Nebraska voter ID debate rages in committee hearing (outnumbered supporters by a nearly 5-to-1)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/article/20130308/NEWS/130309647/1016#nebraska-voter-id-debate-rages-in-committee-hearing

Published Friday, March 8, 2013 at 10:25 am / Updated at 10:34 am

LINCOLN (AP) — Opponents of a voter identification bill threatened a lawsuit Thursday if Nebraska lawmakers approve it, while supporters cast the measure as a preventive effort to protect against voter fraud.

The issue triggered a heated debate during a legislative hearing, where opponents outnumbered supporters by a nearly 5-to-1 margin. Some compared the bill to poll taxes levied in the post-Civil War South to keep minorities from voting. The head of a Nebraska taxpayers' group argued that any person who was "too lazy" to request a free state-issued ID probably wouldn't vote on Election Day.

Sen. Charlie Janssen of Fremont, a Republican candidate for governor, introduced the bill. He's tried similar measures several times, with last year's attempt making it to the floor after supporters failed to overcome an eight-hour filibuster.

Voter ID, an issue throughout the nation's statehouses, is trumpeted by Republicans as a way to prevent voter fraud, while Democrats call it a political ploy to suppress voters who may not have proper identification, particularly groups that typically vote Democratic.

FULL story at link.

[Drale]

1. The saddest thing is not that the representives are pushing this crap but

that many of those "supporters" actually believe the only reason the President won reelection was because of massive voter fraud.