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| Democrats need more voters. How about registration at birth? |
| 2017-04-05 |
| First, the 26th Amendment and changed the voting age from 21 to 18. The reasoning was that if a person was old enough to die for his country, then he (or "she" as it is today) should be able to vote in elections. Registration to vote after death, now a call for voter registration at birth. What's next, registration before birth?." In Washington state, a local Democratic leader wants people registered to vote at birth. In Nevada and New Mexico, a liberal group is pressuring the legislatures to let people register when they get driver’s licenses. In Ohio, progressive activists have thrown their support behind a mayoral candidate because she fights with Republicans about voting access. Across the country, Democrats and their allies are plotting a quiet and disjointed but considerable push to make voting easier by dismantling registration barriers and promoting candidates who want to expand voting rights. It’s all an effort to reshape the electorate by creating new Democratic voters. If successful, the effect could be profound. The more people who vote, the better Democrats usually do in everything from a marquee presidential election to little-noticed municipal race. "Democrats have been on the defensive," said Tina Podlodowski, chairwoman of the Washington State Democratic Party. "We’ve tried to get on the offensive, and I think people are starting to listen more and more to that. |
| Posted by:JohnQC |
| #8 NO. |
| Posted by: newc 2017-04-05 20:11 |
| #7 "What's next, registration before birth?" Naaahhhh. Since the Dems abort so many babies, that's covered under "registering the dead." |
| Posted by: Barbara 2017-04-05 16:08 |
| #6 What's next, registration before birth? Remember the Orwellian titled Employee Free Choice Act? I had this mental image of twenty years from now of a classroom of preschoolers all holding up their brand new Party Voting Cards. 'Card Check' cards that gave the Permanent People's Democratic Party their life-long proxy vote -- after all, think how efficient the new voting process would be! (Do I have to ad /sarc ?) |
| Posted by: magpie 2017-04-05 13:16 |
| #5 What's next, registration before birth? Yeah. Then an abortion but the voter remains registered just in case mommy wants to cast an extra ballot. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-04-05 11:53 |
| #4 Registering at birth + infant mortality means someone gets a vote (or two or three) when the time comes. Back to 21, unless serving (with at least 6 months under their belt) then 18. The original rationale was old enough to die for their country, well if you're not in, then you won't, therefore you don't qualify. Of course the 'die for your country' argument should tie voter registration with registering for selective service, but that would be sexist since only one gender has to. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-04-05 11:37 |
| #3 The Democratic effort faces strong headwinds; year after year the country has voted in more Republicans -- and more conservative Republicans -- at every level. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-04-05 11:28 |
| #2 Raise the minimum age to vote to 35, and require photo ID. A lot of problems would be solved, overnight. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2017-04-05 09:36 |
| #1 The more dead, imaginary, and illegal people who vote, the better Democrats usually do FIFY - no charge. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-04-05 08:00 |