Alabama GOP chairman used fake voter ID in last couple of elections
Alabama GOP Chairman John Wahl has made news over the last year or so for being a classic moral and legal hypocrite. Being an Alabama Republican, Wahl has spent most of his political mouthpiece time trying to promote all things Donald Trump, but all things Donald Trump is synonymous with all things Republican at this point. One of those things that Republicans champion beyond almost all else is voter suppression laws. Laws like forcing all registered voters to have a voter ID. The reason they do this is in order to help shave off majority rule in elections. The reason they want to get rid of majority rule in a democracy is because the Republican Party does not represent the majority of Americans. It only represents the billionaire class.
Being the Alabama GOP chairman, Wahl is a big supporter of voter ID laws. It is this fact that made a story about retired TVA supervisor at a power plant, Clyde Martin—who had been fired from being a volunteer poll worker—gain traction. Martin was relieved of his duties shortly after asking Wahl and his family to present their proper voter identifications. In Alabama, a proper ID means federally issued or state-issued identification like a passport, driver’s license, military ID, or college student ID. Wahl’s excuse at the time was that he and his family have a religious exemption. “Amish, Mennonites, and other Anabaptists are well known for their concerns about pictures or the way pictures are used. They are definitely not normal in our modern culture, but they shouldn’t be attacked or discriminated against for choosing a different lifestyle.”
Of course, according to MSN, “Wahl regularly posts his own photos on social media, including at least one photo of himself shortly after he voted.” More importantly, Martin says that the issue with Wahl wasn’t that he didn’t show a photo ID. The issue was that the photo ID he showed the poll worker was some made-up badge. It gets better.
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