ACORN, a left wing voter advocacy group, has been affiliated with fraudulent voter registration submissions. Why does this not disturb the American public more? A special interest group is involved in fraud that could effect the outcome of elections. Probably for the same reason that only 50% of Americans vote. Fraud is nothing new to American politics. Election fraud goes back as far as there are elections. Today, however, there really is no excuse for allowing it to happen. We have the technology and ability to ensure the fairest elections in our history, yet the public and politicians remain silent.This is 2007, yet there are still precincts in states that use paper ballots and do not require voters to identify themselves. The latter infuriates me the most. In my particular state you are required to show a picture identification. What is wrong with that? No one can say they do not have access to one. In many states if you cannot obtain a driver license they will provide you a state picture ID for free or for a small fee. Yet, there are states that have no requirements for them to be shown at the polls.
And isn't a bit condemning that the special interest groups, like ACORN, are also the ones who are opposed to picture ID requirements and motor voter registration? Given the fact that had an ID been required in the states were this flap happened, the likelihood of those false registrations being submitted would most likely not have occurred. It makes their stand on this issue seem a bit dubious.
The entire idea that we need groups like ACORN running around registering voters stinks of partisanship. Voting is a constitutional right and is a personal responsibility. WE should be responsible to ensure that WE are registered to vote, and especially not some partisan group. Thats my two cents.
