[IP] more on Ohio House Bill 3

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: David Bolduc <bolduc@austin.rr.com>
Date: December 6, 2005 9:58:47 PM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] Ohio House Bill 3


On Dec 6, 2005, at 6:02 PM, Ron Avitzur posted:

> <snip>

> http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2005/1607In
>
> With new legislation, Ohio Republicans plan holiday burial for  
> American Democracy
>  by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman
>  December 6, 2005
>
> <snip>

>  The proposed Ohio law will demand a valid photo ID or a utility  
> bill, a bank statement, a paycheck or a government document with a  
> current address. Thousands of Ohio citizens who are elderly,  
> homeless, unemployed or who do not drive will be effectively  
> disenfranchised.
<snip>

This seems hyperbolic.  Wouldn't it "effectively disenfranchise" only  
those who are homeless, don't drive, have no bank accounts, don't get  
a paycheck, AND (not "or") don't get any form of government  
assistance or anything else that involves a government document?  Are  
we actually talking about any significant number of people who are  
registered to vote, or who could not become registered fairly  
easily?  (Ohio, like most states, offers a non-driver's picture ID,  
does it not?)



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