Recently, North Carolina passed a bill that banned Sunday voting. Their reasoning? The people who vote on Sundays are disproportionately African American and they disproportionately vote Democrat.
The Republicans, argued that this bill prevents voter fraud. The Democrats, argued that the bill suppressed voters based on their race. Continuing on, the 4th Circuit ruled that this bill was unconstitutional because of statutory prohibitions on intentional discrimination.
Finally, the Supreme court agreed with the ruling of the 4th Circuit, handing the victory to Democrats and civil rights groups, and leaving Republicans angered.
This is relevant because in our AP Government class we have been studying voter behavior (Chapter 9) and this ties in with how different races tend to vote. Also, this article ties in with federalism (Chapter 2) because the article talks about how the state tried to contradict federal law and how the government exercised its power.
1) Is voter fraud an actual issue?
2) Can Republicans and Democrats ever find a compromise on the issue of Voter ID Laws?
sarah elshenawy
ReplyDelete1. voter fraud is not an actual issue because it rarely happens.it is such a small percent that it does not even matter. people should not be concerned about it.
2. no republicans and democrats will probably never find a compromise of voter id laws. This is because they are usually always in gridlock. It is not likely that they will agree on one solution for this.
1. Voter fraud is tricky, but I can not say that voter fraud does not exist. I can see the argument that voter fraud is an issue in a state, such as CA, that allows sanctuary cities to undermine federal immigration law. However, the difference it will make and the total impact it would have on elections is probably minimal, but I don't think we should just ignore it.
ReplyDelete2. At this point, Republicans and Democrats need to compromise on a lot more before they start with Voter ID laws. I think it might be best to let the courts decide whether or not the states can allow sanctuary cities. San Francisco and the state of CA sued Donal Trump because he withheld federal funding from sanctuary cities. We are currently too polarized to compromise on anything.
1. Voter fraud is not a pressing issue because it rarely occurs and and has little implication on the overall election. Even though it is important to keep the integrity of our elections, it is important to not let unfairness play a role in the election process to "protect" voter fraud.
ReplyDelete2. As the country is becoming more parian hopes for compromise between Republican and Democrats are continuing do decrease. I do believe that it is still possible for there to be compromise as the public will protest against the discrimination and violation of their rights to vote.
Sophia McMaster
ReplyDelete1. Voter fraud is not very common. People push for voter ID laws to prevent minorities from voting for the country. It has little to no effect on the outcome of the elections but it shouldn't be completely ignored. It should be easier for most minorities to vote
2. I don't think Republicans and Democrats will compromise on many topics, especially Voter ID laws because the government has become so partisan.It would take a great amount of attention from the public for this to become a primary topic for the courts.
Karina Mori
ReplyDelete1. Voter fraud is not significant enough of a problem to warrant a need for a solution. Since voter fraud often occurs at such insignificant margins and does not often affect elections. It should not be completely overlooked, but I think it is used as a tactic for Republicans to oppress minorities.
2. I don't think that Republicans and Democrats will soon agree on voter ID laws. Since partisanship is at an all time high, until Republicans are willing to admit the reasoning behind voter ID laws, there will not be compromise.
Voter fraud has gotten more buzz recently because I think it happens more. I don't think it happens more in the sense of people voting under a different name or anything of that nature, but certainly with people associated with candidates collecting mail in ballots. Trump generally talks about voter fraud with voter ID laws which isn't the problem. If he really thinks voter fraud is an issue he would address the voter fraud that Republicans are doing, which represents the polarity.
ReplyDeleteVoter fraud, although present, does not raise so much of an issue that real action needs to be taken to prevent it. The way I see it, Republicans are using voter fraud as an excuse to continue to oppress minorities and try to rig the elections in their favor. There is no action being taken for any voter fraud committed by the Republican voter. I don't see a compromise for Voter ID laws happening anytime soon because both sides are extremely stubborn, Republicans especially, and are unwilling to compromise.
ReplyDelete1) Voter fraud is not a huge issue, it does happen but it is not super common. It is often used as an argument to cover up voter discrimination, such as voter id laws.
ReplyDelete2) I think that there is a compromise but I don't see them reaching it. A good compromise to voter id laws would be any photo id is valid, such as school id.
1. Voter fraud is a real issue. According to the Heritage Foundation, which documents voter fraud, there have been several thousand cases of elicit voting in just the past two elections. Voter ID laws are a common sense solution to a problem and in no way descriminatory, as any race can get an id or drivers license.
ReplyDelete2. I think there is a compormise, we should have voter id laws and maybe we can compromise on early voting. However, I think the democrats would rather cry racist than atually adress the problem of voter fraud.
1) I think that regardless of how you feel about Voter Fraud being an issue, we can at least agree that the states should be required to distribute some type of I.D. to everyone so that when they vote, It's a simple matter of checking to make sure that the person is who they say. If you need an I.D. to buy alcohol at 21, you should need an I.D. to vote at 18
ReplyDelete2) I think that if we do my plan, regardless if the results show that Republicans or Democrats are right in their claims on voter fraud, voter fraud will cease to be an issue
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ReplyDelete1) Voter fraud is real, yet the real question is whether integrity of voting is violated or not.
Delete2) The GOP and the Dems should find a compromise. It may happen in the near future or in 100 years. Only time will tell.
Jessica Masterson
ReplyDelete1. Voter fraud is an actual issue because it has become a polarizing topic, and can affect the results of close elections.
2. I believe a compromise could be made on the issue, such as permitting more kinds of ID to be acceptable (like a school ID), but I do not believe that this will occur because the issue is very polarized.
1. Voter fraud is an actual issue because it is something that causes a lot of conflict between Democrats and Republicans.
ReplyDelete2. They should find a compromise. Its causing a lot of polarization so it should be resolved as soon as possible.
1) Is voter fraud an actual issue?
ReplyDeleteIt can be if the election is very close, but if the election is pretty standard, than they will have no impact
2) Can Republicans and Democrats ever find a compromise on the issue of Voter ID ?Laws? Yes, regardless if the results show that Republicans or Democrats are right in their claims on voter fraud, voter fraud will cease to be an issue
1. Voter fraud is a legitimate issue because it can be the deciding factor of an election, and also causes a lot of tension between parties
ReplyDelete2. Democrats and Republicans can find compromise on many issues, one of which is Voter ID laws because they both would like to get rid of conflict. In addition, minorities are a large amount of their voters.
1. Yes, like in South Carolina where republican candidate went around soliciting votes and writing in their own preferences into ballot sheets. However, the scary boogie man of immigrant and black fraudulent voters is imaginary and politically expedient.
ReplyDelete2. Yes, we already have found a comprise, and will continue to find new compromises. Voter ID laws are not binary, it’s about the extent to which voter fraud is considered. However, I do not think Republicans and Democrats will ever agree on Voter ID laws, as they will never agree on most issues.