Another Republican Denies Homeless Vote

Add this to the list of reasons for a constitutional amendment ensuring every citizen the unconditional right to vote.

As with many states, to have the right to vote requires not just an address but that the address be one's primary residence as well. Because this is fundamentally impossible for the homeless, the homeless are easily denied the right to vote. So, it is not true when James says "the homeless are allowed to vote. I have no quarrel with that. But they have to follow the law," by which he means that they have to have a residence. This is to say that the homeless can vote as long as they aren't homeless. I imagine that makes perfect sense to most republicans who really wouldn't want a million or two homeless people to be granted the legal right to vote. So much for all that hot air about spreading freedom and democracy!

With the prospects of a federal law requiring an identificationon card to be eligible to vote, this problem will likely get worse since an address is normally required to get an I.D.