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FarmerRick:
Here's one of the issues that requires our voice to stop....

The Situation: Voter ID Bill

Last Thursday State Senator Charlie Janssen updated our group on his voter ID bill. This week it was to come to the floor for debate but had to be withdrawn because it has been demonized and demonstrated against, scaring the backers that Charlie thought he had. One simple fact is ignored: THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON TO OBSTRUCT THIS BILL, OTHER THAN PROTECTING VOTER FRAUD.

Charlie and Deb Fisher have put their full support behind it. It's a simple measure:
It simply requires only that voters prove their identity before voting.
It treats every voter equally.
Voters can obtain an ID at no cost.
They can even vote late if necessary to obtain the ID.
It costs the state only $15,000/yr to administer.
There is no group - seniors, minorities, majorities - advantaged or disadvantaged.

Here's what Janssen's office is asking:
Right now only the liberals are being heard. They are demonstrating and manning the phones.
The first 15 Senators below are intimidated and wavering.
Only about half are needed to pass the bill.
But they're backing away because of the pressure.
This bill is going to die if we remain silent.
So what we need is simple. It's time to speak with one voice, as conservative Americans, and be heard. This is not TPP issue; not a 912 issue; not a Freedom Works; not GOP, etc. It's the right thing to do and is long overdue. So it's time to speak.

If you're a member of WinItBack, please phone/email as many of the Senators below as you can. If you know someone in their district, forward the information to as many as you can.
If you are the leader of another conservative group, please pass this to your members and ask them to call and email.
No organization will take credit for the win. What's important is that conservative Nebraskans be heard in large numbers and that we send the liberals a message that they can no longer control by intimidation.

There's also a small group of Senators trying to kill this by amendments or fillabuster - but we aren't going to waste our energy on them. Let's focus on what's right and let the results take care of the opposition.

This is one of our few opportunities to speak in a unified voice. WE NEED TO BE FINISHED BY TUESDAY! SO EMAIL THIS WEEKEND AND CALL FRIDAY, MONDAY or TUESDAY. Janssen's office will give us feedback on how effective we are, so make some noise in Lincoln!

SPEAK WELL - AND LOUD!


All Numbers begin with 402-471-____

Greg Adams      gadams@leg.ne.gov 402-471-2756
Brad Ashford     bashford@leg.ne.gov     2622
Lydia Brasch      lbrasch@leg.ne.gov       2728
Colby Coash     ccoash@leg.ne.gov         2632
Abbie Cornett   acornett@leg.ne.gov      2615
Galen Hadley    ghadley@leg.ne.gov       2726
John Harms      jharms@leg.ne.gov         2802
Russ Karpisek   rkarpisek@leg.ne.gov    2711
Bob Krist          bkrist@leg.ne.gov           2718
Paul Lambert   plambert@leg.ne.gov      2613
LeRoy Louden  llouden@leg.ne.gov        2725
John Nelson     jnelson@leg.ne.gov        2714
Rich Pahls        rpahls@leg.ne.gov          2327
Pete Pirsch      ppirsch@leg.ne.gov         2621
John Wightman jwightman@leg.ne.gov  2642


We can all make at least one or two phone calls.

metaldoc:
Just got done giving a nudge to my rep.   I agree, this is one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to reduce voter fraud.

kozball:
Would this be LB 239 ?

armed and humorous:
I don't know how important it is that we have this voter ID bill, but I'm certainly not opposed to it.  I don't believe it creates any significant hardship on anyone either.  I'm not going to look it up, but it seems to me that it is a law that a person has to have some sort of ID on them anyway (state, local, ?).  Seems to me I've heard of people being arrested because they had no ID, or money on them (vagrancy).  I don't know if it's still on the books, but at one time in some places, you had to have at least one dollar on your person, or you were considered a vagrant.  Weird, huh?  :)

DanClrk51:
This is a much needed bill. When I first started voting back in 2004 I was baffled/surprised/appalled when I went to the polls to vote and they didn't ask me for my ID. All anyone needs is a name and an address. Someone could impersonate me and vote in my stead.
Voter fraud is a serious problem in this country and it needs to be stopped. This bill is very reasonable and should have been passed decades ago.

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