Tell Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell to veto proposed voter ID laws 1MAR13

JUST like the redistricting plan the right wing extremist passed in the General Assembly in Richmond (that was rejected by the governor) this legislation is not to protect democracy in Virginia, it is to restrict it for the economic and political benefit of the rich and corporate masters of the gop / tea-bagger politicians in Richmond. This legislation will make it difficult, if not impossible, for students, those serving the nation in the military, the poor, the elderly and disabled, to vote. Please click the link and sign the petition to Gov McDonnell telling him to veto these bills that restrict one of our most basic civil liberties, the right to vote.

Partisan extremists in the General Assembly have just rammed through legislation designed to make it harder for Virginians to vote. The proposed legislation does nothing to combat voter fraud and is nothing more than an attempt to suppress voter turnout. 

These efforts need to be stopped. Newspapers across the Commonwealth have berated the Republican attack on voting rights as "a throwback to the Jim Crow era," "an impediment to voting that would adversely affect poor, elderly and minority voters," and "a burden on citizens who are homebound, disabled, deployed in the military, away at college or otherwise unable to vote in person."

These proposed laws would limit the forms of acceptable voter identification, adding obstacles for many voters. Governor McDonnell himself has acknowledged that the current system works. We should not make it more difficult for people to vote.

That's why I created a petition on SignOn.org to Governor Bob McDonnell, which says:

Several bills have passed the General Assembly that would make it harder for Virginians to vote. There is no demonstrated need for stricter voter identification laws in Virginia. Veto these bills and any attempt to disenfranchise voters in the Commonwealth.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

–Aneesh Chopra

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