Now, America, to my knowledge, is the only major developed nation which does not require valid ID nationally to vote. Mexico, to take but one example, requires valid ID to vote. Iraq, in their first election, placed red ink on the hand of people who voted, to ensure they only voted once. That is my recollection.
We are told requiring ID is “racist”. I want to do a simple exercise to unpack the latent and really quite horrifying racism inherent in that claim, to the (likely small) extent it is made sincerely, and not in simply support of voting fraud (likely large, and certainly largely unexamined in Blue States, which refused to cooperate with Pence).
Here we go. Simply apply the logic consistently. This yields the following formulation: Black people are too fucking stupid to be expected to drive legally, cash a check, board a plane, buy a gun legally, buy alcohol, open a bank account, rent a hotel room and a whole lot else. In fact, without Democrats in office, they would be completely helpless like small children. They have to be guided and led by their superiors.
Do you see the problem? I am not exaggerating at all. This is not hyperbole. This IS the claim being made, by senior Democrats everywhere. Self evidently, they are not using these words, but everything I just said is implied and absolutely present in principle.
Since I am on the topic of voter fraud, it is inconceivable to me that no Federal regulations prevent open violations of voting laws. It is perhaps the case that individual States can enact their own laws, but it is ABSOLUTELY the prerogative of the Federal government to insist minimum standards be met for any representative of any State to be seated in the national assembly, in the Senate or the House. Anything that reaches nationally, and by definition Federal legislation does just that, should be subject to the control of Federal law.
So when San Francisco openly signs up people who are not legally allowed to vote, there should be consequences. Those people, obviously, are not going to be the deciding factor in whether or not the imbecile Nancy Pelosi wins reelection. That is a given. But there is a Statewide Senate race in which a few thousand votes might make a difference.
We have to restore the integrity of our voting system. We have to make paper ballots and voter ID mandatory in all States. We have to punish severely individuals and States caught cheating, encouraging cheating, or supporting it. People need to go to jail.