If Mitt Romney’s “47%” quote didn’t make the Republican agenda completely clear, the statements of a couple of Pennsylvania legislators leave no room for misinterpretation. Like many states, Pennsylvania recently passed a law requiring would-be voters to present identification cards. As in other states, the law is being challenged in court. Usually supporters of such bills claim they are trying to eliminate voter fraud, but the PA Republicans make no bones about it. Their target is lazy people.
According to this article published today in Wikinews, State Representative Daryl Metcalfe said “We have 40-something percent of the people that are living off the public dole, living off of their neighbors’ hard work, and we have a lot of people out there who are too lazy to get up and get out there and get the ID they need.” House Majority Leader Mike Turzai said that the voter identification law is “going to allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania”.
The implication is clear. If lazy people are allowed to vote, they will support policies that allow them to avoid work. This is an unveiled attempt to marginalize slackers! I argued in June that slackers need to demand access to information if we want a voice in politics. Clearly we need to demand the right to vote, also. If the Republicans are correct that 40-50% of Americans are slackers, we will not be ignored!
If I get around to it, I’ll ask my wife to stop in the county building and get sample ballots before the first Tuesday in November. That way I can publish them here at donaldwinslow.info, and other slackers won’t have to walk downtown to learn who they get to vote against on Election Day!
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