Inalienable right

First of all, kudos to this site for mentioning the results of the investigation into voter fraud in MKE. I had mistakenly pegged them as ignoring the news like so many other local republicans did.

Nonetheless, the republicans in here in Wisconsin are still pushing this Voter ID bill thing. Why? Is the system not working here in our own state? Let's take a look at some of the problems that occurred on election day and whether or not they would be fixed by the ID law.

* Reports estimate about 200 felons being allowed to vote in the 2004 election.
A: Not likely, given that these people used their actual names and were registered.

* One county showed 100 votes mistakenly given to Bush.
A: No.

* Tires slashed in GOP GOTV vans
A: No.

















A: Wouldn't fix this either.


* Record keeping problems.
A: No


Why do we need the law then? What is it fixing/what does it prevent?

What is the most reasonable solution? There are several ideas that would fix the small problems, yet not put up another hurdle in the voting process.

Voting should be as democratic as possible. What does this entail?
A system that is inclusive, rather than exclusive.
A system that is private.
A system that is transparent and varifiable (I'm looking at you Mr. no paper trail voting box).