Wisc. DMV workers ordered to not offer voter IDs

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Wednesday, September 7th, 2011 -- 2:52 pm
In states where a photo identification is required to vote, Republican lawmakers have been able to avoid legal challenges to the rule by giving away free voter ID cards, thereby ducking the label of a "poll tax."
But in Wisconsin, which recently passed one of the nation's most restrictive voter ID laws, another roadblock exists: ignorance.
A leaked memo written by a high-ranking Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation official stipulates that DMV workers are not to offer the voter ID, leaving it to the patron to explicitly ask for the free ID, then fill out the proper paperwork.
"While you should certainly help customers who come in asking for a free ID to check the appropriate box, you should refrain from offering the free version to customers who do not ask for it," Steve Krieser, executive secretary for the Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation, wrote to employees.
Signage which was supposed to notify DMV patrons of the new voting rules is also missing in action, still being designed, according to The Capital Times.
After passage of the voter ID law, Gov. Scott Walker (R), pictured above, called for the closure of as many as 16 DMV offices, mainly in Democratic-leaning areas. After intense public backlash, he reversed himself, expanding the DMV and adding operating hours in some offices to accommodate increased demand for ID cards -- at a cost of $6 million over the previously allotted budget.
Democrats argue that voter ID laws are unnecessary due to a complete lack of evidence of any organized voter fraud scheme. They say it unfairly targets students, the poor and the elderly, who are more likely to not have a photo ID and also tend to support Democrats over Republicans.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/09/07/wisc-dept-of-transportation-official-order...
"Will they be asking for your Birth Certificate next???"
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GRC54
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WHAT!
This asshat and all his appointed asshats should be marched in front of the state house in Wisconsin and put on display wearing orange jump suits with department of corrections numbers on the front with a big letter P in white on the back. - 9 months ago
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GRC54
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GRC54:
Time will tell GRC54...
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EdJoyProductions
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http://joshtom.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/church_lady.jpg
Isn't that special? Who could have put these terrible ideas into Walker's little, tiny, well funded, sociopathic brain?COULD IT BE SATAN!?
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EdJoyProductions:
Yes!!! It was SATAN!!! =)
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realserious
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Gov. Walker, get fitted for your red suit and pitchfork because your ass is going to burn in hell.
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realserious:
Ok Coool, but I do not believe in Heaven or Hell....
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bluestranger
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The only people the gops want at the polls are "Real Merkins".
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bluestranger
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bluestranger:
What's a Merkin???
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KB723:
Merkin can be any citizen of the U.S. A Real Merkin is a citizen that believes as the rest of gop clown clones. I probably should have put it in quotation marks and credited W.
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bluestranger
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DavidYates
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Voter ID laws don't protect against election fraud, they ARE election fraud. Disenfranchising voters who can't prove who they are assumes guilt (lack of citizenship) without due process. If someone is suspected of voter fraud, it should be proven after the fact, not assumed simply because the voter has no ID. Voters, like everyone else protected by the Constitution, are innocent until proven guilty. The fact that a voter has no ID can't be used as proof of intent to commit voter fraud. In pre 9/11 America this law would have been declared as unconstitutional as poll taxes and qualification tests. It is, in fact, designed to serve the same exclusionary purpose. The GOP is totally despicable!
For those with any doubt, read Mike Lofgren's Sept. 3 article Goodby To All That reprinted in Current from Truthout/News analysis. Don't miss this article. - 9 months ago
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DavidYates:
Thanks... I must check out this Article...
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Imzadi
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What an outrage! The January recall cannot come fast enough!!
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Imzadi:
Just a few months away... =)
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lazloman
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What a snake! Recall!!! Recall!!! Recall!!!
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lazloman
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ithink
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Voter fraud nearly absent in all of the united states so why is it the republicans are so worried about it,could it be they have been trying to commit fraud all these years and being slow of mind finally realize it could,nt be done and so all they have left is to try and make legal voting a crime punishable by fine and prison time
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ithink
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ithink:
They aren't worried about voter fraud - they are worried that more people will vote Dem instead of GOP. They are trying to prevent those voters from getting to the polls.
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Imzadi
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sffsmessiah
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Wisconsin should build another government and listen to that one instead
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bike10
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Watch out this only the beginning of the Tea Bagging/GOP to limit the right to vote.
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Frosty46
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You know what---I'm tired of hearing how dishonest and basically corrupt Republicans are!
Get on the bandwagon Democrats; screw America like the Republicans----take what you want and to helll with morals and this doing what's right for the nation crap!
We all know it's all BS anyway and you're all in on the scam anyway--------------
Keep America pure---------no third party, no third party, no third party----
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Milieu
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Koch, It's the Evil Thing
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Milieu:
Here you go... =)
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EdJoyProductions:
Beautiful!!!
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EdJoyProductions:
Cool, Thanks EdJoy... =)
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sweetprablrouzer:
That could never hurt...
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aj727b
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"Will they be asking for your Birth Certificate next???"
I dunno... what color are you, how fancy are your clothes, and do you live in a Democratic-leaning area? Cause if the answers are "not white, not that fancy, or yes that is where I live..." then you'll show them the birth certificate and they STILL won't believe you really exist!
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aj727b:
LMAO, how can I disagree??? =)
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The only thing Gov. Walker doesn't have is Hitler's mustache.
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Randolph_Greer:
Here you go... =)
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Changes2Pac
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Its another tactic to rig the voting process. Disgusting
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Changes2Pac:
They are always up to no good...
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timelord999:
Demons Eh'???
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attilatheblond
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Saw that on Maddow or something a bit ago. You have to specifically ask for the free ID. IOW, state has ordered state employees to basically try and rob the poor.... yet again.
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attilatheblond:
But if it's Free, how can they be robbing the Poor???
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KB723:
By being forbidden to tell the poor it's free. If the poor applicants don't already know and specifically ask that the 'free ID' box is checked, the state makes them pay!
'Free ID' is an OPTION that has to be specifically requested and the DMV employees are forbidden from bringing it up. - 9 months ago
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KB723:
By not telling them that the free version is an option, they can be led to believe that they are required to buy one.
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attilatheblond:
You are both correct, I had to re read this... Thanks... =)
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Leen61
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Every possible way the GOP can use to suppress voter turnout, is being used here in WI. They know the lower the turnout, the greater the likelihood that Reps will get elected. Speaking of WI, here's the reaction to Paul Ryan's public appearance yesterday.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/07/paul-ryan-protesters-arrested_n_952319....
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Leen61:
What a Douche, Thanks for the video Leen, I always wonder why, with soo many folks protesting, No One threw a Shoe at his Mellon....
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KB723:
You're welcome, KB. I know I would've threw something at that bastard. This event took place right up the street from where I live but I had to work. It was from 11:30am to 12:30PM. Damn, if I didn't have to work, who knows what else I would've done besides throw something at him.
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Leen61:
I am sure the Blood is Boiling in Wisconsin, it sure SuxzNutz to have to watch from the sidelines... =(
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Leen61:
Mebbe we should set up a bail fund for you, in case something happens when you aren't at work!
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KB723:
SuxzNutz (as you would say) indeed. I had a ray of happiness today, though. I was in the parking lot of the store and this lady smiled at me and knocked on my passenger window and gave me a thumbs up. I got out of my car and she said "I like your bumper stickers! Walker is the worst thing that ever happened to WI. I have to get a "recall Walker" bumper sticker myself!" I thanked her. It's so nice to run into people who are like minded. :)
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attilatheblond:
Thanks for the kind gesture, attilatheblond! :)
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Leen61:
I thanked her. It's so nice to run into people who are like minded. :)
I agree, and It doesn't happen everyday, especially for me...
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KB723:
That's sad, KB. :(
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Leen61:
Perhaps I should have said during my work hours... I run into like minded folks whenever I am hanging out here, it sure makes my Day... =)
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KB723:
That's good, then, KB :)
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Leen61:
Agreed ~ smiles ~ Leen... =)
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sweetprablrouzer:
Ok, than maybe a fresh Feces rolled up in toilet paper???
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Wisc. DMV workers ordered to not offer voter IDs
In states where a photo identification is required to vote, Republican lawmakers have been able to avoid legal challenges to the rule by giving away free voter ID cards, thereby ducking the label of a "poll tax."
- 9 months ago
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kennymotown
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When they take your constitutional right to vote away.......It's time to start shooting. Any questions?
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kennymotown:
Must I wait to see the whites of their eyes???
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KB723:
Nope, if you can hit em from 200 yards, fire away!
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kennymotown:
I think I lead a fairly Peaceful life, and do not own any Guns, but I grew up around them and can pretty much fire any weapon and I rarely miss....
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KB723:
I have too, but push has come to shove!
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kennymotown:
It sure doesn't seem like it will take much longer...
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timelord999:
I have two Desert Strykers and they are very quite and very, very fast, 380 fps. Accuracy is fantastic out to 80 yards especially on Repug targets--------------
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