{"id":26195,"date":"2011-08-16T13:57:50","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T17:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=26195"},"modified":"2011-08-16T14:19:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T18:19:46","slug":"votevets-ginning-up-false-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=26195","title":{"rendered":"VoteVets Ginning up false issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember when Votevets tried to convince us that clean energy is a veterans’ issue and they blew all of that money on an idiot ad that tried to make an issue of connecting IEDs to clean energy? Well, with the election coming up next year, they’re doing the same thing with Republican candidates – well, with Rick Perry, anyway. He must’ve influenced Soros’ ex-girlfriend to sue Soros<\/a> or something. Anyway, now dicksmith and the gang over at VoteVets<\/a> is saying that Perry tried to keep veterans from voting;<\/p>\n

[S]aid Allen Vaught, an Iraq War Veteran, who was awarded a Purple Heart. “Iowans, and Americans at large should know, however, that Governor Perry put partisan politics above the rights of veterans by recently signing a Voter ID Law in Texas that prohibits veterans from using their Department of Veterans Affairs ID card to vote.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, what Perry did was sign legislation sent to him by the legislature which required a FREE voter ID card according to the Dallas Morning News<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, author of the bill, noted that it will allow Texans to get a state ID card for free<\/strong> from the Department of Public Safety. The state ID is one of the photo IDs that would establish the voter\u2019s identity for voting purposes.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Emphasis is mine, in the event that some doofus can’t see where it says “free”. But the whole point is that veterans can’t use their VA ID. I don’t even have a VA ID card – I never have. But I do have a military retiree card, a drivers’ license, a passport, a CCW license and an assortment of security badges. What veterans are walking around out there with nothing but their VA ID card? And how often do they vote?<\/p>\n

Vaught added, “Governor Perry knows full well that a Veterans ID Card is a legitimate, government-issued ID. In some cases, it’s the only government ID a veteran has.<\/strong> Veterans fought to protect our democracy. Yet, Governor Perry’s ill-conceived voter ID law will ensure that some veterans don’t get to participate in the democracy they fought to preserve. That doesn’t earn the respect of any man or woman in uniform that I know. I’d urge the press to dig into Rick Perry’s record on veterans issues. They’ll find his record doesn’t stand up to his blustery rhetoric.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Emphasis is mine again. Put a cork in it, Vaught. That’s all drama queen bullshit. Didn’t you read the part where I said that Sen. Troy Fraser wrote the bill? The bill Perry signed that passed the Texas legislature didn’t specifically target veterans – it targeted unqualified voters. Our troops don’t want to serve the will of unqualified voters more than they don’t want to get a free Texas ID card., ya pimple.<\/p>\n

Thanks to TSO for the links.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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