WASHINGTON DC: In the nation’s capital, every citizen must carryThey can display their papers publicly. No vax, no photo ID, no mask? You don’t need soup! However, you will need to have a valid ID in order for your vote. Nope. According to D.C. Mayor Bowser and every harpy Democrat on Capitol Hill, that’s racist voter suppression. Despite the fact that a majority of voters, Democrats and normal people think an ID is logical for voting, Democrat mayors on Capitol Hill disagree. General public: Shut up! Your betters know better. Democrats are able to find willing allies who will gaslight America. Chuck, Joe and Nancy all need is to get the media to jump. Willing media will also ask for how high.
Ten years ago, the AP featured a story on how difficult ID voting laws were for the commoner.
To convince whites that it wasn’t just poor blacks who had difficulty voting, AP found a couple that AP claimed were old white Republicans but even they were denied their right to vote because, evil [racist] voting rules. The original AP story, titled “Legitimate Voters Blocked by Photo ID Laws” was carried widely in America’s newspapers. AP’s Mike Baker reported that in 2012, Indiana residents Edward and Mary Weidenbener wanted to vote, but when they showed up to vote, darn it, they were turned away. You can’t vote without ID!
Ed is quoted saying:
“A lot of people don’t have a photo ID. They’ll be automatically disenfranchised,”
Poor Mary and Ed did not know you required ID to vote. That sounds horrible. Maybe it’s more common that adults don’t have IDs, right? Indiana’s Secretary of State looked into it. Poor Ed, poor Mary, let’s get them IDs so they can voteI thought so, the secretary.
No need – the story was bogus. Indiana’s voter ID law had been in place for 6 years — Ed and Mary had voted before. They both had State issued IDs — and passports, too. Mary and Ed lived in retirement homes. Their polling place was just next to their dining area. They could have easily walked back, got their IDs and then returned to the bingo room before the next one was called. They didn’t bother. Because Mary and Ed were both well past 65, Indiana would allow absentee votes without identification. Oops. If you’re wondering what Baker got right, he spelled Indiana correctly.
The media have run stories like the Weidenbeners’ for years. They start with a conclusion, then find “experts,” witnesses, or evidence to support the conclusion. They will carry water for Democrats. That’s not new, nor is it news. CNN, MSNBC Washington Post and New York Times have promoted the myth that voting laws can be as simple as asking somebody in the 21StCentury to be able to vote with ID
Joe Biden hasn’t helped his cause. Biden launched into a mad, finger-wagging rant against Georgians who called anyone wanting voters to present ID confederates. Bull Connor reincarnated. The left will continue to bellow about “racist” voter laws when the majority of voters think rules to vote make sense.
I’d love to see basic knowledge of government as a prerequisite to vote but that will never happen. Democrats squeal over ID, so asking voters to know more than “orange man bad” is a bridge too far. Democrats don’t want voters thinking. Democrats don’t want voters thinking. As long as the vote keeps them in power, Democrats don’t care if a voter is no more informed than a head of corn.
If you were wondering what happened to AP’s research-challenged Mike Baker, he’s no longer with AP. He’s now with the New York Times.
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