Black Lawmakers Walk Out Over Photo ID Requirement

WISTV.COM (Columbia, SC) ^ | 02.25.08 | CONSERVATIVEINFERNO

[conservativeinferno]

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Members of the Legislative Black Caucus left the State House in protest over the plan to require voters to show photo identification to prove who they are at polling precincts.

The debate was under way Thursday on the House floor.

The measure requires voters to show a valid driver's license, passport, military ID or state identification card. It removes the current $5 fee for the cards issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Rep. Alan Clemmons argues it's a voter integrity issue. The Myrtle Beach Republican says federal court rulings about similar laws in other states back requiring photo ID.

Democrats contend the measure is about suppressing the vote. They say there's no need for the proposal since there are no documented cases of voter fraud in South Carolina.

"We oppose this bill because we see it as a throwback to times of people being suppressed and not given an opportunity to fully participate in the electoral process," Rep. David Weekes of Sumter County said.

"This is a backlash against Obama. We have over two million registered voters in the state of South Carolina and 1.9 million voters voted in this last election -- that's a 75 percent turnout with not one incident of reported fraud came to the Election Commission. Not one," Rep. Chris Hart of Richland County said.

Despite the walkout, the House passed the bill late Thursday afternoon.

Currently, only seven states in the United States require a photo ID to vote.

[jessduntno]

“Members of the Legislative Black Caucus left the State House in protest over the plan to require voters to show photo identification to prove who they are at polling precincts.”

Is there any chance they will keep walking??????

[exist]

HA HA HA I literally laughed outloud now voting without a photo ID is a civil right. Awesome.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Let me be the first to say, “Whitey’s Fault!”

Get used to it. Whitey will be being blamed for some imagined slight every d@mn day from here on out...

[jessduntno]

“there are no documented cases of voter fraud in South Carolina.”

and they intend to KEEP the voter fraud undocumented...

[Frantzie]

Incredible. ACORN will control the elections in 2010 and 2012. Everyone should have a photo ID at the polls and they should insure people vote once. These stinking facists.

[Tex Pete]

We can’t even pass voter ID legislation in Texas. Leftists absolutely cannot live without voter fraud.

[LearsFool]

Hmm...Why would anyone want to vote without ID? And what does this little temper tantrum say about who those people might be?

[Richard Kimball]

We’ll never get anything done until we get over the fear of being called racist.

[conservativeinferno]

Tim Scott is the ONLY black Republican since Reconstruction. He reps part of Charleston county. I just e-mailed him to make sure he didn’t join in this protest. I don’t think he did.

[GeronL]

vote on it anyway

[scottinoc]

"This is a backlash against Obama. We have over two million registered voters in the state of South Carolina and 1.9 million voters voted in this last election -- that's a 75 percent turnout with not one incident of reported fraud came to the Election Commission. Not one," Rep. Chris Hart of Richland County said.

Okey dokey then, they should have no problem pulling out their little old picture ID.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Note that they walked out as a racial group. That’s RACIST!

You can bet that if Mexican illegals were outvoting black interests that they’d be for voter ID.

Where are the unhyphenated Americans? What will happen to this country when “white power” starts to be a salable media commodity?

[WakeUpAndVote]

[peace with honor]

ROTLFMAO!!

[Boucheau]

How dare they try to prevent voter fraud!

Don’t they know that voter fraud helps the Democrats?

[RC one]

I have to show some form of ID at my station here in Ohio. It always seemed like a perfectly reasonable thing to me in that it keeps everyone honest. I find it hard to believe that these people are that sensitive about past transgressions. find it far more likely that their sensitivity is false and they’re upset that a monkey wrench is being thrown into their election fraud machinery. To hell with them.

[Bernard Marx]

"This is a backlash against Obama."

Well yes, if you want to look at it that way, Rep. Hart. Moving the Census to Rahm Emanuel's direct supervision out of Commerce is a clear signal Obama and co-conspirators like you plan to steal elections "by any means necessary."

[silverleaf]

will they also stop flying on aircraft, cashing checks, picking up registered mail and packages at the post office, and buying liquor?

(those privileges require photo ID)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

LOL!

Isn’t that the guy who pimps “male enhancement?” He sure gets around. :)

[Bob]

Isn’t that the guy who pimps “male enhancement?” He sure gets around. :)

And, just for the record, that Bob is not me. :=)

[He who knoweth not his name]

How do we know who those black lawmakers are? Did anyone check their ID to be sure?

[autumnraine]

Hey, if Obama can be eligible to be President on his “word”, why shouldn’t his voters be able to vote on their “word”?

[autumnraine]

Oh yeah, forgot the sarcasm tag.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Sure, Bob. Sure. *SMIRK* ;)

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I still wonder about who all the people are I had the privilege of waiting in line to vote with over 2 hours. I never saw most of them before or after. Never saw any of them at at primary.

[jessduntno]

“Isn’t that the guy who pimps “male enhancement?”

Isn’t that Bawney Fwank?

[VeniVidiVici]

"This is a backlash against Obama. We have over two million registered voters in the state of South Carolina and 1.9 million voters voted in this last election -- that's a 75 percent turnout with not one incident of reported fraud came to the Election Commission. Not one," Rep. Chris Hart of Richland County said.

Like I'm going to believe a guy that can't do simple math tell me that there is no vote fraud going on.

Unless this is Joe Biden math.

[aomagrat]

Why do people who have no problem with showing a picture ID when cashing a check at the liquor store get hysterical when asked to show a picture ID to vote.

[VeniVidiVici]

"This is a backlash against Obama. We have over two million registered voters in the state of South Carolina and 1.9 million voters voted in this last election -- that's a 75 percent turnout with not one incident of reported fraud came to the Election Commission. Not one," Rep. Chris Hart of Richland County said.

Like I'm going to believe a guy that can't do simple math tell me that there is no vote fraud going on.

Unless this is Joe Biden math.

[SeminoleSoldier]

Wow - just wow. You have to show photo ID to get a beer or a cigarette but not to vote? Which does more harm to society I wonder - an 20 year old smoking or vote fraud?

[river rat]

It's clearly niggardly of the state to take any action curtailing vote fraud by Negroes...

[Chode]

why? don't their welfare cards have their picture on them yet???

[SeafoodGumbo]

A similar story: In New Orleans the City Council is now 4-3, white-black. The council has been trying to get more transparency in the process by which the Mayor gives out contracts. It's a move for openness and good government, but the Mayor and other blacks turned it into a racial dispute.

Moral of the story: if you're not getting called racist when dealing with black political groups, it means that you've given in to corrupt, non-transparent voting and spending.

[SoldierDad]

Shouldn’t matter if they kept walking - the doors should have been locked and they should not be allowed to return.

[river rat]

For however long New Orleans has Nagin as Mayor — corruption, ineptness and black racist ignorance will rule...

There are no exceptions to that scenario in the entire world.. NONE.

[denydenydeny]

We have over two million registered voters in the state of South Carolina and 1.9 million voters voted in this last election -- that's a 75 percent turnout with not one incident of reported fraud came to the Election Commission. Not one," Rep. Chris Hart of Richland County said."

[Lancey Howard]

Whew! The rats simply hate it when somebody throws a monkey wrench into their vote fraud schemes.

[ketsu]

2,495,806 registered voters
1.9 million voted
~76%

His explanation sucked.

[rfreedom4u]

Hopefully they won’t come back. There is no need for a “Legislative Black Caucus” any more than we need a white or brown one. Removing the $5 fee leaves no excuse to NOT have a photo ID.

I guess now they will argue that they need transportation to get to the DMV to get the ID.