Governor Walker, Madison WI
You may as well have my name and address. It’s there. I voted. I tried to write your office and was told you needed all personal details about my life and everything was to be sent to the press or otherwise subject to disclosure. But thank you for contacting me, says your web page.
You said recently that you wish to overturn a 36 year-old law that allows legal American citizens and legitimate Wisconsin voters to register on election day.
Two of your cohorts will introduce legislation to do just that. I ask you one thing. When you vote for them, remember that their families are on the line because we pay their salaries, also yours. What you have done is say “Elect us, now prevent other citizens from voting so we can win next time around.”
For politicians of all stripes, who carry that flag and kiss babies, suppressing voters is not the way to win an election. Even if it is, it’s anti-American and the least patriotic stance one who represents voters (who have bought your house and put food on your table) can have.
I just read that 19% of Wisconsin voters registered on election day. Remember that policies are important, not exclusions, and that these 20% are registered for life and are looking at you next time around. You may survive a recall but beware of what you’re doing to honest and caring citizens in your state who have earned the right to vote. Not so cheery on this one, Dee
I just learned that Wisconsin is one of nine states exempt from Federal law having voter registrations available at motor vehicle and welfare offices. Simply because it chose to save money by having day-of-voting registrations. I don’t get it. How many citizens go to a DMV office if they don’t have to? That’s the Republican’s mother lode and unless they create jobs and bring new people into the state, they’ll never get the rich white person with a car vote.