Why discourage voting?

Here is my letter to the editor in response to Why Discourage Voting?

Dear Editor,

I would like to know if you honestly deny that voter ID fraud is happening. If so, I would follow up by asking if you think Elvis really died.

Come on, let’s be serious. This is a day in which voter fraud is frighteningly common. Organizations like Acorn have fraudulently registered so many “voters” that Indianapolis, for instance, had 105% of its population registered to vote in 2007. What’s going to happen when these fraudulent registrants show up to vote?

Voting is a wonderful privilege-I’m afraid that many Americans have no idea just how much it cost to obtain the freedom to choose our own leaders in a fair election process. We must keep the process fair.

In your editorial Monday, you state that requiring party registration would “disallow some voters a voice in primary elections.” Seriously? Party registration simply ensures that you get the correct ballot when you vote in the primary-it has nothing whatsoever to do with your right or eligibility to vote in the primary.

Unless, of course, your one of those sneaky types that wants to vote in both party primaries.

As the organizer of the Anderson TEA party on 4/16, I know firsthand that the residents of Anderson are sick and tired of lies, cheating, and corruption wherever it is found, in the elections, in Washington, or even in the newspaper. We would appreciate it if you would stop spinning the hard facts.

Thank you,
Jonathon Hill