Rendell Opposes Voter ID Bill

Governor Ed Rendell said that he'll veto a bill that would require voters to show identification at the polls because he believes such a mandate is unconstitutional and would disenfranchise some of the state's most vulnerable residents.

We have to show Id to get into bars, write checks, and a lot of other everyday tasks. As long as the bill provides a for the poor to have ID's without economic burden, then there is no justification for this veto. If people are disenfranchised from voting because they have to show an ID then they have other problems. Other states have passed similar measures in order to combat voter fraud.

Rendell cited the opinion from the League of Women Voters that there has been no evidence of election fraud in his state. Sorry Rendell, that's not an unbiased source. Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia and Wisconsin have all recently been investigated for voter fraud.

Deroy Murdock from the National Review, notes that unchecked voter fraud is widespread partly because it is so rarely met with swift, stiff punishment.

A Rasmussen poll finds that 82 percent of Americans, including 75 percent of Democrats, believe that "people should be required to show a driver's license or some other form of photo ID before they are allowed to vote."

So what is the real reason for this veto? The investigations of each of the above states were into actions by liberal and Democratic party supporters. Rendell is afraid his party will be adversely affected, not the voter.

Thanks to Michelle Malkin for some fact finding