ok—here’s what has been preying on my mind……I am so tired of this smoke screen of the accusation of disenfranchising blacks from the vote…..Do you’all understand that this is not the issue at all? None of the laws requiring citizens to have legal US identification have anything to do with people of color……..I don’t think ANYONE believes that black people in the US are too dumb or poor to get an ID?? do you??? For pete’s sake, it is almost impossible to live in this country without obtaining an ID. You need it for literally everything. So what is the issue? Illegal immigrants….plain and simple. Read this…..and think about it.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, unless— (1) the election is held partly for some other purpose; (2) aliens are authorized to vote for such other purpose under a State constitution or statute or a local ordinance; and (3) voting for such other purpose is conducted independently of voting for a candidate for such Federal offices, in such a manner that an alien has the opportunity to vote for such other purpose, but not an opportunity to vote for a candidate for any one or more of such Federal offices. (b) Any person who violates this section shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both. (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to an alien if— (1) each natural parent of the alien (or, in the case of an adopted alien, each adoptive parent of the alien) is or was a citizen (whether by birth or naturalization); (2) the alien permanently resided in the United States prior to attaining the age of 16; and (3) the alien reasonably believed at the time of voting in violation of such subsection that he or she was a citizen of the United States. (Added Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title II, § 216(a), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–572; amended Pub. L. 106–395, title II, § 201(d)(1), Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1635.)
So basically the only people that should be unable to vote in Federal elections are those that are not citizens….If they have ID, it should be an ID that plainly identifies them as resident alien or some other designation, hence unable to vote. What we need to be concerned about is not the requirement that OUR citizens have ID to vote, but that the illegal immigrants are not fast tracked to citizenship or issued the wrong ID………this whole business with the border crossing fiasco is just a major ploy by the Democratic party to pad their voter base. All unacceptable and illegal as far as I am concerned.
That’s my rant for the day! We are busily preparing for our departure on Thursday, down to all the last minute details and packing. Wish us luck and good speed on our journey with our little caravan. I’m sure we will have tales to tell when this move is over! Keep smilin’ and keep the smokescreens away from your eyes!
👏👏👏👏👏💕🇺🇸 Safe travels ladies