Aren't you glad that the 2011 session of the legislature began early in January since we have a voter emergency going on. But Governor Perry has stepped in to save the day. He put Voter ID legislation on the fast track and the senate has been debating it as a committee of the whole. No time to wait for a real committee and no time to wait for the word to get out to the those living outside of Austin or way up here behind the Pine Curtain. So no time for the public to travel to Austin to give testimony.
So today Wednesday, January 26, the Senate passed a bill that would require voters to have a photo ID in order to vote. It will now move to the House. Since this is a Republican backed bill and the Republican Governor put it on the fast track, it is probable that the 101 Republican in the House will be able to push this bill past the 49 Democrats. Many feel that there is no fraudulant voting crisis which a photo ID will fix. Others will say that there are many people voting who should not be voting but during hearings in the past about this issue, very few cases were presented to prove this assumption. The implication is that undocumented persons are coming in droves to vote.
FEAR. That is the watch word for our times. Be afraid, be very afraid. So let's be aware of what is being said and do some research of our own and share our views with Senator Nichols and Representative Hopson.
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