Dear Senator Wentworth,
Perhaps you read O. Ricardo Pimentel’s May 24th column on the Voter ID bill in the San Antonio Express-News. (Here’s a link to the column for your convenience: http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Voter-ID-A-bogus-solution-for-a-pretend-crisis-1392650.php)
Mr. Pimentel contends there is “no credible evidence” of widespread voter fraud. He calls in-person voter fraud at the polls “Texas’s version of WMD.” In other words, voter fraud is a make-believe problem conjured up to justify the requirement to show a photo ID to vote. Making voters show a photo ID doesn't stop voter fraud, it just stops Democrats from voting. Because apparently lots of Democrats don't have photo IDs, but pretty much all Republicans do.
Is this true? Was the whole Voter ID bit just a clever scheme to keep the hordes of ID-less Democrats from voting? Or does Pimentel have it all wrong?
Let's settle this once and for all. Kindly point me to credible evidence of in-person voter fraud at the polls. Thank you.
Regards,
luridtransom
Readers: Please note a similar letter was sent to Gov. Perry. As you recall, Gov. Perry designated Voter ID one of the emergency items of this legislative session.