With Democrats reportedly unhappy with front runner nominee
Hillary Clinton, they may want to turn to one of the other Democrat candidates
running for the Democratic Nomination for President.
One of those other candidates, Lincoln Chaffee, while Governor of Rhode
Island supported voter ID. Of course
there are a number of Democrats who support Voter ID, including for example the
Democrat Secretary of State of New Hampshire.
Chaffee in signing voter ID legislation in 2011 made an interesting statement (emphasis):
"Throughout our nation’s
history, we have fought to ensure that no citizen be denied that right.
Similarly, we have also worked to maintain confidence in our elections by
enacting appropriate safeguards to prevent voter intimidation and fraud."
"As the General Assembly
debated legislation requiring Rhode Island voters to present valid
identification at the polls, I met with a number of experts on both sides to
discuss this complex issue,” Governor Chafee continued. “Notably, I spoke with representatives of our state’s minority
communities, and I found their concerns about voter fraud and their support for
this bill particularly compelling.”
“Having reflected a great deal
on the issue, I believe that requiring identification at the polling place is a
reasonable request to ensure the accuracy and integrity of our elections,”
Governor Chafee concluded. “As a result, I have signed into law H-5680 and
S-400."
It would be great if all the candidates for the Democrat
nomination for President would similarly reflect and talk to the minority
communities affected by vote fraud instead of kowtowing to the minority “leaders”
such as vote fraud committer Al Sharpton before disparaging ID.
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