They Come Here to Vote?

You know the Republicans in Congress are out of touch with reality, I know it, we all know it. But I'm still astounded at the ways in which they find to demonstrate this.

The House and the Senate moved yesterday toward a piecemeal crackdown on illegal immigration, pushing forward separate bills to require photo identification to vote, build vast fences on the U.S.-Mexico border and speed the deportation of undocumented workers.

Whatever you think about illegal immigration, I think most sane people would agree that nobody comes here so they can vote. I'm guessing the jobs are a big reason, not the chance to choose the next township constable in Marion county (yeah somehow they still have them).

So are they crazy or crazy like a fox? Sure the photo ID bill was upheld in Indiana (so far) its been struck down in Georgia and Missouri. And with the furor over immigration, we have an environment similar to the time when the PATRIOT Act was passed where reasonable dissent is seen as weakness. So it looks like the GOP has pulled a fast one, launching Strom Thurmond's revenge on the electorate in the name of national security, and getting away with it right? I have faith that the voters will see through this, they'll realize that this has nothing to do with their safety. They may not see the wrong being perpetuated by disenfranchising voters, but they'll see that this is the most hollow of security measures.