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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]

Response to SATIRical (Reply #45)

Wed Mar 7, 2012, 12:56 PM

jeff47 (7,420 posts)

50. If I make a fake driver's license with your name and address and my picture

Does that prove I'm you?

Photo IDs aren't magic talismans.

On the other hand, they're great for making sure people who tend to vote for Democrats can't vote.

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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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