tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post2492869269824094039..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: Fixing the vote by race, age and classjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-63450491231982787712007-11-21T19:38:00.000-08:002007-11-21T19:38:00.000-08:00Perhaps these laws can be attacked as poll taxes. ...Perhaps these laws can be attacked as poll taxes. IDs cost money, and to get one you often have to get a certified copy of your birth certificate, which also costs money.<BR/><BR/>For some elderly folk it becomes even more complicated, as some people born at home (not at all common now, but very common before WWII) don't have birth certificates and have to use affidavits to prove identity.PeonInChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611581585285022906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-25618620403143027032007-11-15T08:11:00.000-08:002007-11-15T08:11:00.000-08:00Yeah -- mad is so right. And laughing at the goons...Yeah -- mad is so right. And laughing at the goons is also right. We may get more lumps than they do, but often we have more life.<BR/><BR/>And thinking about elected officials choosing their voters: the Congressional and legislative districts that a Democrat governor and a Democratic legislature gave us here in CA after the 2000 census are prime examples. Some days I think that is great -- but mostly it leads to rot from within.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-44409702663923246922007-11-15T07:33:00.000-08:002007-11-15T07:33:00.000-08:00Ok, I'm angry again.Democracy asserts that a vote ...Ok, I'm angry again.<BR/><BR/>Democracy asserts that a vote of all citizens is the best way to resolve important issues.<BR/><BR/>I think not many people really, truly, believe in democracy.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this important information.sfwilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374352476617643661noreply@blogger.com