I saw this reported on one or another conservative web site, which is why I was somewhat familiar with the case. :)
Interestingly, the folks on the other side of this argument also believe that every American is entitled to one vote per election and suspect that there are folks who are getting more than that. My suspicion is that one of the reasons that this particular ruling is being challenged is because of the danger that someone who is not legally entitled to vote for one reason or another might find it easier to get through the process without being caught if they can register and vote (absentee in this case) at the same time. Although no one was prosecuted for it in the last Presidential election, there were a lot of pretty suspicious looking things that went on in Milwaukee, where same-day registration is allowed.
Bruce Schneier is fairly convinced that retail vote fraud is not a problem, but I can't manage to believe that. We had a number of discussions on the issue around the last election. But we know there are documented cases of people who voted in both New York and Florida in recent elections.
As far as using calm logic, well, doing anything else would be counter-productive, wouldn't it? :)
And, yes, both daisy_knotwise and I agree that the demonization of the opposition is doing no one in the U.S. any favors.
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Date: 2008-09-22 03:42 am (UTC)Interestingly, the folks on the other side of this argument also believe that every American is entitled to one vote per election and suspect that there are folks who are getting more than that. My suspicion is that one of the reasons that this particular ruling is being challenged is because of the danger that someone who is not legally entitled to vote for one reason or another might find it easier to get through the process without being caught if they can register and vote (absentee in this case) at the same time. Although no one was prosecuted for it in the last Presidential election, there were a lot of pretty suspicious looking things that went on in Milwaukee, where same-day registration is allowed.
Bruce Schneier is fairly convinced that retail vote fraud is not a problem, but I can't manage to believe that. We had a number of discussions on the issue around the last election. But we know there are documented cases of people who voted in both New York and Florida in recent elections.
As far as using calm logic, well, doing anything else would be counter-productive, wouldn't it? :)
And, yes, both