It's not that different and it's a concrete example of something that happened quite recently. - Edit 1
Before modification by Vivien at 18/01/2012 11:45:33 PM
That example is willfully misleading voters. Unless you're trying to say that DMV offices/similar entities may do something like this, I don't see how it's relevant to my point.
And, honestly, I think that's rather paranoid. Your example was not a government office. It was a CAMPAIGN MANAGER. If you want to make the argument that even the government can and will intentionally mislead voters...well you're welcome to make it but it's still incredibly paranoid and I don't think has a place in the discussion of normal life
And, honestly, I think that's rather paranoid. Your example was not a government office. It was a CAMPAIGN MANAGER. If you want to make the argument that even the government can and will intentionally mislead voters...well you're welcome to make it but it's still incredibly paranoid and I don't think has a place in the discussion of normal life
I don't think it's paranoia to point out something that has already happened that's on this topic. Yes, it's not exactly the same as voter id laws, but it's in the same opera.
I never claimed that the government would intentionally mislead voters. This is an example of a district that's majority African American getting a robo call that the election has already been decided and that they can stay home. It's not that much of a stretch to imagine a robo call that says that the voter id laws in your state have been changed recently and make it seem more difficult than it actually is to vote. Such a robo call could say something like "anyone voting will be investigated for illegal immigrants residing in their homes" or you cannot vote if you don't have a valid us passport. The element of truth (that voter id laws have been changed) makes it more effective.
Edit: Also: this is an example of real election fraud. By real I mean the kind that is actually taking place, not the imaginary kind.