Project Vote Blog over @ Talking Points Memo Cafe

An excellent source of information on voting rights and so-called voter fraud: Project Vote Blog.

Beware of those who ban books! (And other truisms)

A wiser woman than I has created a wonderful site that catalogs many of the banned books that someone has deemed "dangerous".

Toy assault guns at Target. Not a problem! Books. Careful. (And to be fair, they are probably right that the books are more dangerous than the silly little piece of plastic shaped as a gun).

ACORN & Voting Fraud

There is a great article over at BradBlog that documents the Right's attack on ACORN about Voting Rights. I was a minor player in all of this, someday I will tell my story on this, but it seems that Brad is more right than wrong.

KCUR Story--Lawsuits Challenge Missouri's New Voter ID Statute

Kansas City's NRP station, KCUR, has a great story, "Lawsuits Challenge Missouri's New Voter ID Statute" which went into effect on Monday. KCUR's news director, Frank Morris, talks with Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton, Missouri Senator Delbert Scott, Governor Blunt's Spokesperson Spence Jackson, Attorney Don Dowing and some who are have found the new law difficult to comply with.

These two groups (those who find difficulty with the law and public officials) aren't mutually exclusive. The story tells how Rep. Skelton attempted to obtain a state issued voter ID card (Skelton doesn't drive because of a disability). He left 45 minutes later empty handed. What was the flimsy form of ID that Skelton tried to use to get his state ID? His federal congressional identification card.

He was told that was not acceptable (this is from a county clerk that knew who the congressman was). Lets be thankful that the law will eliminate the huge potential of voter fraud from those who are using counterfeit congressional identification cards in Missouri.