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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
Does it have to be either-or?
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No
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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
I think your statement is an over-statement of what anyone here wants.
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Hardly. It is the position which sees undeniable disenfranchisement as a worse situation than unproven voter fraud.
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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
I think most of us who think there is a problem with voter fraud would be just as outraged by the turning away of eligible voters.
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If only that were the case. If what you say is true, then why do all the statistics show that the majority of Voter ID laws being put forth will prevent more legitimate voters from participating in the process than they will prevent fraudulent votes?
As far as I can tell, it mostly is a partisan divide. Many people on the right refuse to see how the laws they favor will negatively impact the poor and underprivileged who vote on the left, and many on the left refuse to accept that sensible measures should be taken to combat voter fraud, even if the only real outcome is to increase voter faith in the system.