Study says race is driving voter ID laws

[umbertino]

by: Thomas Riggins

July 24 2012

What is really behind the rash of new voter identification laws? We have available a scientific answer, one not distorted by political rhetoric or blatantly ridiculous reasons ("We really only want to prevent voter fraud" - all of a sudden!)

ScienceDaily has recently reported on a new scientific poll undertaken by the Center for Political Communication at the University of Delaware. ScienceDaily doesn't use the term "racism" but instead refers to "racial resentment." People might object to being called "racists" but everybody has something or other that they resent so being "resentful" seems to be a neutral term and nobody's feelings need be hurt.

The poll reveals that the new voter id laws have their strongest support among those "who harbor negative sentiments toward African Americans." Coincidence?

Non-African Americans who took the poll were also asked a series of questions devised to measure "racial resentment" and the results showed that "support for voter ID laws is highest among those with the highest levels of "racial resentment."

One of the two lead researchers, Paul Brewer, is quoted as saying, "These findings suggest that Americans' attitudes about race play an important role in driving their views on voter ID laws."

Just to make it clear, the more racist you are the more likely you are going to be in favor of the new voter ID laws.

The least amount of racial resentment was found to occur in Democrats and liberals. However the researchers still found a "surprising" level of support for the ID laws among Democrats and liberals and this support correlated with the level of "racial resentment" expressed by Democrats and liberals.

The poll found that the biggest racists just happen to be Republicans and conservatives (they have "the highest 'racial resentment' scores"). Unlike the Democrats and liberals, however, Republicans and conservatives in general are all for the ID laws "regardless of how much 'racial resentment' they express."

The poll also supported the views of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder that these ID laws are a throwback to the days of Jim Crow. It is especially worrisome to see them popping in the Southern states with a history of Jim Crow and the disenfranchisement of Black people.

What can one conclude from the release of this polling information? It is fair to say that we now have the numbers to show the impact of racism is still wide spread in this country but that it is concentrated in the Republican Party and the conservative movement. This movement's leadership seeks to politically institutionalize a new version of Jim Crow.

The Democrats and liberals have problems with racist attitudes as well but they are personal individual manifestations and not part of the ideological program of Democratic Party.

A further conclusion is that there is more at stake in the upcoming elections in November than just a possible change in which party controls the Congress or the presidency. What is at issue is the nature of the type of country we are going to have in the twenty-first century. The Republicans, the party of racism and reaction, seek to undue all the democratic gains of the civil rights movement, especially the right to vote, and mislead our country in a backwards direction. A Democratic victory will throw a roadblock in front of this attempt and open the way for the American people to struggle to increase and deepen democratic rights in the future.

http://www.peoplesworld.org/study-says-race-is-driving-voter-id-laws/

[TexasGranny]

This is the biggest "hogwash" article so far. Showing photo ID to cast a vote has nothing to do with race. Everything you do in your daily life requires photo ID.

1. Buying cigarettes.

2. Buying liquor

3. Getting a passport

4. Going to any of Obama's "rallys"

5. Enrolling in college

6. You have to show photo ID/drivers license if you get stopped by the police.

7. When you go to the hospital, you need ID

Anyone else want to add other times when a photo ID is required - please feel free to do so.

Not only that, but all of the states have the option for "free" photo ID for the poverty stricken.

If you are a senior in a nursing home and can't go to the polls, you can vote by mail (No ID required).

You can vote by absentee ballot - NO ID Required.

Photo ID stops Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto from casting a ballot - NOT legitimate citizens.

Photo ID stops dead people from voting - NOT legitimate citizens.

Photo ID stops illegal aliens from voting - NOT legitimate citizens.

Photo ID stops felons from voting (a right they give up when convicted of a felony) - NOT legitimate citizens.

Please umbertino - if you want to stimulate honest conversation - at least bring articles from reputable news organizations - NOT COMMUNIST PARTY sites.

[Frogee]

by: Thomas Riggins

July 24 2012

What is really behind the rash of new voter identification laws? We have available a scientific answer, one not distorted by political rhetoric or blatantly ridiculous reasons ("We really only want to prevent voter fraud" - all of a sudden!)

ScienceDaily has recently reported on a new scientific poll undertaken by the Center for Political Communication at the University of Delaware. ScienceDaily doesn't use the term "racism" but instead refers to "racial resentment." People might object to being called "racists" but everybody has something or other that they resent so being "resentful" seems to be a neutral term and nobody's feelings need be hurt.

The poll reveals that the new voter id laws have their strongest support among those "who harbor negative sentiments toward African Americans." Coincidence?

Non-African Americans who took the poll were also asked a series of questions devised to measure "racial resentment" and the results showed that "support for voter ID laws is highest among those with the highest levels of "racial resentment."

One of the two lead researchers, Paul Brewer, is quoted as saying, "These findings suggest that Americans' attitudes about race play an important role in driving their views on voter ID laws."

Just to make it clear, the more racist you are the more likely you are going to be in favor of the new voter ID laws.

The least amount of racial resentment was found to occur in Democrats and liberals. However the researchers still found a "surprising" level of support for the ID laws among Democrats and liberals and this support correlated with the level of "racial resentment" expressed by Democrats and liberals.

The poll found that the biggest racists just happen to be Republicans and conservatives (they have "the highest 'racial resentment' scores"). Unlike the Democrats and liberals, however, Republicans and conservatives in general are all for the ID laws "regardless of how much 'racial resentment' they express."

The poll also supported the views of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder that these ID laws are a throwback to the days of Jim Crow. It is especially worrisome to see them popping in the Southern states with a history of Jim Crow and the disenfranchisement of Black people.

What can one conclude from the release of this polling information? It is fair to say that we now have the numbers to show the impact of racism is still wide spread in this country but that it is concentrated in the Republican Party and the conservative movement. This movement's leadership seeks to politically institutionalize a new version of Jim Crow.

The Democrats and liberals have problems with racist attitudes as well but they are personal individual manifestations and not part of the ideological program of Democratic Party.

A further conclusion is that there is more at stake in the upcoming elections in November than just a possible change in which party controls the Congress or the presidency. What is at issue is the nature of the type of country we are going to have in the twenty-first century. The Republicans, the party of racism and reaction, seek to undue all the democratic gains of the civil rights movement, especially the right to vote, and mislead our country in a backwards direction. A Democratic victory will throw a roadblock in front of this attempt and open the way for the American people to struggle to increase and deepen democratic rights in the future.

http://www.peoplesworld.org/study-says-race-is-driving-voter-id-laws/

Was this from Okie?

[Tom73]

In 2009 Thomas Riggins was Associate Editor and a member[3] of the Editorial Collective of Political Affairs, theoretical journal of the Communist Party USA.

Understanding who rights an article and what his/her agenda is you will understand how that person slates his information and in this case his propaganda of lies.

IF you look at the Republican party is has Blacks, Whites , HISPANICS, Asians ..ect in their camp. I guess the Hispanics in this group that came to the USA Legally

are bigots also for believing in the RULE OF LAW since we are a REPUBLIC.

No these folks are not Bigots. To be far to the poster you might not have done your research and found out that Riggins is a Communist and if you believe in freedom you do not want to live in Communist society. I have Cuban friends that have given me real insight into the lack of virtue of that failing system.

Go VOTER ID LAWS and the Rule of Law in the Republic.

[desimo]

If the election process is to be worth more than a plugged rat's left butt cheek it must be protected. It is not protected if there continues to be dead people, cartoon characters, illegals and felons on the rolls and people who are registered to vote allowed to vote under their names. I have to produce an ID to drive my car. I should have to produce an ID to vote on who is going to run my nation.

[markb57]

Honestly that is the biggest crock i've seen on this site Umbertino.

[Snotrocket]

This is the biggest "hogwash" article so far...

Please umbertino - if you want to stimulate honest conversation - at least bring articles from reputable news organizations - NOT COMMUNIST PARTY sites.

Thank you TexasGranny - Very well said.

Umbertino - I'm no longer buying your "I just want to bring awareness" excuse...I think you believe this crap you post (that's right - I said it!) and that would mean that you have an agenda - an anti-American agenda. MYOB!

[Deltori]

I agree this is a big load of crap and we all expect voters to be "legal" and "authenticated".

This whole discrimination thing is getting super old because it's been used by the liberal communist socialists for any and every issue that comes up in opposition to their interests. They are bankrupt in ideas and morality.

Why wouldn't we require ID's for such a sacred act of democracy? Especially when (as stated by others above) we have to show ID for almost everything we do why are the dems and Obama's hit man Eric Holder suddenly trying to make it illegal to have to show ID to vote?

Highley suspect if not blatently obvious that the party is corrupt to the core.

[wpsmit]

gave you a + U, don't know why people neg for posting an interesting article. Disagree 100%, so that makes me a racist I guess. I don't trust any study that comes out of a University. Most are very liberal and would most assuredly bend the results a bit. As a WASP, employed at a state university, I think that most " us white folks" or "honkies" feel it is a very small requirement to prove who you are. My state requires it, and I'll show them my birth certificate, if that's what they require. Oh that's so racist of me....I forgot that our first 1/2 white president has yet to present a certified hard copy of his to qualify to run. But since he is 1/2 white, we won't question his photo shopped document.

[divemaster5734]

Thank you TexasGranny - Very well said.

Umbertino - I'm no longer buying your "I just want to bring awareness" excuse...I think you believe this crap you post (that's right - I said it!) and that would mean that you have an agenda - an anti-American agenda. MYOB!

I realize he lives in Italy, so his main news sources are obviously socialist.

I understand he is constantly being bombarded with propaganda, it's the only way to continually completely control a population, they have to reaffirm the brainwashing often and in every way possible.

Even so, if that's his bias, so be it, but posting this manure under color of objectivity is just wrong.

Umbertino, are you doing this on purpose, or do you just not understand the voting process?

[ayrnay22]

gave you a + U, don't know why people neg for posting an interesting article. Disagree 100%, so that makes me a racist I guess. I don't trust any study that comes out of a University. Most are very liberal and would most assuredly bend the results a bit. As a WASP, employed at a state university, I think that most " us white folks" or "honkies" feel it is a very small requirement to prove who you are. My state requires it, and I'll show them my birth certificate, if that's what they require. Oh that's so racist of me....I forgot that our first 1/2 white president has yet to present a certified hard copy of his to qualify to run. But since he is 1/2 white, we won't question his photo shopped document.

Agreed this article doesn't state that a majority of the undocumented people being discriminated are from nations of colored ethnicity but that might sound racist even though its a fact if u are an illegal alien from Mexico the carribean or south America or Africa chances are u won't have any documentation wouldn't want Obama to loss all those votes

[jaman]

at first I story was interesting...them it went down as fast as linda lovelace .....pure crap umbertino,we are trying to clean up the filth that has plague this country...not like the mob that run your country.

black..white...purple don't have a ID....turn around and walk away

I'm sorry texas G you forgot BARS

and GO..RV

[pattyangel]

Umbertino, I'm a little disappointed in you bringing this article forth. In fact you have brought several of them over. I wish you would respond to your own thread just so we can understand why you brought it over. This may save you the trouble of the negs. At least I for one would like to know.

Unfortunately prejudice, discrimination will not go away. So why add to the fire. This is a subject that can lead to all other avenues. Don't want to go there.

I have to agree with the majority.

Texasgranny

You need to show ID when you check your child out of school early.

You need ID for Doctor's visits.

You need ID for cashing checks

You need ID for Bank transactions

You need ID for Car tags

You need ID for Marriage License

You need ID for Applying for you Social Security Card

[mArK47]

Umbertino, don't know if you know this or not. The Peoples World is a Communist Party USA website. But mabye you are a commy

[tampa1000]

This is the biggest "hogwash" article so far. Showing photo ID to cast a vote has nothing to do with race. Everything you do in your daily life requires photo ID.

1. Buying cigarettes.

2. Buying liquor

3. Getting a passport

4. Going to any of Obama's "rallys"

5. Enrolling in college

6. You have to show photo ID/drivers license if you get stopped by the police.

7. When you go to the hospital, you need ID

Anyone else want to add other times when a photo ID is required - please feel free to do so.

Not only that, but all of the states have the option for "free" photo ID for the poverty stricken.

If you are a senior in a nursing home and can't go to the polls, you can vote by mail (No ID required).

You can vote by absentee ballot - NO ID Required.

Photo ID stops Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Pluto from casting a ballot - NOT legitimate citizens.

Photo ID stops dead people from voting - NOT legitimate citizens.

Photo ID stops illegal aliens from voting - NOT legitimate citizens.

Photo ID stops felons from voting (a right they give up when convicted of a felony) - NOT legitimate citizens.

Please umbertino - if you want to stimulate honest conversation - at least bring articles from reputable news organizations - NOT COMMUNIST PARTY sites.

Very true!!! Thanks you save me the trouble!!!

[cris]

I agree 100% with all of the responses....really nothing to add, except

31 US States now have voter ID Laws.....Only 19 left to go

[lawdog32]

This is the biggest "hogwash" article so far. Showing photo ID to cast a vote has nothing to do with race. Everything you do in your daily life requires photo ID.

1. Buying cigarettes.

2. Buying liquor

3. Getting a passport

4. Going to any of Obama's "rallys"

5. Enrolling in college

6. You have to show photo ID/drivers license if you get stopped by the police.

7. When you go to the hospital, you need ID

Anyone else want to add other times when a photo ID is required - please feel free to do so.

Not only that, but all of the states have the option for "free" photo ID for the poverty stricken.

If you are a senior in a nursing home and can't go to the polls, you can vote by mail (No ID required).

You can vote by absentee ballot - NO ID Required.

Yes, and none of the above are considered fundamental constitutional rights that make a democracy work. I am an independent and have voted for both parties, but if anyone thinks the voter ID laws are anything other than to prevent turnout, then I humbly suggest you aren't being honest. In the recent PA voter ID legal case, the State Stipulated:

In a stipulation agreement signed earlier this month, state officials conceded that they had no evidence of prior in-person voter fraud, or even any reason to believe that such crimes would occur with more frequency if a voter ID law wasn't in effect.

"There have been no investigations or prosecutions of in-person voter fraud in Pennsylvania; and the parties do not have direct personal knowledge of any such investigations or prosecutions in other states,” the statement reads.

According to the agreement, the state “will not offer any evidence in this action that in-person voter fraud has in fact occurred in Pennsylvania and elsewhere,” nor will it "offer argument or evidence that in-person voter fraud is likely to occur in November 2012 in the absence of the Photo ID law.”

Both parties do things I detest for political gain, but this one really bothers me. Yes, it is hard to imagine somebody can't get an ID if they want to vote. However, if you are poor or elderly, finding a ride to get an ID and coming up with $15 for the ID, there is no doubt many won't get the ID. For IN PERSON fraud to occur, which these ID laws are trying to stop even though there is little proof it occurs, a person would have to know that somebody else is on the list in their voting precinct, that person isn't going to vote, and show up and vote using that person's name. And no, I am not a communist or a left-wing radical. Just the opposite actually, I think we should encourage all people in our country to vote, not the opposite.

The other question to ask, do you think Republicans would really be doing this if the vast majority of people affected by these laws voted for them? And yes, race is involved b/c every non-partisan study I have seen suggest that these laws impact minorities at a much higher percentage than whites.

Edited July 25, 2012 by lawdog32

[wpsmit]

at first I story was interesting...them it went down as fast as linda lovelace

Linda Lovelace? Aging yourself aren't you jaman? First porn flick for me as a young, hormone raging teenager. Harry Reems....Man oh man, am I getting old!

[Installer36]

I agree 100% with all of the responses....really nothing to add, except

31 US States now have voter ID Laws.....Only 19 left to go

Your leaving out 7 states....

[Markinsa]

I was looking for a punch line after each paragraph, but it turns out the whole article is the punch line...

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[tkeaton]

Umbertino, iff you want to see true racist responses look at Eric Holder. That he ignores a breach of voter law in PA by the New Black Panther thugs because they're black, but then challenges legit voter id laws there tells me all I need to know about where the true problem is.

[jaman]

Linda Lovelace? Aging yourself aren't you jaman? First porn flick for me as a young, hormone raging teenager. Harry Reems....Man oh man, am I getting old!

ha great one ..my first porn was behine the green door..............linda was the only one that stuck in my head

[caz1104]

DV's new Weapon X

[billbill]

I understand the desire for a liberal to try anything and everything to get there point of view across so as to maybe convert those who may not be grounded in conservative views. But this is about the dumbest thing I have ever heard of!

There is one question that needs to be asked. This one question holds the answer to why the sudden push in the last few years for voter ID at the Polling places. That one question is this...

Who in this country isn't able to get a valid legal identification?

Answer- Anyone in this country illegally.

This begs the question of why would someone be in this country illegally? Although there are many answers to this, one that I personally know of is the governement sanctioned "freebees" that we give out like candy. In the form of medical, wellfare etc...

I am not racist, I hate everybody equally! LOL

Just kidding. I choose not to associate with anyone who is racist, I believe that beiing racist is similar to a person who cusses alot. They seem to have a very narrow vocabulary and feel they are smarter or better than others. We all have our faults no matter what color of skin. No one is any better than anyone else.

That is what I like about being a Christian. We all have to approach God's throne via at the foot of the Cross where God manifest in the flesh (Jesus) hung and dies for our sins. At the foot of the cross it doesn't matter what color your skin is. It doesn't matter what your status is in life. We are all equally humbled on our knees at the foot of the Cross.

I do believe racism does exist in our country, and I believe it always will exist, doesn't matter the race, color etc... This President was supposed to change all that...right! How is that hope and change working out for ya?

Sorry I got sooooo windy there. This is all my opinion, I own it.

[cris]

Your leaving out 7 states....

Oooohh.....Thats good.....took me a couple of minutes to get it

57 States.....Lmao