Barry suggests Mandatory voting

[Sooner in Tampa]

I am adamantly opposed to mandatory voting for one reason: This is a free country!!! It is within our rights to NOT vote if we so choose!!

"If everybody voted, then it would completely change the political map in this country," Obama said, calling it potentially transformative. Not only that, Obama said, but universal voting would "counteract money more than anything."
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Obama has opposed Citizens United and other court rulings that cleared the way for super PACs and unlimited campaign spending, but embraced such groups in his 2012 re-election campaign out of fear he'd be outspent.

Obama said he thought it would be "fun" for the U.S. to consider amending the Constitution to change the role that money plays in the electoral system. But don't hold your breath.
"Realistically, given the requirements of that process, that would be a long-term proposition," he said.

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politi...ive/ar-BBipf2F

[Sooner8th]

sweet baby jesus don't play the freedom card - everyone knows why conservatives/republicans want to keep voter participation down.

[okie52]

And everyone knows why the libs/dems want it to be mandatory for poor/welfare people to vote.

[Sooner8th]

And everyone knows why the libs/dems want it to be mandatory for poor/welfare people to vote.

Amazing how the right want to restrict voting. The foundation on what our country is founded on.

[olevetonahill]

Amazing how the right want to restrict voting. The foundation on what our country is founded on.

Which of the posters in this thread said they wanted to RESTRICT voting? Come on tell us Einstein!

[okie52]

Amazing how the right want to restrict voting. The foundation on what our country is founded on.

Amazing how libs want to remove the freedom to not vote. What if I don't like any of the candidates...going to force me to vote for one?

[champions77]

Amazing how the right want to restrict voting. The foundation on what our country is founded on.

You know there is a lot that the left does that bothers me, but probably nothing more that the phony issue of restricting voting. The fact that requiring someone to present an ID to validate who they are does not present any hardship on anyone. In today's society, you cannot function without showing an ID of some kind. Whether it be to check out a book at the Library, cash a check at the bank, pick up concert tickets at the will call window, or even purchase certain drugs at the drug store. Are all of these folks racists too?

The more compelling concern in all of this is why the Democratic party has such low expectations for their constituents? Do they really believe that many in their party do not have a ID? Do they really believe the people they represent do not have the wherewithal to possess something so basic and necessary to function in today's society?

Lastly, with the fraudulent voter registrations in the past of organizations such as Acorn, closely aligned with the Democratic Party, again the focus should be on the fact the Santa Clause and Pluto among others were signed up so they could be registered to vote. I would think involving yourself in fraud in order to affect elections is a much bigger storyline. Certainly exceeds the numbers that could not vote because they had no ID. If I am one of those folks and knew that I could not vote without an ID, you know what? I would go get an ID.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Which of the posters in this thread said they wanted to RESTRICT voting? Come on tell us Einstein!

What a stupid bastard he is...spin/deflect/counter accusations or anything that will stir up a **** storm...what a lemming!!

[dwarthog]

Yet another fantastically stupid idea.

People don't waste time voting when they know it won't make a difference.

With the majority of congressional districts drawn to achieve a predetermined result, what's the point?

IF you live in that district and are not in alignment with that districts predetermined outcome, why bother?

Talk about your "disenfranchised" voter.

[Sooner in Tampa]

Riddle me this Batman...How are you going to enforce the "mandatory" voting??? Voter ID cards???

[Sooner8th]

You know there is a lot that the left does that bothers me, but probably nothing more that the phony issue of restricting voting. The fact that requiring someone to present an ID to validate who they are does not present any hardship on anyone. In today's society, you cannot function without showing an ID of some kind. Whether it be to check out a book at the Library, cash a check at the bank, pick up concert tickets at the will call window, or even purchase certain drugs at the drug store. Are all of these folks racists too?

The more compelling concern in all of this is why the Democratic party has such low expectations for their constituents? Do they really believe that many in their party do not have a ID? Do they really believe the people they represent do not have the wherewithal to possess something so basic and necessary to function in today's society?

Lastly, with the fraudulent voter registrations in the past of organizations such as Acorn, closely aligned with the Democratic Party, again the focus should be on the fact the Santa Clause and Pluto among others were signed up so they could be registered to vote. I would think involving yourself in fraud in order to affect elections is a much bigger storyline. Certainly exceeds the numbers that could not vote because they had no ID. If I am one of those folks and knew that I could not vote without an ID, you know what? I would go get an ID.

You just keep showing what an idiot zombie brain dead lemming you are. This whole post is nothing but regurgitating rightwingnut teabagger talking points. You know there are videos and recordings of several REPUBLICAN officials stating plainly that the purpose of voter ID laws is to help REPUBLICANS win elections? Phony issue? Writing a check? Who the fvck writes a check anymore. They only time my id is checked is when I'm getting on an airplane. How many seniors were born at home who don't have birth certificates? How many seniors have given up driving who no longer have a drivers license? How many people in the inner city don't have a car and don't drive so they don't need a drivers license? Explain to me why it is in Texas that a conceal and carry is a valid state issued id - even though you can get one in the back of a gun store, but a state issued student ID is not a valid ID?

Fraudulent voter registrations and acorn.............you are a fvcking moron. Fraudulent voter registration is caught a majority of the time. An anyway fraudulent voter registration does not equal fraudulent voting. The studies show it is so small it is laughable. Even here in kansas less under double figures of people have been tried for fraudulent voting even through our idiot s of s pushed for it. I can't remember what state it was who's new republican s of s did a study and found something like .00003% of actual voter fraud over the last several years. Here is a story for you -

A comprehensive investigation of voter impersonation finds 31 credible incidents out of one billion ballots cast


http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...-ballots-cast/

[Sooner8th]

It was Ohio and it turned up nothing. http://thinkprogress.org/election/20...itizen-voters/

[Sooner in Tampa]

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Lying, stinking, no paragraph writing, worthless POS troll. Proven liar. Copy and paste plagiarist thief. Lowlife, ignorant scum.

[Sooner8th]

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Lying, stinking, no paragraph writing, worthless POS troll. Proven liar. Copy and paste plagiarist thief. Lowlife, ignorant scum.

Tyler durden child molester loser.

[Turd_Ferguson]

Tyler durden child molester loser.

Thieving *** loser!

[Sooner8th]

Thieving *** loser!

Are you at work? Have you ever posted on here while you were at work?

Funny how this works - most on here during the day are posting from work, just like me. But as per usual, only the liberal is called out even though the conservatives on here are doing the exact same thing. IGNORANT HYPOCRITES.

[okie52]

And that includes all of you self employed IGNORANT HYPOCRITES!!!

[Sooner in Tampa]

Thieving *** loser!

Did that stupid little bastard card me a child molester??

I have knocked mutherfvckers out for less than that...little punk

[Sooner in Tampa]

I would bet money that his stupid a$$ doesn't have an answer for my question either...

How are you going to enforce the "mandatory" voting??? Voter ID cards???

[Sooner8th]

Did that stupid little bastard card me a child molester??

I have knocked mutherfvckers out for less than that...little punk

Yes i did loser - bring it little boy................and stop molesting kids.