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| Obama Campaign Sues to Restrict Military Voting | |
| 2012-08-03 | |
On July 17th, the Obama for America Campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and the Ohio Democratic Party filed suit in OH to strike down part of that state's law governing voting by members of the military. Their suit said that part of the law is "arbitrary" with "no discernible rational basis." Currently, Ohio allows the public to vote early in-person up until the Friday before the election. Members of the military are given three extra days to do so. While the Democrats may see this as "arbitrary" and having "no discernible rational basis," I think it is entirely reasonable given the demands on servicemen and women's time and their obligations to their sworn duty. The National Defense Committee reports: [f]or each of the last three years, the Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program has reported to the President and the Congress that the number one reason for military voter disenfranchisement is inadequate time to successfully vote. I think it's unconscionable that we as a nation wouldn't make it as easy as possible for members of the military to vote. They arguably have more right to vote than the rest of us, since it is their service and sacrifice that ensures we have the right to vote in the first place. If anyone proposes legislation to combat voter fraud, Democrats will loudly scream that the proposal could "disenfranchise" some voter, somewhere. We must ensure, they argue, that voting is easy and accessible to every single voter. Every voter, that is, except the men and women of our military. Make no mistake, the Democrat lawsuit is intended to disenfranchise some unknown number of military voters. The judge should reject it with prejudice. | |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #11 BrerRabbit, One Dollar/Pound etc of Tax, one vote.. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-08-03 20:50 |
| #10 They deprive Soldiers of their vote, every election, every year. Democrats rather have felons, illegal aliens, and dead people as their country make up. You all suck, Democrats. All of you. |
| Posted by: newc 2012-08-03 17:17 |
| #9 I,ve always thought only tax payers should vote |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2012-08-03 17:16 |
| #8 Another Obamamation. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2012-08-03 15:45 |
| #7 I've always liked Heinlein's idea: only veterans get to vote. (Yes, I know that will never happen) |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2012-08-03 12:28 |
| #6 The dhims have been suppressing the military vote since Vietnam. Nothing new here. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2012-08-03 11:28 |
| #5 In case you are keeping box scores: 1a. Every person, citizen or not, has the right to vote. 1b. No special exceptions for those who are citizens and may be half way across the world. 2a. The military is composed of oppressed minorities pressed into service by poverty and racism. 2b. The military is not a autodemocrat voting bloc. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-08-03 11:27 |
| #4 I for one support 'Race Based' |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-08-03 11:23 |
| #3 As we say, SOP for the usual suspects. For the non military types SOP means Standard Operating Procedure. Same party had practiced the game for a hundred years doing it to blacks. Remember their argument of 'historical patterns of discrimination' justified special considerations for other groups. The military is one group that will never get the Democrats motivated to make a 'protected group' under the law to stop this type of exclusion from the process. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-08-03 11:16 |
| #2 Nothing new here. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2012-08-03 10:59 |
| #1 Color me shocked. Wait...is that racist? |
| Posted by: NCMike 2012-08-03 10:16 |