The Federal Election Integrity Act, why vote against it?

Question

These members of congress voted against a bill that would require you to prove you are a citizen in order to register to vote. The intent is to STOP VOTER FRAUD. Considering all the whining the past two elections about fraud, why would these people vote against a law designed to stop fraud in elections.

Read the list, then go vote.
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/issues/votes/?votenum=459&chamber=H&congress=1092&tally=1

Answer 1

Dumb huh?



House Al Qaedacrats voted in lock step in defiance of the American people to require a picture ID when voting. H.R.4844 seeks to prevent fraud in the election process by requiring photo identification for voters in federal elections. A recent NBC/Wall Street Journal poll showed 81% of those surveyed favored an ID requirement for voting. In another poll conducted by Rasmussen, 77% of likely voters across the country agree that displaying a photo ID should be required to cast a vote.



A vote for Al Qaedacrats is a vote for surrender, appeasement, amnesty, voter fraud and no border security

Answer 2

Probably because the fraud they're worried about is not the type of fraud that occurs when someone votes twice or isn't a citizen, the kind of voting irregularity they're concerned about is the kind where ballot boxes dissapear, 60,000 voters are expunged from the rolls, registered voters with IDs are turned away from polling places, etc. In other words, the current system is not well administered, and placing more requirements on the voters won't improve the administration of the vote one iota. It will simply exclude those without photo ID. Poll Tax or Literacy Testing, anyone?

Answer 3

Proof of Citizenship generally means Birth Certificate or, as a photo ID, passport. Right or wrong, the theory is that disadvantaged voters would be disinclined to go through the steps necessary to get such an identification and it would act as a "poll tax" which is Constitutionally prohibited---and would also work against Democrats at the polls. A Drivers License does NOT indicate whether or not a person is a Citizen (they could just as easily be a lawful Permanent Resident) which would be required by 2010 under the law.

Answer 4

If it requires you to present ID to prove who you are, then that may ammount to the same thing as a poll tax or test - which is illegal according to the US Constitution and its ammendments.



Those members who voted against it Understand the Constitution. Those members who voted FOR it don't...



Pretty cut and dry.

Answer 5

There is something wrong with this bill, considering how it breaks down almost completely along party lines

Answer 6

yeah, I don't like all of the D's in the nay category.

Answer 7

is it just me or were those voting against this mostly dems?

Answer 8

they want to stay in office ?