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• • 18 Apr 07
  • 11:05 am

  I didn't know Pat Rogers was on the short list to replace Iglesias, but I'm not at all surprised. He was the plaintiffs' attorney in the 2004 Larranaga voter fraud case, which I discuss here: http://christiancentury.org/article.lasso?id=3181 ("Hypothetical Fraud: Behind the Firing of David Iglesias," Christian Century, April 17, 2007) The arguments used in Larranaga have frightening implications. Meg E. Cox

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• • 19 Apr 07
  • 2:24 am

  I'm with you, Kuya, on the need for paper ballots (not just "paper trails"). If you'd like to read up on voter ID, I suggest starting with the Brennan Center study, summarized in this report to the Department of Homeland Security: http://www.brennancenter.org/dynamic/subpages/download_file_48288.pdf Certain groups are less likely than others to have state-issued photo ID with a current address. Think about it. If you don't drive, you're less likely to have one. People with less money and people with disabilities are less likely to drive. If you move often, it's less likely that your ID has a current address. Students and people …

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