Comments on: Flash of Inspiration http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:49:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-115715 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-115715 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-115760 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-115760 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-115761 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-115761 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-115816 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-115816 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-115906 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-115906 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-115913 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-115913 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-115916 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-115916 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116001 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116001 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116068 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116068 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116103 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116103 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116108 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116108 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116150 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116150 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116170 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116170 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116191 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116191 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116199 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116199 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116233 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116233 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116294 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116294 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116298 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116298 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116318 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116318 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

]]> By: schraubd http://themoderatevoice.com/22603/flash-of-inspiration/comment-page-11/#comment-116352 schraubd Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:27:37 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/voting/22603/flash-of-inspiration/#comment-116352 Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As <a href="http://dsadevil.blogspot.com/2008/04/compel-this.html">I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down</a>, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a <i>single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana</i>. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud -- which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)<br><br>As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud <i>just isn't there</i>. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease. Luckily, we have a Supreme Court which allows the burdening of fundamental rights on the basis of no evidence whatsoever. As I wrote when that Sup. Ct. case came down, Indiana had as much cause to pass a voter ID law on the theory that it would fraud as Maryland had cause to pass a law barring Republicans from voting on the theory that Republicans are more likely to secretly be fire-breathing dragons. True, there has yet to be a documented case of a Maryland GOPer being a dragon (the closest we've had is Ellen Sauerbrey). But then, neither has there ever been a single prosecuted case of voter fraud in the entire history of Indiana. They are literally equivalent. (The one exception for Indiana is absentee ballot fraud — which, coinicidentally, is a type of voting that leans conservative and, also coincidentally, is exempted from the bill.)

As Prof. Overton extensively documents in his article, the empirical evidence demanding a response to voter fraud just isn't there. It's a made up problem with a solution that is 1000x worse than the putative disease.

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