The left just cannot get enough of all the Wuhan coronavirus (Covid-19) tyranny, including the new “vaccine passports” that have been unveiled in New York. Why, then, are Democrats opposed to having to show identification when voting?
In order to keep people “safe” from the Chinese virus, they claim that everyone must wear a mask, get “vaccinated,” and carry around identification papers or a smartphone app to prove that they are not infected. When it comes to voting, though, Democrats are fine with just taking people’s word for it.
The hypocrisy is striking. It shows that the left is not actually concerned with safety, honesty, decency or any of the other virtuous concepts they love to throw around as their own. There is no consistency with anything they say or do.
On the one hand, nobody can be trusted to go about their business without showing evidence that they either tested “negative” or were jabbed for Chinese germs. At the same time, expecting people to show a photo ID before casting a vote is simply too much to ask, they say.
The Democrat-majority House of Representatives recently voted on a bill to eliminate all state voter ID laws that require voters to authenticate their identity before pulling the lever. The claim is that having to show proper ID is a “barrier” or “obstacle” to voting.
The same can be said of vaccine passports, which represent a barrier to traveling, going to sporting events, or maintaining employment. And yet this is okay because the scary Chinese virus might get us all if not everyone agrees to get swabbed and jabbed. Read more…