Thanks to Republican Gov. Nikki Haley

From Eric Dondero:

The bill was signed into law on Friday. Every one in the State will be required to show a photo i.d. before they are allowed to vote.

The Governor was quoted by various media:

"If you have to show a picture ID to buy Sudafed, if you have to show a picture ID to get on an airplane, you should show a picture ID when you vote."

She added:

"nobody else can steal your id. No one else can vote for you. You are going to be able to vote by proving that. It maintains the integrity of the process."

Related; a recent investigation from the Sec. of State's office in New Mexico found that hudreds of illegal aliens have voted in elections there in the last few years, and were still on the voter rolls. (KFOX)

From Eric Dondero:

Republican Presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney was in Irmus, South Carolina on Friday meeting with about 40 potential GOP primary voters at a plumbing supply company. After the event, in response to a reporter's question, he made the following statement:

There are a lot of things in this country I don't agree with. There are a lot of things other states do that I don't agree with. But I believe in the right of people in a state to pursue policies which they think are in their best interests, and then try them out. And I think if a state tries something like a single-payer system, they'll found out in a big hurry, it's a disaster. And the people of that state will throw out that government, and put in people who will do something a lot smarter.

See video at MittRomneyCentral.com Photo credit - Marbury.typepad

MOOCHER WATCH!

Able-bodied males living fat, dumb and happy off the Fed Gov.

From Eric Dondero:

Mitt Romney was in Columbia, South Carolina meeting with potential GOP primary voters on Friday. His focus was job creation. Included on the iternerary a stop at a plumbing supply warehouse.

From WaPo:

Kevin Meetze, the plumbing company owner, said his top concern was too-generous unemployment benefits. South Carolina legislators are considering cutting the maximum jobless benefits workers can get from 26 weeks to 20 weeks. Meanwhile, Meetze said extended federal benefits are a problem.

“We’ve been hiring for the past couple of years during this recession, but it’s hard to get people to come to work when they’re making a pretty decent salary off the government,” Meetze said.

As Governor of Massachusetts Romney supported initiatives that would require welfare recipients to work, and supported federal workfare requirements. (Ontheissues.org)

Note - There is a video of the event at MittRomneyCentral.com. Photo credit - LiveJournal.com

Vote for a Republican? You're Blacklisted

From Eric Dondero:

In a syndicated column published at various national publications such as the Washington Post, National Review, and National Journal, Maine's moderate Republican Senator Susan Collins railed against a proposal by the Obama administration to require private contractors with the federal government to produce detailed political expenditure reports.

How the White House would politicize the contracting process

In true Orwellian fashion, the draft order suggests that the only way to keep politics out of the contracting process is to include political information with every contract offer. If the White House gets its way, federal agencies would have to collect information on the campaign contributions and other political expenditures of potential contractors before a contract could be awarded. This far-reaching order would apply not only to contributions made by the contracting company but also to contributions made by its directors, officers and affiliates.

These requirements would apply retroactively to contributions made in the two years preceding the submission of an offer. Think about that — political donations made years before a contract is even contemplated would have to be shared with government officials. This would inevitably have a chilling effect on the First Amendment rights of individuals to contribute to the political causes and candidates of their choice.

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