Walker Makes It Harder to Obtain Voter ID, Shuts DMV Offices in Dem. Areas (click title to entry - thank you)
by Mike Hall, Jul 26, 2011 | |||||
In May, Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed a Voter ID bill that could disenfranchise tens of thousands of students, seniors, poor and minority Wisconsin voters who don’t have drivers’ licenses or state-issued photo IDs.
Now it appears as if the Walker administration is going a step further to keep voters who aren’t likely to be Walker supporters (see list below) away from the polls. He’s closing 10 Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices where residents can obtain the photo IDs they will need before they are allowed to vote. Supposedly, the move is to free up DMV employees to staff offices that will have expanded hours to provide ID services.
But state Rep. Andy Jorgensen (D) says it appears the decisions were based on politics, with the department targeting offices for closure in Democratic areas and expanding hours for those in Republican districts. In an interview with The Associated Press, he asked:
What the heck is going on here? Is politics at play here?
He probably also doesn’t believe the claims by Walker and his Republican cohorts in the legislature that the new law is necessary to stop voter fraud….
The information in the article speaks for itself. The Wisconsin Republicans are afraid of democracy. The way in which they are conducting the State governments it almost looks like they know the default is on its way. Just a strange coincidence I guess.
MIKE IVEY
The Capital Times | mivey@madison.com
Posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2011 5:20 pm
On Thursday, Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to speak(click here) at the 45th anniversary of a fast-growing Wisconsin company with a long history of helping the disabled.
On Thursday, Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to speak(click here) at the 45th anniversary of a fast-growing Wisconsin company with a long history of helping the disabled.
But Walker's appearance at Fort Atkinson-based Opportunities Inc. has been overshadowed by a whistleblower's claims the company runs an "American version of a Chinese sweatshop" where workers make $7.50 an hour with no benefits, no vacation and little hope of a raise.
In a letter to the Daily Jefferson County Union, Robert Heussner, a three-year employee, says he's disappointed the firm has "embraced the type of work environment that Gov. Walker is bringing to Wisconsin."
Walker is visiting at the company’s invitation….
