ID should be required to vote

Jim Elliott once again took to the pages of the Ledger to push the party line agenda of the new, progressive, Democrat party. Jim seems to think that everyone with a heartbeat and maybe some without a heartbeat should be able to vote as often as they like with no identification. He thinks the process of getting a photo ID is too complex for many prospective voters, but those same ID challenged individuals are able to comprehend the issues and can evaluate the candidates with no problem. Jim then tries to walk us through the complicated process of getting a state issued ID, but somewhere along the line he got a little confused. A birth certificate is required to be issued for everyone born in Montana whether they are born in a hospital, at home or in the stable within 10 days of the birth. By the way, most students in Montana are required to provide a valid birth certificate to verify age and identity before enrolling in school. A copy can be purchased for $12.00 (it used to be $8.00) over the internet (free to use at the library) without showing a Montana ID or passport (you got that one wrong Jim), you can use any of a long list of alternatives. You do have to make an appointment with the driver’s license examiner to present your $12.00 birth certificate and pay $16.48 for a state of Montana photo ID. You will have spent a total of $28.48 for an ID that is valid for 8 years. That pencils out to $3.56 per year, similar to the price of a gallon of gas under the current administration. That same handy ID will also enable you to do a really long list of things not possible without a

picture ID.

We all like to believe that every legal vote should count, and every legal voter should vote. The truth is when votes are falsified, people who are ineligible to vote are allowed to vote and computers are manipulated to alter votes every legitimate vote doesn’t count. Every illegal vote nullifies a legitimate vote. It appears that close to here, in Missoula County, Montana, more mail in ballots were counted than there were envelopes to have contained them (over 6%), at least one nursing home’s residents had their ballots (all 28) voted and signed by one person and numerous other ballot envelopes appear to have been signed by the same person. A voter ID requirement would have prevented those illegitimate votes from being cast or counted.

So yes Jim, I think that every eligible voter should be able to vote, and I think that every legal ballot cast should count and not be nullified by an illegally cast and counted ballot. I also think requiring a valid photo ID is not a restriction on voter rights. Also, if you were to actually read the new Georgia law you would know that it will not be illegal to give someone waiting in line to vote a bottle of water. Come on man, you guys just made that one up.

I am also quite curious why the vast majority of voting discrepancies occur in locations controlled by officials affiliated with the Democrat party. Maybe you could share some of your wisdom and explain that?

Sincerely,

Don Manning,

Trout Creek