bus to the local Revenue office to get a photo ID shouldn’t be voting anyway.
3.) Nobody cares about a state auditor’s race, much less with Talent-McCaskill on the ballot. Desperate for attention and hoping for earned media, auditor campaigns will turn to negative ads that have nothing to do with the auditor’s job.
4.) Thomas campaign: “Wealthy trial lawyer.” Montee campaign: “Blunt-Graves-Thomas.” Edge: Montee.
For the rest, click here.
7 comments:
On voter id johnsombest needs to also give advise concerning what a single mother with three kids who works two jobs should do to protect her right to vote? What about the senior citizen or disabled citizens who doesn't travel without assistance of family? The arrogance of those who would deprive others of the right to vote is unbelievable. Not everyone drives. Not every has a car. Not everyone sits at home and eats chips. For many the challenges of everyday life are nearly overwhelming. They need no new obstacles. The act of voting on election day is challenge enough for them. Why don't we adopt extended voting periods to make it easier to vote like other states have done rather then act to make it harder for people to vote?
Does she have a checking account? Bob-- you really need to visit someone else's neighborhood once in a while. Not everyone lives like you and your friends. And they should'nt be required to be like you in order to vote.
According to the Sec. of State's web page over 11,000 voters in Greeene County (245,000 statewide) don't have a drivers license. They apparantly haven't found the need to have one to cash checks either Bob.
I've also heard very little outcry over the fact that individuals without a photo ID must somehow purchase one in order to maintain eligibility. Essentially, this new ID rule is a poll tax in disguise, creating even more difficulties for the state's poor who are currently without photo identification.
Bob --- you have out done yourself. You just equated the right to vote with the right to drink beer? Do they have the same level of importance for you?
Is it possible that the right to vote is more essential to our system of government then the right to drink beer? Isn't only one of the two mentioned in the constitution?
You show an id to buy beer to prove your age. We don't have beer registration in Missouri to prove a person's age. We do have voter registration.
This has nothing to do with voter fraud. No one can pont to an election in Missouri where voter fraud is claimed t have impacted the outcome. This has to do with nationwide plan of voter suppression designed to reduce the number of low income voters.
BOB ---YOU HAVE LOST IT. What happenend in 2000 was a court issued an order which allowed people in line at the time the polls closed to vote even if they had not been reached to cast their ballot at 7. The lines were very long because of intentional Republican understaffing of democratic precincts. The total votes cast at the precincts kept open were far less then Holden and Carnahan's margin of victory.
It is just like the weapons of mass destruction. The Republicans take a scintilia of truth and make it into a national crisis just to serve their political agenda. It has nothing to do with voter fraud and everything to do with trying to dissuade poor people from voting becasue they tend to vote for Democrats.
In 1970, when I turned 21, in all my newly found majority glory (and full of myself, I went into the bar at the Colonial Hotel in downtown Springfield and ordered a beer.
The bartender asked to see my state liquor control card. I didn't have one, but I did have a Missouri driver's license and a US Army picture id card. Not good enough. No beer for me at that bar.
The next day I hastened quickly to the Liquor Control office (may have been in the Woodruff Building)in Springfield and signed up for a bonefide State of Missouri Liquor Control Photo Identification Card.
Of course I had to show proof that I was indeed, 21 years of age. The id proof required to show I was of the legal age to consume alcohol and be in bars?
You guessed it, my driver's license and US Army photo ID card.
I believe this whole business with picture id's to vote is a precursor of a national id card.
I used to have a long driver's license number that started with LO51-......
One year when I went in to renew my license, the DOR told me I had to use my Social Security number as my driver's license number. Incidently, my army id number is my social security number.
Now, I have to get my SSN off my driver's license.
And completely off subject, the gay marriage amendment -- how does that affect my marriage?
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