I’ve waltzed across Texas today to attend the True the Vote National Summit in Houston. The sold-out summit’s purpose is to promote, discuss and work on securing our elections. Voter ID is one element of election security, but it’s not the only one.
Despite the fact that fully 70% of Americans across all backgrounds support voter ID, the summit has attracted an anti-voter ID protest outside. Not much of a protest, but a protest, as several dozen people stand around holding signs in front of the summit’s hotel, next to the interstate.
The protest has shown enough of a threat that Houston police are here in force, and they’ve brought the horses.
Getting a little closer up, let’s see what’s on those protest signs.
I’m not sure how securing the vote so that all legitimate votes count the same could possibly constitute “taking America back,” or silencing anyone who ought to be casting a vote, but there it is.
This year’s summit promises to be a bit more interesting than the outdoor action. On the way in, I ran into James O’Keefe, Quin Hillyer, Hans von Spakovsky and Christian Adams. We’ll hear more from three of that quartet as featured speakers tonight and tomorrow.
Read Bryan’s second report here.
They forgot to put tape over their noses.
– are upon you.
Taking America back from the Communists who currently run it? I think that’s what they mean and they’re right to fear it. After all, if we go back to being a representative Constitutional republic, they’re SCREWED. Laws might begin to matter again!
Don’t silence the criminals!
Orion
We will not be silenced? Who on Earth is silencing these people? Themselves apparently as I assume they put the duct tape on their own own mouths.
Just because nobody’s listening doesn’t mean you’re being silenced.
They may be silenced now — but they’re going to be yowling when they take the duct tape off. That stuff is sticky! Definitely not long-term planning.
They are the ones who want to silence conservatives. As usual, such hypocrites.
Why is it easier to vote than to purchase a gun? Aren’t they both constitutional rights? Why does the FBI want a back ground check if I seek to purchase a gun but not to vote? Aren’t felons forbidden from both owning a firearm and voting? Shouldn’t they be equally concerned when either of these happen?
If you keep felons from voting you lose out on such wonderful lawmakers as Al Franken.