Reform, My Foot

As this story proves, the Democrats, for all their braying about voting reform, don't want anything done that might restrict their ability to cheat. Here in my home state, they're protesting the voter photo ID law, a perfectly reasonable way to cut down on fraud...which of course is why the Democrats are against it.

A federal court has upheld an Indiana law requiring people to show a government-issued photo ID before voting, much to the disappointment of the Democratic Party, which says many of its constituents -- minorities, the poor, the elderly and the disabled -- will be adversely affected.

"Indiana's voter ID law, widely regarded as one of the most restrictive in America, creates unfair obstacles that will prevent citizens who are lawfully eligible to vote from casting their ballots," said DNC Chairman Howard Dean in a statement issued on Monday.

Of course, Howard the Dim doesn't say what those "obstacles" are. That is one of the dumbest arguments I've ever heard. How hard is it to get a photo ID??

"I applaud the Indiana Democratic Party's decision to appeal this ruling," Dean said. "As part of our Party's commitment to doing whatever we can to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to participate in our democracy, the DNC will assist the Indiana Democratic Party's legal challenge to this unfair law and continue our fight to make it easier for all Americans to exercise their right to vote."

They don't have the opportunity to participate? Who's stopping them? I think the problem here is the Dem constituents will only get to vote ONCE.

On Friday, U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker issued an opinion saying that the plaintiffs, including the Indiana Democratic Party and the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, had produced "not a single piece of evidence" that the law would prevent registered voters from casting ballots.

That's right...but the ACLU and the Democratic Party aren't interested in evidence, as we all know.