Some say voting law being used to scare minorities [TX]

Houston Chronicle Austin Bureau ^ | Sept. 19, 2006 | POLLY ROSS HUGHES

[SampleMan]

Some say voting law being used to scare minorities

"Some say" is reporter think for "I think". When the "Some" is identified, the rest of the article is superfluous.

[VRWCmember]

"A lot of blood has been shed for the rights of people to vote," she said. "I just hope those rights are not taken away or people are frightened so bad they won't vote."

That's right lady. That's why it really pisses me off when people so cavalierly commit VOTE FRAUD. Does ANYBODY wonder why it is that the democrats ALWAYS oppose any measure to prevent vote fraud?

[pabianice]

What a relief! I didn't know that ignorance of the law was an excuse for breaking it...

[brwnsuga]

My husband was in the military for 20 years. I can't tell you how many times I've put his ballots in the mail for him.

[justiceseeker93]

True, the large majority of voting fraud is perpetrated by Democrats, which has evolved into a "specialty" of theirs over more than a century. When speaking of Texas, the best known case of this is LBJ's initial election to the Senate in 1948, where enough phony ballot boxes were stuffed to get him "elected" by a hundred or so votes.

But laws dealing with voter fraud on the part of the state and enforcement of them should be better thought out and incorporate more common sense than this. If the instance cited in the article of peeping Tom government agents looking into a suspect's bathroom is true (and that's a big IF), that would seem like overkill, giving the opponents of anti-fraud enforcement better legal ammunition.

[antisocial]

"Surprise! the Democratic state attorney general didn't care to investigate, inspite of the 100 signed affidavits that the locals produced. The Democrat candidate won, still pale from being released after serving time for his felony."

I live in West Texas and would really like to know of which county you speak.

[gogeo]

I'm not much for doing homework for people without life experience or imaginations. Here's a hint. Think seniors. Think assisted living for a start. Think about stupid impractical laws.

You're also not much for providing some basis for what is, to this point, a wild and unfounded accusation.

[justiceseeker93]

True, the large majority of voting fraud is perpetrated by Democrats, which has evolved into a "specialty" of theirs over more than a century. When speaking of Texas, the best known case of this is LBJ's initial election to the Senate in 1948, where enough phony ballot boxes were stuffed to get him "elected" by a hundred or so votes.

But laws dealing with voter fraud on the part of the state and enforcement of them should be better thought out and incorporate more common sense than this. If the instance cited in the article of peeping Tom government agents looking into a suspect's bathroom is true (and that's a big IF), that would seem like overkill, giving the opponents of anti-fraud enforcement better legal ammunition.

[Balding_Eagle]

But hey! Silly me.

Not to worry, a lot of us have your number.

[pepperdog]

Thank you! I hope everyone will take note.

[Robert A Cook PE]

You have correctly pointed out the problem.

On the other hand, if they were flushing "stuffed" illegally-obtained ballots with forged signatures down the toilet ...

[osideplanner]

ooooh!

[donmeaker]

The college was "Prairie View A&M" in Waller County.

Ok, I am pushing the definition of West. I lived further west than that, in Austin County. Nearly "Mudfoot" Texas.

[donmeaker]

The corrupt counties who gave LBJ amazingly large majorites are
Starr (93 percent)
Jim Hogg (85 percent)
Webb (84 percent)
Haskell (76 percent)

[donmeaker]

All the seniors have to do is put their assisting person's name on the envelop.

If they can't do that, they will vote for the Democrats anyways.