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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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Former U.S. Marine Turned Away From TN Poll For Refusing to Present Photo ID Under New GOP Law

55-year old former U.S. Marine Tim Thompson was turned away from the polls today, Super Tuesday 2012, in the state of Tennessee, after refusing to present a photo ID before voting, as required by a new law recently passed by Republicans.

Thompson was documented by videographers attempting to cast his vote under the new polling place Photo ID restrictions instituted by TN's Republican-majority legislature and signed into law last year by the state's Republican Gov. Bill Haslam.

The former Lance Corporal, who left the service in 1978, has lived in Nashville since 2004 when he first cast his vote at the same precinct where he was turned away today. In an act of protest, planned in advance and video-taped by a number of media outlets, Thompson refused to show any more than the voter registration card he has previously used for voting in the state.

Video of the confrontation that ensued is posted below.

"This is my voter registration card," Thompson said as he challenged the poll supervisor. "I've used this for 37 years. This was good enough for my father. This was good enough for my grandfather, and I refuse to show you a picture ID"...

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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