Another reason why we need voter ID.
Okay, kiddo. Here comes the fun part. Ready?
Please explain how Voter ID would have stopped this guy from committing the fraud he committed.
You have to look at the bigger picture. Dems are clearly willing to commit voter fraud in whatever manner necessary to get elected or to get their cronies elected. My point is that we need to exercise means to curb the Dem's propensity towards criminal activity. Voter ID is only the beginning.
Elected officials tend towards corruption whether Dem. or Rep. It's just to easy to sell out
the public trust to the highest bidder. From your article I'm more suspicious of the "3 luxury cars" in his garage and the "artwork and collectibles" in his real home in an "upscale" neighbourhood than I am of the fraudulent route he took to get at the public trough. This route was of course personal dishonesty and not the traditional "voter fraud" you try to tie the conviction to.
If we use these cases for simply partisan infighting it demeans the seriousness of the damage to the democratic process official corruption represents. Your linked article demonstrates this is not a singularly Dem or Rep propensity;
"The last one to quit under such a cloud was then-state Sen. Frank Hill (R-Whittier), who departed in 1994 after being found guilty of extortion, money laundering and conspiracy in a corruption sting known as Shrimpscam, according to Senate Secretary Greg Schmidt.
In 2006, U.S. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-Rancho Santa Fe), resigned his office after pleading guilty to taking bribes and evading taxes. He was given an eight-year, four-month prison term."
This guy state Sen. Roderick D. Wright spent his whole life in politics (sucking at the tit). We the public have to demand these bums not be allowed to enrich themselves at our expense. And of course the higher the office the higher the ill-gotten benefit. U.S. Senators are the highest paid sellout artists.
