What's better - letting someone vote who shouldn't be allowed, or disallowing someone who should be allowed?

Republicans have made no secret that they have discouraged low income voters ever since the days of Ronald reagan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GBAsFwPglw

Mike T our government is supposed to be a representative form of government.Is it wrong for those that need a little help with motivation to be represented in Washington?

Your outline of the political parties and their voter participation goals are flawed at the outset.

Democrat left-wing groups go out and find poor, uninformed, unregistered individuals and persuade them to register as democrats. They coach them to vote as democrats, without any knowledge of any issues. These new voters are often bribed with cash, cigarettes, or whatever else they place value in. This is a common practice.

Republicans are not as active in voter registration drives. This is, at least in part, due to the fact that A much larger percentage of republicans are already registered. A larger percentage of individuals, who are more likely to vote for a republican, are self-motivated and will take the initiative to register themselves...without the party-favors.

There are more democrat-registered voters out there, simply because of the "community organizations" and their tactics. Even in the primaries, Far more democrats voted. This means nothing.

You will see, on November 4th, the full power of republican voters.

Letting people vote who are ineligible to vote or illegally voting taints the system.

The original voting was for the people to decide who should be in charge with the people still holding the power.

Voter fraud does nothing but hurt our country and skew everything to one side. When one side is directly against the Constitution and the Founding principles of the country voter fraud allows them to win and change the country so that it is no longer recognizable from it starting and the things that made it great.

You're minimizing what 'Democrats' are doing. It isn't just an 'occasional' fraudulent registration. In Ohio alone they're estimating 200,000+ fraudulent registrations. Indiana has 105% voter registration. These are just two of the states.

This doesn't include attempts to disenfranchise the overseas military vote. Or the 30,000 convicted felons registered in Florida.

I have yet to see evidence of 'Republicans' trying to suppress anyone's vote. Unless you consider requiring a picture I.D. to vote as 'suppression'.

My question in response is, why the push to get people registered when voting is a right, and a conscious decision?

If people don't register, that is their choice.

The retina scan that is being suggested is a good idea. It needs to be a nationwide database though.

And I will reiterate that the retina scan is the most objective method possible. As long as it is a national database.

In a democracy everyone should have the right to vote unless they are under-age or on an IQ-level of that of a child's.

every voter registration handled by acorn should be thrown out for starters. every person who can not prove who they are with a legitimate id and address should be thrown out. every felons vote should be thrown out. the democrats are so blatantly trying to destroy the legitimacy of voting . those who are breaking the law should be investigated and prosecuted.

The Republicans want millions of votes suppressed, that's thee only way George W Bush has made it twice. You know it and I know it.

Its better to have some votes be fraudulent than disallow legal voters from voting.

i think its better to let someone vote who shouldn't.

the point of democracy is that everyone (should) have a say in government.