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baldeagle wrote:You know, if liberals would put half as much effort into helping the poor souls that are so incapable of getting photo IDs to get those IDs as they put into defeating and denigrating photo ID laws, this issue wouldn't even exist. They have Habitat For Humanity building free homes for poor people (a great project) and they provide buses to get voters to the polls, but they can't muster up a single SUV to get someone to the DPS to get a photo ID?

Smells like rotten fish to me.

Good point.
Makes me wonder.
I used to hear about people volunteering to pick up and carry people/give them rides to the polls and back home.
I guess it's easier to complain that those people can't get a ride to get a photo taken, and have deceased relatives vote than to be one of those volunteers who helps people get an ID so they can vote/cash a check/show ID to a police officer if ever asked, etc.
If the $4.00 a gallon gas price is preventing volunteering; perhaps that can be remedied soon.
Live people are probably better for the HOV lanes than deceased relatives.

To clarify (in case my attempt at comedy confused anyone)

The ruling applies to the maps originally drawn by the Legislature in 2011, and not interim maps drawn by a San Antonio federal court that are to be used in the upcoming elections this November.

from one of those links up yonder http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/2 ... tions-2012" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The ruling won?t affect the November election, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said. The state will keep using interim electoral maps made by a federal court in San Antonio, which is hearing a separate challenge to the state?s redistricting plans. Mr. Abbott said he would appeal Tuesday?s ruling to the Supreme Court.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000087 ... 23652.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Again ...
Court rejects Texas redistricting maps
5:42 p.m. CDT, August 28, 2012
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns- ... 5364.story" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court ruled on Tuesday that controversial Texas redistricting maps discriminate against black and Hispanic voters, effectively killing the new districts before they could take effect for the November 6 presidential election.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/2 ... tions-2012" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Texas Redistricting: Federal Court Blocks Legislature-Drawn Maps

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000087 ... 23652.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Texas Redistricting Hit Minorities, Court Rules
so, will we get even newer voter registration cards with our new district numbers on them?


Sheesh, try to prevent fraud by askin' for a picture, and they get all upset up in D.C. and try to keep us from votin'

What happens to the Republican primary I voted in ... do we get "do-overs?" What if I"m eligible to vote in a different district but not the one I voted in last time ...

Do we go back to the old County Commissioner, ....

This is nuts, everyone who wanted to vote, voted, count them and leave the lines alone.

What's this mean for Ted Cruz ...

Can I vote for Wes Riddle again?

My voter machine button pushing finger is caught in a vortex of time and multi-faceted dimensions now like ..... hurricane Issac

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