In Minnesota..more high jinks were in action just last week-The liberal group TakeAction Minnesota has charged a conservative organization with using racist imagery to promote a proposed voter-ID law.
The site, WeWantVoterID.com, was created by the conservative group Minnesota Majority. It shows an African-American man dressed in prison garb and a man dressed in a mariachi costume standing alongside fictional characters. All of the characters are lined up waiting to vote, and the online banner reads, "Voter Fraud: Watch How Easy It Is to Cheat in Minnesota's Elections..
On the Website- Raw Story, they reported: These images are racial profiling of voters at its ugliest, designed to drive fear and racial division throughout Minnesota in order to help pass a photo ID amendment at the legislature and on the fall ballot,” Dan McGrath, Executive Director of TakeAction Minnesota. “They’re wrong and they should be removed from public view immediately.”
Minneosta State Rep. Rena Moran (D) also condemned the image at the press conference.
Republicans across the country have pushed for stricter voting regulations, such as voter ID laws, to protect against alleged voter fraud. More than 30 states have changed voter laws since 2008, including requiring voter identification cards, eliminating same-day registration on voting day, prohibiting ex-felons from ballot access, restricting early voting and requiring proof of citizenship.
How many people can actually prove their citizenship at any given moment? I can't...I don't carry my birth certficate around with me..and I doubt that many other people do either.This is crazy...beyond crazy.
Democrats and others argue that voter ID laws are unnecessary due to a lack of evidence of any organized voter fraud scheme. They say it unfairly targets low-income, elderly, disabled, and minority voters, who are less likely to have a photo ID. Those groups also tend to support Democrats over Republicans.
“The people of Minnesota are wise to these old smear tactics,” Minnesota Majority president Jeff Davis said in a statement. “It’s a testament to the fact that their arguments against Voter ID lack any merit when they resort to mud slinging with the old race card. Ad hominem attacks are a sure sign of losing an argument.”
This is a classic case of right wing conservative crazies using fear-based politics and racial stereotypes to win at the polls. Big Ups and Kudos for the members of TakeAction Minnesota for calling these fools on their antics.
We have got to stay vigilant and abreast of these activities...It's bad enough that not enough people vote...but these folks on the right want to take away the rights of those who do vote!!! This has got to stop...It's morally wrong, it's un-American and it's illegal!
Another public service announcement from the Maverick of all Bloggers!
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