Obomination: Obama Declares War Against Voter ID
Many members of the media and
commentators are talking about the supposed “GOP war on voting.” However, it’s really Obama who has taken the
offensive on voter ID. According to the Wall
Street Journal, “the Obama re-election campaign will mount…an unprecedented
‘voter protection’ effort, fielding thousands of volunteers in battleground
states to help navigate new election laws, months earlier than past efforts.” Obama
has already called
voter protection his “big priority” and pledged that
the Justice Department would scrutinize voter ID laws. Last week in Wisconsin, the Obama team
approved educational materials to counter the state new voter ID law.
Why is Obama deploying this anti-voter
ID effort? A black Congressman who
offered the seconding speech for Obama is now a stalwart supporter
of voter ID. The Democratic legislature in Rhode Island passed a voter
ID bill which had been sponsored by African American senior Harold Metts. The only study finding voter ID laws would
prevent minority turnout has been discredited.
Just yesterday, House Democrats held
a press
conference in the Capitol Visitor’s Center asking secretaries of state in all
states to oppose voter ID. Why is Congressional
Black Caucus chairman Rep. Emanuel Cleaver “ashamed”
of new voter ID laws when another former member of the Congressional Black Caucus,
Rep. Artur Davis (who represented Selma, Alabama) is convinced they are the “right”
thing for America?
Apparently, Obama and the
Democratic elites are not watching the news (or simply choose to ignore it). Vote fraud is in the news, in the few outlets
that report it. Just this week, five
individuals were arrested
for multiple vote fraud crimes in a school district race in Florida.
Sean Spicer of the Republican
National Committee said,
“It's somewhat concerning that the president’s own team is seeking to undermine
laws that ensure only registered voters actually vote.” Spicer is right, but it’s more than somewhat
concerning. It’s an obomination.