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LisaL

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28. So your brilliant suggestion is making voter registration more difficult.

Sun Mar 19, 2017, 03:29 PM

Mar 2017

I registered by mailing in my form. Whom exactly am I supposed to produce documentation too? And what documentation? You do realize this would be even more difficult than voter ID laws where you are just suppose to show an ID at the poll? Some people don't have IDs, what proof do you think they have they are citizens?
I am sure that's what republicans would want, though.

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A Texas Woman Voted Like a U.S. Citizen. Only She Wasnt [View all] Sunlei Mar 2017 OP

This is a news story from early February so it isn't LBN. TexasTowelie Mar 2017 #1

oh thanks, it is on dated today and credited to NYT. I feel bad for her, unfair harsh 8 year Felony. Sunlei Mar 2017 #2

Good grief! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2017 #4

The linked article contains an update - so it should survive the LBN authorities progree Mar 2017 #13

Thank you. Looks like Lawyers try hard to save this woman from 8 years in prison & deportation. Sunlei Mar 2017 #14

for perspective, barbtries Mar 2017 #3

How Was She Not Found Out And Stopped When... global1 Mar 2017 #5

Good question. I'm betting it had something to do with her registering as a Republican. SunSeeker Mar 2017 #7

From the article -- progree Mar 2017 #12

Thanks, I think she honestly didn't understand about who can vote. (only passed 7th grade) Sunlei Mar 2017 #15

Did you read what it actually said? LisaL Mar 2017 #16

meant over her lifetime in America as a hard working mother,/w green card she probably felt American Sunlei Mar 2017 #19

She voted for Republicans. LisaL Mar 2017 #20

I don't care who she voted for. Sunlei Mar 2017 #22

You don't but I do. LisaL Mar 2017 #23

She checked the box saying she was the citizen. LisaL Mar 2017 #17

In most states, citizenship is not checked at registration citood Mar 2017 #26

How would they? Igel Mar 2017 #43

Per the article, when she first registered, she checked the box claiming she was a citizen. LisaL Mar 2017 #44

OK, so this is ONE instance - how many GOPers have done voter fraud in the same time frame? 6+? waltben Mar 2017 #6

And then there's still the 3 million illegal voters Turbineguy Mar 2017 #8

Yeah but swell. The Repubs will trot this out, claiming they want moonscape Mar 2017 #40

No doubt of that. LisaL Mar 2017 #41

she also voted Republican... of course Fast Walker 52 Mar 2017 #9

People seem to get a lot less time for more serious crimes than voting Renew Deal Mar 2017 #10

And look at all the people who just don't even bother to vote! logosoco Mar 2017 #11

Per the article, she was voting for Republicans. LisaL Mar 2017 #18

Attorney General Ken Paxton(R) '"only gave her 8 years" because she voted for him. Sunlei Mar 2017 #21

Elections have consequences. LisaL Mar 2017 #24

They actually voted illegally for paleotn Mar 2017 #25

Seems like criminalizing victims of bureaucratic incompetence unblock Mar 2017 #27

So your brilliant suggestion is making voter registration more difficult. LisaL Mar 2017 #28

Not trying to make it more difficult unblock Mar 2017 #30

So now instead of mailing your form, you'd have to go somewhere to prove your citizenship? LisaL Mar 2017 #32

Ok, point taken. Just trying to figure a way to avoid locking people up unblock Mar 2017 #34

Read the article - she falsified two voting registrations to vote. Yo_Mama Mar 2017 #29

I'm not excusing her actions. Just questioning the process. unblock Mar 2017 #31

There is no freaking reason for democrats to argue that process needs to be made more difficult. LisaL Mar 2017 #33

Well, there was a quiet ongoing legal brawl all last year, which resulted in no ID requests allowed. Yo_Mama Mar 2017 #37

I note that TX is not an ERIC state pat_k Mar 2017 #35

That sounds encouraging. unblock Mar 2017 #38

If you make a mistake on your taxes christx30 Mar 2017 #39

These are rather different animals unblock Mar 2017 #42

How many meals on wheels would have the money spent on this case provided? roamer65 Mar 2017 #36

Although she did vote Repub: they'll make a case out of it. See,see all that voter fraud. YOHABLO Mar 2017 #45