Democrats Finally On-Board with ID Checks

[Patranus]

Congressman Demands to See Constituent?s ID Before Allowing Town Hall Question
http://www.breitbart.tv/congre...ng-town-hall-question/

So let me get this straight...
Checking ID to see if someone is a legally entitled to vote in an election is a bad idea
but
Checking ID to ask a question at a town hall meeting is a good idea?

Maybe the congressman should check the IDs of those with manufactured signs who arrived on a bus.....just a thought....

 

[OCGuy]

YOU ARE JUST TRYING TO SUPRESS THE RIGHT TO FREE TOWNHALL SPEAKING.


You are racist. I cant prove how yet, but I will!

 

[BarrySotero]

Libs see this kind of insanity and they just tune it out with their tunnel vision. It's like when they scream about free speech for porn people but now they want to drive Rush Limbaugh off the air with a "diversity Czar" who praises Chavez and Alinsky and calls for conservative talk radio to be replaced by local "diversity" to make up for "errors" in the marketplace. KrAZy TiMe Stuff

 

[Rangoric]

Wasn't the Voter ID thing more that the IDs had to be free and easy to aquire for people who should have them as opposed to outright opposition?

At least, that's all I remember the conversation being about.

 

[Budmantom]

Oh the radical radical left, always on the side of idiocy.

 

[FerrelGeek]

Fascinating lack of response to this thread.

 

[JKing106]

Outrageous. Next thing you know, they'll make people unload their guns before coming into the hall. And then they'll make people make their own arguments, instead of reading talking points printed from some website! Not in my Amurica, by Baby Jeebus!

 

[MotF Bane]

Originally posted by: JKing106
Outrageous. Next thing you know, they'll make people unload their guns before coming into the hall. And then they'll make people make their own arguments, instead of reading talking points printed from some website! Not in my Amurica, by Baby Jeebus!

Might be a problem for the members of Congress.

 

[MotF Bane]

.

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: JKing106
Outrageous. Next thing you know, they'll make people unload their guns before coming into the hall. And then they'll make people make their own arguments, instead of reading talking points printed from some website! Not in my Amurica, by Baby Jeebus!

Crack, the breakfast of champions.

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: shiner

Originally posted by: JKing106
Outrageous. Next thing you know, they'll make people unload their guns before coming into the hall. And then they'll make people make their own arguments, instead of reading talking points printed from some website! Not in my Amurica, by Baby Jeebus!

Crack, the breakfast of champions.

:laugh:

 

[umbrella39]

Originally posted by: OCguy
YOU ARE JUST TRYING TO SUPRESS THE RIGHT TO FREE TOWNHALL SPEAKING.


You are racist. I cant prove how yet, but I will!

Go sit in your free speech zone.

 

[StageLeft]

He apologized after.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Originally posted by: Rangoric
Wasn't the Voter ID thing more that the IDs had to be free and easy to aquire for people who should have them as opposed to outright opposition?

At least, that's all I remember the conversation being about.

Yes you are correct. Requiring an ID that costs money could be considered a poll tax. Only issue I've seen is that the conservatives wanted to allow states to charge for them.

 

[shira]

Originally posted by: Patranus
Congressman Demands to See Constituent?s ID Before Allowing Town Hall Question
http://www.breitbart.tv/congre...ng-town-hall-question/

So let me get this straight...
Checking ID to see if someone is a legally entitled to vote in an election is a bad idea
but
Checking ID to ask a question at a town hall meeting is a good idea?

Maybe the congressman should check the IDs of those with manufactured signs who arrived on a bus.....just a thought....

At the town-hall meeting I listened to, on several occasions a right-wing nut-case stood up and began asking a question when a name randomly picked from the "for," "against," or "unsure" box was called. When the crowed nearby started shouting the person down, it became established that the question-asker was NOT the person called.

So is it possible that verifying the asker's ID before they're allowed to ask a question is a way of ensuring fairness for all?

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: shira

Originally posted by: Patranus
Congressman Demands to See Constituent?s ID Before Allowing Town Hall Question
http://www.breitbart.tv/congre...ng-town-hall-question/

So let me get this straight...
Checking ID to see if someone is a legally entitled to vote in an election is a bad idea
but
Checking ID to ask a question at a town hall meeting is a good idea?

Maybe the congressman should check the IDs of those with manufactured signs who arrived on a bus.....just a thought....

At the town-hall meeting I listened to, on several occasions a right-wing nut-case stood up and began asking a question when a name randomly picked from the "for," "against," or "unsure" box was called. When the crowed nearby started shouting the person down, it became established that the question-asker was NOT the person called.

So is it possible that verifying the asker's ID before they're allowed to ask a question is a way of ensuring fairness for all?

Personally, I don't have a problem with it for the very reason you just described. But then again, I also don't have a problem with checking IDs at the polls, either.... so... just looking for some consistency here.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: shira

Originally posted by: Patranus
Congressman Demands to See Constituent?s ID Before Allowing Town Hall Question
http://www.breitbart.tv/congre...ng-town-hall-question/

So let me get this straight...
Checking ID to see if someone is a legally entitled to vote in an election is a bad idea
but
Checking ID to ask a question at a town hall meeting is a good idea?

Maybe the congressman should check the IDs of those with manufactured signs who arrived on a bus.....just a thought....

At the town-hall meeting I listened to, on several occasions a right-wing nut-case stood up and began asking a question when a name randomly picked from the "for," "against," or "unsure" box was called. When the crowed nearby started shouting the person down, it became established that the question-asker was NOT the person called.

So is it possible that verifying the asker's ID before they're allowed to ask a question is a way of ensuring fairness for all?

Personally, I don't have a problem with it for the very reason you just described. But then again, I also don't have a problem with checking IDs at the polls, either.... so... just looking for some consistency here.

Then give them out for free. That was the only issue.

Plus isn't that how it works in most states anyway? I've always had to show my ID.

 

[Pens1566]

Originally posted by: Rangoric
Wasn't the Voter ID thing more that the IDs had to be free and easy to aquire for people who should have them as opposed to outright opposition?

At least, that's all I remember the conversation being about.

That's exactly what it was about.

And this request doesn't shock me at all. There was at least one case where a majority of attendees that put down their info on sign in sheets weren't residents of that district.

 

[tk149]

Can't watch the video, but I don't think one Congressman in an isolated event speaks for the entire Democratic party, much less every Democrat.

Now if you change the thread title to say "Democratic Congressman is in idiot" - that I can agree with.

Otherwise, you're just trolling.

 

[MovingTarget]

I don't see a problem with this as long as it is consistent with the regulations regarding voting. A representative should be able to talk only to those in his district - those who he is supposed to represent - if he so chooses. It isn't restricting their right to free speech or assembly. They can still protest and speak their mind, but the congressman can choose to ignore them if he/she so chooses.

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: bl4ckfl4g

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: shira

Originally posted by: Patranus
Congressman Demands to See Constituent?s ID Before Allowing Town Hall Question
http://www.breitbart.tv/congre...ng-town-hall-question/

So let me get this straight...
Checking ID to see if someone is a legally entitled to vote in an election is a bad idea
but
Checking ID to ask a question at a town hall meeting is a good idea?

Maybe the congressman should check the IDs of those with manufactured signs who arrived on a bus.....just a thought....

At the town-hall meeting I listened to, on several occasions a right-wing nut-case stood up and began asking a question when a name randomly picked from the "for," "against," or "unsure" box was called. When the crowed nearby started shouting the person down, it became established that the question-asker was NOT the person called.

So is it possible that verifying the asker's ID before they're allowed to ask a question is a way of ensuring fairness for all?

Personally, I don't have a problem with it for the very reason you just described. But then again, I also don't have a problem with checking IDs at the polls, either.... so... just looking for some consistency here.

Then give them out for free. That was the only issue.

Plus isn't that how it works in most states anyway? I've always had to show my ID.

That's fine with me. I've not always had to show my ID, though. A utility bill flies, as well. So basically (in my district, at least), you can just pluck someone's water bill from their mailbox and then go vote for them.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: bl4ckfl4g

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: shira

Originally posted by: Patranus
Congressman Demands to See Constituent?s ID Before Allowing Town Hall Question
http://www.breitbart.tv/congre...ng-town-hall-question/

So let me get this straight...
Checking ID to see if someone is a legally entitled to vote in an election is a bad idea
but
Checking ID to ask a question at a town hall meeting is a good idea?

Maybe the congressman should check the IDs of those with manufactured signs who arrived on a bus.....just a thought....

At the town-hall meeting I listened to, on several occasions a right-wing nut-case stood up and began asking a question when a name randomly picked from the "for," "against," or "unsure" box was called. When the crowed nearby started shouting the person down, it became established that the question-asker was NOT the person called.

So is it possible that verifying the asker's ID before they're allowed to ask a question is a way of ensuring fairness for all?

Personally, I don't have a problem with it for the very reason you just described. But then again, I also don't have a problem with checking IDs at the polls, either.... so... just looking for some consistency here.

Then give them out for free. That was the only issue.

Plus isn't that how it works in most states anyway? I've always had to show my ID.

That's fine with me. I've not always had to show my ID, though. A utility bill flies, as well. So basically (in my district, at least), you can just pluck someone's water bill from their mailbox and then go vote for them.

Yeah I think it might be up to the state currently.

 

[OutHouse]

what i find amazing is that democrats in office are absolutely dumbfounded that the democrats who elected them are not in lock step with them. they even as go as far as saying that the people protesting at these town hall meetings are plants sent by the republicans to be disruptive, and this tool actually checks the ID of an american citizen to ask a question??? wow just wow.

hey! im a democrat you elected me i know better than you!! what? you dare protest what we are doing on the hill!!! but but but that can not be!! no democrat would ever speak out against his own party!!! you must be a republican from another district, show me your ID or GET OUT!!!!


this truly is an amazing thing to watch.

 

[brandonbull]

Originally posted by: bl4ckfl4g

Originally posted by: jbourne77

Originally posted by: shira

Originally posted by: Patranus
Congressman Demands to See Constituent?s ID Before Allowing Town Hall Question
http://www.breitbart.tv/congre...ng-town-hall-question/

So let me get this straight...
Checking ID to see if someone is a legally entitled to vote in an election is a bad idea
but
Checking ID to ask a question at a town hall meeting is a good idea?

Maybe the congressman should check the IDs of those with manufactured signs who arrived on a bus.....just a thought....

At the town-hall meeting I listened to, on several occasions a right-wing nut-case stood up and began asking a question when a name randomly picked from the "for," "against," or "unsure" box was called. When the crowed nearby started shouting the person down, it became established that the question-asker was NOT the person called.

So is it possible that verifying the asker's ID before they're allowed to ask a question is a way of ensuring fairness for all?

Personally, I don't have a problem with it for the very reason you just described. But then again, I also don't have a problem with checking IDs at the polls, either.... so... just looking for some consistency here.

Then give them out for free. That was the only issue.

Plus isn't that how it works in most states anyway? I've always had to show my ID.

And to get that ID, I bet you had to pay some money.