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Of course, bleedorange, that would lead to more government spending. Imagine how much in Texas. Big state, lots of DMV stations needed. A more efficient means might be mobile stations open once a month or so. Is it worth it to raise taxes to pay for this? Something for fiscal conservatives to think about. In Iowa, we have 99 counties, in pretty small land area. I'm pretty sure each has a DMV office, though I'm not sure. I would not oppose a photo ID law under those circumstances. KevinG, really the only reason I got worked up -- again I'm pretty open and not terribly passionate about

See now, the presentation of facts like this are much more useful in this discussion. Thanks for bringing that article to my attention. THAT is an unreasonable burden.

Your name shouldn't be Pope Keving II, it should be Nostra-fucking-damus. You knew it wouldn't be the last word after you asked me a direct question. Wow! Who should I bet on to win the next Super Bowl?? You really are a piece of work. I agree with a lot of this. Especially what they did in Iraq. But one question... (direct question, feel free to respond w/o me calling you out for going back on your last word statement). Let's say the type of fraud I suggest was used in Florida in 2000. Lots of big cities in an incredibly tight election. An easily swayed election. It wouldn't ha

Since I was asked a direct question, I guess it wasn't my last word... 1) By lumping me and other supporters of this bill in with all people who support it shows me exactly how holier than thou your original post was. You seem to show your assumption that anyone who supports the bill must be completely ignorant about conditions of those who live in poverty. 2) I don't know much about the tactics used in the old days of political machines. I kind of imagine a group of people in a warehouse filling out ballots and to be added later with the authentic ballots. I assume there are FEC laws

Last word on the subject from me, most likely. Like I said, it's really not important to me. While documented voter fraud is low now, one of the reasons why is it's difficult to prove. If I'm a registered voter who usually doesn't vote. How would I ever know someone is voting in my name?? There are historical cases of serious voter fraud, see the Wikipedia link about the 1960 election. The potential exists for a great deal of fraud to be perpetrated when voter rolls contain the names of lots of dead people is huge. Because it hasn't happened in the recent past doesn't mean it cannot.

You make a lot of sense here. As much as you do talking about the films of Wes Anderson. But we don't have to go back all that far in history to see the serious impact of voting fraud. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1960#Controversies It seems that in the information age, there is a reasonable way to provide integrity in both senses -- authenticity and open polls. Inexpensive, accessible ID's, and accurate rosters of registered voters. It would be quite simple where I vote. The volunteers are gentle, older folks who are quite trusting. As voter

Great post. I will always favor Tenenbaums over Rushmore. It might be because I saw in the theater and was completely sucked into "Andersonville". I hope to get out to see Moonrise Kingdom in the theater, but chances are small.

Great Sorkin there.

I looked up NY just to see what other states do. It's a bit more expensive there, depending upon the length of time you want the ID to be valid. Around 3-5 dollars a year. http://www.dmv.ny.gov/broch/c-33.htm I already answered the question. It may not have satisfied you, but I answered it.

No voter fraud period? OK, go with that. With absentee voting and satellite voting stations, it's a very hard crime to even observe, let alone report. Just because it isn't reported doesn't mean it doesn't happen. You think being able to prove a person is who they claim to be is unreasonable, I disagree. You say that makes me uncaring. I say it wants me to make our elections more honest. Why do we want to make it harder for people to vote? Because we want to know, beyond question, that those who vote are who they say they are. How expensive would it be for every state to issue FR

Yes we're all so selfish and you're so altruistic. Why can't we all be as caring as you?? If one stance is meant to help Republicans, isn't the other meant to help Democrats? You value access to polls more than some of us value honest elections. It's a tough call for me and I'm not all that worked up about it, but I am a bit worked up about your holier than thou stance.

Yeah, I watched that movie. Several months later I saw a trailer for it and thought, "Hey, I meant to see that movie, I should rent it." I did and about 10 minutes in realized I'd seen it and was utterly underwhelmed. I don't think I've ever forgotten having seen a movie before.

I accept that there's not much documented voter fraud. I accept that getting a photo ID may be an inconvenience for some. But election authenticity should be absolutely, positively above reproach. While I say this, I realize that quite a few people who share this opinion do so because they want to disenfranchise their political opponents.

So thankful that 2 16 2008 (winter residency 2nd night) exists as a matrix. Fantastic show that I was lucky to attend.

The Bush tax cuts were maybe secondarily meant to stimulate the economy, but the primary purpose was to give the citizens some of that short lived surplus back.

For those with incomes >$250,000. Not exactly "exactly".

He seems to be aging more now that he's living cleanly. Weird. Could just be the beard and hair.

I nearly replied to you to calm down because you're set to play 3 against my Twins, the team with the worst run differential in the game (-85). It seems, though, that the Rangers' slump is for real.

Just came back from Avett Bros. at Des Moines' 80 / 35 festival. Holy shit!

Another big highlight was getting the full effect of the light show. The Val air ceiling was too low for all the "cones". Very cool stuff.

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Great show, indeed. First time I've seen the band in a sit down venue. Balcony. It was kind of nice not to have to push and shove to see over people, but I do think they tend to rock harder in a standing environment. Laminated Cat and I'm Always in Love were definite highlights. Only 1 song each from Being There and AGIB was a bit disappointing.

One Wing, My Country Disappeared, and maybe one other in Davenport tonight.

This all came together w/in the past hour... WILCO!!