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Another fight is brewing in Minnesota over that state’s proposed Voter ID
amendment to the state’s constitution. The state chapter of the AARP (along
with the ACLU) is opposing the measure, claiming it will keep some elderly
people from voting.
News reports describe conservative AARP members cutting up their membership
cards, and there is a “Ditch the AARP” movement being spearheaded by a
group called Minnesota Majority aiming to get people to boycott the
organization. The group notes that Voter ID laws are supported by 80 percent
of those over 65, according to a Rasmussen poll. (Actually 80 percent is
the lowest of the three age categories in the poll’s crosstabs.)
The web site MinnPost.com explains that the way that Republicans have
designed the proposed amendment leaves much of the detail of its
implementation to future legislatures, meaning that a return to a Democrat-
controlled legislature, something very possible in Minnesota, could mean the
effective gutting of key Voter ID provisions.
There is a debate about whether the amendment is “self-executing,” meaning
whether it would go into effect without further legislative action. The
existence of such a debate suggests that the amendment itself is not as well
designed as it might have been. Therefore it is not surprising to see
predictions of lawsuits clarifying the amendment’s language even before a
vote is taken.
In the meantime, Minnesota’s AARP is not backing down. They care little
about shows of opposition by members and much about supporting Democrats.
The fact that blocking a measure designed to ensure the integrity of
elections is a way to support Democrats says a lot about that political
party, especially in a state whose comedian-senator, Al Franken, likely won
election on the strength of fraudulent votes (though not necessarily votes
which would have been stopped by a Voter ID law.) |
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