Posted by
jefferson on Saturday, July 29, 2006 6:03:19 PM
Angela Moore, the Democrat running for Georgia Secretary of State
now infamous for her "Vote 4 Miss Angela" rap recorded by 13 year old rapper Pootah and found on
AngelaSOS06,
apparently believes that the right to vote of thousands of Georgians is
close to being infringed upon by the state. Her website proclaims, "In
a collaborative effort to protect the right to vote for thousands of
Georgians who may be unable to obtain the restricted forms of voter ID
. . ."
Georgia recently began requiring voters to show
identification when voting. Originally, 17 forms of identification were
acceptable. Now, only 6 meet the requirement.
Correspondence
with the Democrat reveals that Mrs. Moore is aware that "Many people
across Georgia have been unable to obtain these forms of ID's mainly
because they do not have a birth certificate or drivers licence." An
Atlantan state Representative takes the complaint a bit further. In a
June 25th edition of USA Today,
Tyrone Brooks called the recent measures a "poll tax." Brooks stated,
"We think it's an impediment, really a violation of your rights, and we
still say it's a poll tax, because you still have to pay money to get
to a registration office."
All I'm saying is, under that line of
thinking, I pay a poll tax every time I vote because I have to pay for
the gas that is required to operate my vehicle and make it roll to the
voting center. I suppose the government should pay people to come to my
house with a ballot when I am not working so I can vote without being
taxed.
Complaining really must be reduced in America.
Regardless,
Moore and Pootah do believe it is imperative for Georgians to vote. In
Pootah's now famous/infamous rap he echoes Diddy numerous times,
commanding Georgians to "vote or die."
I wish Moore luck.