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  • There are a lot of groups I don't want running the country, but they all still get a vote

    @mld-woody said:

    There are a lot of groups I don't want running the country, but they all still get a vote

    very true
  • There are a lot of groups I don't want running the country, but they all still get a vote

    @mld-woody said:

    There are a lot of groups I don't want running the country, but they all still get a vote

    Yes they do. And they should have an identification. Same as any other thing you do in society.

    Even if you don't like them.

    WSS

  • @mld-woody said:

    There are a lot of groups I don't want running the country, but they all still get a vote

    Yes they do. And they should have an identification. Same as any other thing you do in society.

    Even if you don't like them.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Yes they do. And they should have an identification. Same as any other thing you do in society.

    Even if you don't like them.

    WSS

    as long as the ID is free
  • Im with Steve...what's it take to get an ID?.....$5 bucks and an hour of your time.....if you cant accomplish that, then should you participate in making important decisions?....I dont think so....

    Nothing is "free"....just as is argued all over this page, who's paying for that "free" ID?

    Wouldnt that be a socialist policy?....free ID's for everybody?

  • Im with Steve...what's it take to get an ID?.....$5 bucks and an hour of your time.....if you cant accomplish that, then should you participate in making important decisions?....I dont think so....

    Nothing is "free"....just as is argued all over this page, who's paying for that "free" ID?

    Wouldnt that be a socialist policy?....free ID's for everybody?

    @mudfly said:

    Im with Steve...what's it take to get an ID?.....$5 bucks and an hour of your time.....if you cant accomplish that, then should you participate in making important decisions?....I dont think so....

    Nothing is "free"....just as is argued all over this page, who's paying for that "free" ID?

    Wouldnt that be a socialist policy?....free ID's for everybody?

    sure nothing is free

    Except it's against the Constitution to charge a fee to vote

  • Well....I guess it's semantics....I see it as charging a fee 'for an ID".....not to vote....and think everyone should have an ID anyway. ...and it makes sense to confirm who you are prior to casting a vote....and a valid ID is how you do that....

    Honestly, why get so uptight about a $5 ID....???....especially in this day and age of concern about illegals, terrorists, etc,etc,etc....

    Were losing certain rights left and right, in the name of security....and a $5 ID is an issue?...bah

  • @westside-steve said:

    Yes they do. And they should have an identification. Same as any other thing you do in society.

    Even if you don't like them.

    WSS

    as long as the ID is free

    @browns149 said:

    as long as the ID is free

    Absolutely no problem with a free ID. But just like Woody I think there should be some sort of test for voting.

    One test is probably the lowest rung and that's giving enough of the shit to do the slightest bit of effort to vote.

    WSS

  • It is the democratic party who fights voter ID laws. I don't think $5 for an ID should be an issue and responsible people should have ID but it is the democrats who are the ones filing the lawsuits and making the argument it is voter ID laws that discriminate against blacks, Hispanics and lower income people. If I were a black or Hispanic, I would be extremely offended at such an argument because they are basically saying that they are not smart enough or capable enough to obtain a voter ID like you and me are. Their argument is very racially demeaning and insensitive.

    Anyway for me I want to see voter ID upheld and if giving one out for free ends the debate I say do it.

  • Except it's against the Constitution to charge a fee to vote

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    then btw, it's the against the Constitution to charge a fee to register a gun....

  • Except it's against the Constitution to charge a fee to vote

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    then btw, it's the against the Constitution to charge a fee to register a gun....

    @calfoxwc said:

    Except it's against the Constitution to charge a fee to vote

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    then btw, it's the against the Constitution to charge a fee to register a gun....

    Nobody charges a fee to register a gun?

    Concealed carry requires a decent fee though

  • http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/2013/03/how-much-does-it-cost-own-firearm-state-state-breakdown

    There's an article about fees to own guns.

    Speaking of constitutional, which it isn't, there is a fee for a wedding license.

    WSS

  • http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/2013/03/how-much-does-it-cost-own-firearm-state-state-breakdown

    There's an article about fees to own guns.

    Speaking of constitutional, which it isn't, there is a fee for a wedding license.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/2013/03/how-much-does-it-cost-own-firearm-state-state-breakdown

    There's an article about fees to own guns.

    Speaking of constitutional, which it isn't, there is a fee for a wedding license.

    WSS

    Thank lawd for Ohio. I've seen some of these states restrict magazine capacity and such - which would also suck. Does 10 rounds versus 15 really make a difference? You can kill a giant with 10 rounds.

  • @westside-steve said:

    http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/2013/03/how-much-does-it-cost-own-firearm-state-state-breakdown

    There's an article about fees to own guns.

    Speaking of constitutional, which it isn't, there is a fee for a wedding license.

    WSS

    Thank lawd for Ohio. I've seen some of these states restrict magazine capacity and such - which would also suck. Does 10 rounds versus 15 really make a difference? You can kill a giant with 10 rounds.

    @bbedward said:

    Thank lawd for Ohio. I've seen some of these states restrict magazine capacity and such - which would also suck. Does 10 rounds versus 15 really make a difference? You can kill a giant with 10 rounds.

    Oh you can kill with a Derringer.

    Whittling away at firepower is just a slippery slope.

    It isn't that hard to understand is it?

    WSS

  • The best part of voter ID is somehow the 90 year old woman at the polls will be able to spot a fake. If people want to commit fraud they'll find a way to do it. Based on national voting statistics there is more of a problem with people not participating than there is with the people that do.

  • @calfoxwc said:

    Except it's against the Constitution to charge a fee to vote

    ***********************

    then btw, it's the against the Constitution to charge a fee to register a gun....

    Nobody charges a fee to register a gun?

    Concealed carry requires a decent fee though

    @bbedward said:

    Nobody charges a fee to register a gun?

    Concealed carry requires a decent fee though

  • CCW doesn't require a registered firearm

  • I don't mind processing fees if they are legit. The idea that they can be raised

    high to make money off it, for other reasons, or to price the registration/licenses fees

    so high as to make them unpayable... is the slippery slope that liberals in gov will happily

    slide down as far as our 2nd Amendment goes, and maybe SUV's and pickup trucks....

    and racists could use that slippery slope to exclude the poor from voting, etc.

    It's using economics as a weapon.

  • The best part of voter ID is somehow the 90 year old woman at the polls will be able to spot a fake. If people want to commit fraud they'll find a way to do it. Based on national voting statistics there is more of a problem with people not participating than there is with the people that do.

    @baconhound said:

    The best part of voter ID is somehow the 90 year old woman at the polls will be able to spot a fake. If people want to commit fraud they'll find a way to do it. Based on national voting statistics there is more of a problem with people not participating than there is with the people that do.

    Not a very good argument sir. Tax cheats child molesters crack pushers and rapists will find a way to do it. Doesn't mean it shouldn't be against the law does it?

    WSS

  • @baconhound said:

    The best part of voter ID is somehow the 90 year old woman at the polls will be able to spot a fake. If people want to commit fraud they'll find a way to do it. Based on national voting statistics there is more of a problem with people not participating than there is with the people that do.

    Not a very good argument sir. Tax cheats child molesters crack pushers and rapists will find a way to do it. Doesn't mean it shouldn't be against the law does it?

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Not a very good argument sir. Tax cheats child molesters crack pushers and rapists will find a way to do it. Doesn't mean it shouldn't be against the law does it?

    WSS

    Steve going full on Cal, nice. Good analogy between voter fraud and child molestation. The question is to what lengths should the federal government go to try to eliminate voter fraud. IMO, none. Of the issues that need to be solved concerning the election of candidates it doesn't rank in my top 5, campaign finance, term limits, participation, electoral college vs popular vote & gerrymandering because I'll save you from asking. Illegals electing Democrats is another tin foil hat theory.

  • @westside-steve said:

    Not a very good argument sir. Tax cheats child molesters crack pushers and rapists will find a way to do it. Doesn't mean it shouldn't be against the law does it?

    WSS

    Steve going full on Cal, nice. Good analogy between voter fraud and child molestation. The question is to what lengths should the federal government go to try to eliminate voter fraud. IMO, none. Of the issues that need to be solved concerning the election of candidates it doesn't rank in my top 5, campaign finance, term limits, participation, electoral college vs popular vote & gerrymandering because I'll save you from asking. Illegals electing Democrats is another tin foil hat theory.

    @baconhound said:

    Steve going full on Cal, nice. Good analogy between voter fraud and child molestation. The question is to what lengths should the federal government go to try to eliminate voter fraud. IMO, none. Of the issues that need to be solved concerning the election of candidates it doesn't rank in my top 5, campaign finance, term limits, participation, electoral college vs popular vote & gerrymandering because I'll save you from asking. Illegals electing Democrats is another tin foil hat theory.

    Oh please. Okay if you're so offended by the comparison you pick any of the hundreds of things that require identification, and tell me why we should eliminate them. Because, you know, people are going to cheat anyway.

    WSS