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In the discussion thread: Former U.S. Marine Turned Away From TN Poll For Refusing to Present Photo ID Under New GOP Law [View all]

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Tue Mar 6, 2012, 06:41 PM

Tx4obama (28,766 posts)

20. ALSO: 86-Year-Old Ohio Veteran Can’t Vote After Government-Issued ID Is Rejected At Poll

86-Year-Old Ohio Veteran Can’t Vote After Government-Issued ID Is Rejected At Poll

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/03/06/439324/86-year-old-ohio-veteran-cant-vote-after-government-issued-id-is-rejected-at-poll/

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74 replies	Author	Time	Post
Former U.S. Marine Turned Away From TN Poll For Refusing to Present Photo ID Under New GOP Law [View all]	BradBlog	Mar 2012	OP
Now you see what these laws are supposed to do	sakabatou	Mar 2012	#1
Actually they are designed to PREVENT people from voting...	rfranklin	Mar 2012	#2
Never doubted it.	aquart	Mar 2012	#3
Brilliant to plan and document this!	polichick	Mar 2012	#4
God bless that man!	xtraxritical	Mar 2012	#6
Still true to his oath to protect the nation for enemies both without and within. I am proud of him.	jwirr	Mar 2012	#8
ouch	deacon_sephiroth	Mar 2012	#13
+100000000 :) n/t	Tx4obama	Mar 2012	#17
Ummm... Ditto.	PavePusher	Mar 2012	#23
You and me both	CRK7376	Mar 2012	#73
that's cuz they have rush rammed down their throats.	mopinko	Mar 2012	#14
This message was self-deleted by its author	PavePusher	Mar 2012	#24
Get to know an anti-war Marine.	Betsy Ross	Mar 2012	#21
There are more than a few of us former military	SnowCritter	Mar 2012	#29
Bleeding Heart	BeGoodDoGood	Mar 2012	#41
Well, I never thought I would say it, here goes... "Thank you for your service".	xtraxritical	Mar 2012	#65
Me, too!	Aristus	Mar 2012	#74
this is beautiful.	rurallib	Mar 2012	#5
Righteous rant by Lance Corporal Thompson. That poll worker had	FailureToCommunicate	Mar 2012	#7
The video	Gruntled Old Man	Mar 2012	#9
What an asshole.	BOHICA12	Mar 2012	#26
Yeah, how dare he fight for our right to vote!	BradBlog	Mar 2012	#30
I think he should do this at 10-15 polling places.	boppers	Mar 2012	#36
Yep, they have nothing to do with it	dropkickpa	Mar 2012	#39
Voting, however, is.	LanternWaste	Mar 2012	#44
And because his snit was more important than his vote	BOHICA12	Mar 2012	#52
His "snit" is important to a lot of people, including the ACLU and the CCR.	EFerrari	Mar 2012	#53
yes, he should shut up and listen to his betters...	awoke_in_2003	Mar 2012	#56
I imagine it's rather easy to confuse "snit" and "right to vote"	LanternWaste	Mar 2012	#70
He's making a point, not being an asshole. n/t	crim son	Mar 2012	#66
Having a point does not immunize your conduct.	BOHICA12	Mar 2012	#67
Yep, and that bitch Rosa Parks should have just moved to the back of the bus	NickB79	Mar 2012	#72
I appreciate that you're still fighing for your country, big guy! nt	SunSeeker	Mar 2012	#10
Here is how it went when I voted today in Ohio	liberal N proud	Mar 2012	#11
If they asked you to spell your name and address, they went too far	Maeve	Mar 2012	#42
The spelling was probably a throw-back to the days when they couldn't find your name in the book	liberal N proud	Mar 2012	#43
Have the right-wing hacks started to attack this guy yet?	Hugabear	Mar 2012	#12
Thank you Tim Thompson	Dont call me Shirley	Mar 2012	#15
Tim Thompson--Still serving his country honorably!	southerncrone	Mar 2012	#16
K & R n/t	Tx4obama	Mar 2012	#18
Semper Fi	chrisa	Mar 2012	#19
ALSO: 86-Year-Old Ohio Veteran Can’t Vote After Government-Issued ID Is Rejected At Poll	Tx4obama	Mar 2012	#20
Spam deleted by uppityperson (MIR Team)	fhrtjtr	Mar 2012	#22
I agree with the Marine	ProfessionalLeftist	Mar 2012	#25
There Is More That Can Be Done	DallasNE	Mar 2012	#27
Sadly, all I see here is the result, a WIN for GOP voter suppression.	freshwest	Mar 2012	#28
I dont get it.	ben-	Mar 2012	#31
IDs aren't free.	jeff47	Mar 2012	#32
State id's arent that expensive.	ben-	Mar 2012	#46
You are forgetting to add in the price of getting to the DMV	jeff47	Mar 2012	#49
Because you can afford one....	BradBlog	Mar 2012	#60
The man's voter registration card proved who he was.	Demit	Mar 2012	#35
If he dropped his card on the way in	SATIRical	Mar 2012	#45
If I make a fake driver's license with your name and address and my picture	jeff47	Mar 2012	#50
Do you have the means	SATIRical	Mar 2012	#51
Yes. It's called the Internet.	jeff47	Mar 2012	#55
Don't forget	SATIRical	Mar 2012	#58
I need that information with or without a photo ID law	jeff47	Mar 2012	#61
Yep.	SATIRical	Mar 2012	#62
It is more important, which is why it should not be restricted to people with money.	jeff47	Mar 2012	#63
Do we have to drive people	SATIRical	Mar 2012	#64
I don't know who you are, Jeff47, but...	BradBlog	Mar 2012	#68
Just FYI...	BradBlog	Mar 2012	#69
And it adds one additional step to prevent voting.	LanternWaste	Mar 2012	#71
That's a ridiculous scenario. Do you vote very often? Can you picture that happening in your polling	Demit	Mar 2012	#57
$15 in Texas	TexasProgresive	Mar 2012	#37
I think you do	BradBlog	Mar 2012	#59
Where's AG Eric Holder?	KeepItReal	Mar 2012	#33
Exactly	ObaMania	Mar 2012	#34
Step One: Stop calling them Voter ID laws & call them what they are - Vote Supression Laws.	baldguy	Mar 2012	#38
That's right. Let's just say it out loud. n/t	EFerrari	Mar 2012	#54
I live in Clarksville, Tn.	dotymed	Mar 2012	#40
Bless Tim Thompson!	sonias	Mar 2012	#47
Looks like a US passport wouldn't be sufficient to prove id	sgsmith	Mar 2012	#48

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