WHOSE DISENFRANCHISEMENT IS THIS ANYWAY?
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday for and against Indiana’s Voter ID law. You know the routine. Proponents says it’s necessary to protect the voting process. Opponents say it disenfranchises the poor (even though you need a photo ID to get poor relief in any township in Marion County), minorities and the elderly, even though they never brought one plaintiff who was denied the right to vote. If opponents of voter ID want to find disenfranchised voters, I know where they can get at least 3100.
There were the 3100 who were disenfranchised when their polling places didn’t open during the May 2007 primary. You remember that fiasco, don’t you? You remember when several polling places either opened late or didn’t open at all? You remember when more than 3100 voters were disenfranchised because the Clerk’s Office didn’t do it’s job by having the necessary manpower? Of course you do! Well, could you do a brotha’ a favor and go sue somebody on their behalf? I think they will be easier to find than the voters who were “disenfranchised” because of Voter ID.
