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Opening Arguments

The fire is gone

But a passion for what?

— He was fiery, and he was funny, but when the Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery got serious, he urged an Evansville audience Thursday night to be prepared to fight.

Speaking to the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Human Relations Commission Annual Dinner and Mayor's Celebration of Diversity Awards, Lowery said the passion with which activists fought during the civil rights struggles of the 1960s is needed now.

Lowery cited Indiana's Voter ID law as "a prime example" of a "new civil rights battle" because Republicans are using it as a tool "to suppress voting rights" so they "can stay in power." Really? Having to show you're who you say you are when you vote? That's what you're equating with the civil rights struggle to give all people their basic rights and dignity?

Passion tends to bubble up when a tipping-point number of people get energized about a great cause. You can't lecture the masses into it.

Say, I bet if we tried, we could get people fired up with a passion about the crushing of our dreams by an intrusive, massive and profligate government. And we could call the movement . . .

. . .n, wouldn't work.

Comments

Tim Zank
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 2:24pm

Can you imagine how hard it is for someone like Lowery to keep a straight face while uttering such nonsense?

In 2011, it's a burden to prove your identity?

Please.

littlejohn
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 2:31pm

Tim, it is common knowledge that minorities, the poor and the young are the least likely to have driver's licenses. They are also overwhelmingly Democratic.
Do you think it's some sort of coincidence that only Republicans are pushing this measure?
It is a crude and obvious attempt to limit Democratic turnout. Furthermore, that states that are want to require a picture ID have virtually no history of voter fraud.
You can easily confirm this in 10 minutes on Google.

Tim Zank
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 6:11pm

Well Che'...er Littlejohn,

First, you don't need a drivers license (misleading democrat talking point as usual).

Second, Republicans are pushing this measure because it is common sense. (how do all these po' folks cash their checks, get their food stamps, collect their welfare benefits etc? They show their I.D.)

Third, it's not crude at all but it is obvious we are trying to limit the amount of dead democrats and illegal democrats at the voting booth.

Fourth, how would you ever know if there was voter fraud if you don't make anyone prove who they are?

It's a perfectly common sense measure with only one downside, Democrats (or anyone else of course) won't be able to cheat.

Exit Question: Do union members have to prove their identity when they take a vote on a contract or do they just let anyone in attendance cast a contract vote?

ransom
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 8:30pm

Littlejohn values the franchise so much he wants anyone to enjoy it, likely living or dead, and as often as they want to. I wonder how many Democrat victories were the result of the fraud that accompanies anonymous voting?

john b. kalb
Fri, 09/30/2011 - 9:38pm

Tim - I'm sure that Small Place to Take a Pee ... will relieve himself trying to answer your exit question.

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