Will of Legitimate Voters Crushed, Democrats Kill Latest Version of Voter I.D. Bill ......Again

Posted by Jim Spence on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
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Santa Fe – The voice of New Mexicans is clear, over 8 out of 10 want photo-voter ID at the polls. Yet members of the Majority Party that sit on the House Voters and Elections Committee turned a deaf ear. In a 7-5 vote, the committee voted to table House Bill 577 which would have required a photo ID in order to cast a ballot in person or absentee. All Republican members on the committee voted in favor of the bill sponsored by Rep. Cathrynn Brown (Carlsbad, Dist. 55.) During the hearing, members of the committee heard from the Secretary of State Dianna Duran, who is cross-checking New Mexico’s voter rolls with drivers’ license records. While they are still very early in the process, the Secretary of State told the committee they have evidence of foreign nationals who have obtained drivers’ licenses, registered to vote and cast a ballot.  Despite these findings, House Democrats Party continued to vote against HB 577. All 33 members of the House Republicans have previously said they would unanimously support the measure. Because of Tuesday’s vote, it’s unlikely most of them will get that chance.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lesser acts of tyranny have resulted in revolution and extreme measures of protest than the systematic disenfranchising of legitimate voters.

March 15, 2011 at 7:33 PM
Anonymous said...

I found it profoundly curios when the news of a Republican mayor in Miami, Florida was recalled for raising taxes and giving public employees a raise. Every democrat that voted against the bill that would end the policy of issuing New Mexico drivers licenses to undocumented aliens will have their vote exposed in the next election. There is no credible rationalization for the state to be doing this. I certainly hope the TEA Party will make this a major issue in 2012. The voters will not forget. Lets hope the number of illegal aliens, who also oppose this bill, don't outnumber us at the polls.

March 16, 2011 at 8:29 AM

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