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Originally Posted by janmcn
If Mitt Romney wins fair and square, without people being denied the right to vote, I'll have to live with it or move to Costa Rica. If Romney wins because of voter suppression and voter purges, it will be a very sad day for America.
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This "voters being denied the right to vote" and "voter suppression" stuff is pure crap.
Freedom comes with individual responsibility.
It is a voter's responsibility to make sure he/she registers to vote on time and truthfully fills out the forms.....and no more than once. It is also a voter's responsibility to actually show up and vote at the polls on the appropriate day/time, or in advance with an absentee ballot mailed in or dropped off on time.
It is also a voter's responsibility to periodically check on their current voter registration record, either online, in person, or on the phone, to make sure of their poll location and to assure they are currently registered in time for the upcoming election.
Newly naturalized citizens are thrilled to take up these new responsibilities with their new citizenship. If a person for whom English is a second language can make sure they're properly registered and can show up to vote in the appropriate place/time, then a person born in this country speaking English from birth can do it, too.