http://www.ncsl.org/legislatures-elections/elections/voter-id.aspx

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2012/08/17/20120817voter-fraud-rare-united-states.html

Well, actually Ryan the whole Voter ID was just one of many problems. Really the video was to address feelings about the Tea Party, but where Voter ID laws are concerned I happen to agree with the fake news anchor's views. The reality of the situation is this, if most of the voter ID laws being enacted were not violations or discriminatory then why do U.S. and Federal courts keep striking them down as such? In Pennsylvania one republican politician even admitted while being filmed that these types of laws would help to ensure Romney wins that state. It doesn't take much of a scholar to figure out exactly what he meant. Let's be realistic. Florida, South Carolina, and Texas have all recently lost their battles in federal courts which found these laws to be discriminatory in reference to partisanship and in some cases racially motivated. I'm sorry, but that's just not right. In Texas the Federal court even found the redistricting unconstitutional because it heavily favored republicans and discriminated specifically against hispanic voters. If it were just one or two cases I wouldn't be so upset, but it seems to be happening nationwide, and it's not right. Voter fraud is so rare that you are more likely to be struck by lightning than for a case of voter fraud to occur. Seriously, "The analysis of 2,068 reported fraud cases by News21, a Carnegie-Knight investigative reporting project, found 10 cases of alleged in-person voter impersonation since 2000. With 146 million registered voters in the United States, those represent about one for every 15 million prospective voters. The analysis found that there is more alleged fraud in absentee ballots and voter registration than in any of the other categories. The analysis shows 491 cases of alleged absentee-ballot fraud and 400 cases involving registration fraud. Requiring voters to show identification at the polls -- the crux of most of the new legislation -- would not have prevented those cases." These are direct words from a news organization in ARIZONA!

Legal American citizens have been voting for over 2 centuries without need for voter fraud laws because they are unnecessary. Why the sudden need for them? Well, I suppose if you don't want to run a campaign on a strong platform the best way to ensure a win is to make certain those who probably wouldn't vote for you in the first place don't vote at all.

For informational purposes the following is the groups of people not required to present id.(Tennessee)

Voters who vote absentee by mail (view requirements here)
Voters who are residents of a licensed nursing home or assisted living center and who vote at the facility
Voters who are hospitalized
Voters with a religious objection to being photographed
Voters who are indigent and unable to obtain a photo ID without paying a fee
Source: http://www.tn.gov/sos/election/photoID.htm

In regards to the voter id portion of this video I have a couple of things to say:

When I first moved to Tennessee (8 or so years ago) I had to get a TN drivers license. In order to do so I had to present two forms of identification. One was my birth certificate while the other could have been a number of other options including a voter registration card.

This was absolutely absurd for a number of reasons but primarily because I couldn't use a utility bill or any other form of mailings with my name and address on it to get my license. Guess what was required to register to vote? You guessed it, any mailing that had my name and address on it; that and my word that I legally qualified to vote. If that isn't a broke system then I don't know what is. I've already expressed my opinion on the voter id requirements in another rivalry so I won't elaborate into that any further but if I get some time I will dissect this VERY biased video a bit.

I do believe it said the unfortunate senior citizen who had her vote supposedly suppressed was 96. I'd be curious to know if she resides in an assisted living community and hence should have been allowed to vote.

Was that Jane Fonda at the end of that? Enough said.

I just think the gymnastics requires far more athleticism, concentration, and grace.

Really doesn't matter to me. I wouldn't be upset if they did get a tax break where this is concerned, but at the same time I think we should spend more of an effort in other areas of tax increases and decreases than this particular subject.

I would like to hope that one day a man or woman, republican or democrat will be able to attain the highest office without owing anything to any special interest group. I'm an optimist. I prefer to believe there is still good in people. We just have to find the right one.

I sincerely hope President Barack Obama is re-elected, but let's say for now hypothetically that it is January 20th, 2013. Barack Obama is reciting the oath of office once again. What now? Will House and Senate Republicans work with Obama to find a solution to our national debt, unemployment, and economic woes? Should they? Or will they refuse to work with Democrats and Obama out of spite or simply to prove their beliefs. Will American jobs and the economy be the ultimate price that is paid for both party's unwilling nature? I personally would hope that President Obama would be willing to work with Republicans and make a compromise that would benefit us all. The sad thing is that while I believe Democrats would be willing to compromise I feel that many Republicans would not. How will we ever make any progression with this country's problems if we cannot learn to compromise? Aside from the bravery of our forefathers and their constitutional wisdom what made many of them such great men was their willingness to compromise for the better of the American people. Will President Obama and republicans rise to the challenge?

This is exactly the reason why any true Republican should never call a member of the Tea Party a fellow conservative. Tea Party members do not get to call themselves the party of reason. They should be called exactly what they are. The American Taliban. Those who think they are Tea Party members, but don't understand what the true platform behind the Tea Party stands for should take a step back and take a long look at what they really represent.

http://www.upworthy.com/everything-wrong-with-the-tea-party-in-less-than-two-minutes

I'm just answering your question about who could replace him as the challenging candidate. Actually there is something he could do. He could drop out. Which would mean the state's Republican committee could name a replacement. The obvious choice would be to pick from the other two main candidates that ran against him like Steelman, or simply choose someone they believe is in the most alignment with their platform. Every state party committee basically has this power in cases like this or if the candidate were found to be ineligible or died during the course of the race.

Question: How could he drop out and endorse someone else when the primary has already taken place? If that were possible and there was another electable option then of course that would be my preference.

I intended on commenting as soon as I found the time but my time has been very limited due to trying to get the house ready to sell.

Here's a brief breakdown for the time being. I see Obamacare and Obama in general as the biggest dangers to this country (I know we greatly disagree on this and that's fine). Bottom line, the only chance remaining to remove Obamacare is to take control of the executive branch, take control of the Senate, and to remain in control of the House.

Taking the Senate back is far more important than considering this guys opinion of women having some kind of super vagina's. Anytime the establishment GOP throws someone under the bus I immediately question the intentions of the party. That they did in this situation and I'm anti-establishment; if it were up to me I'd replace them all.

As I've been very busy lately I haven't been able to follow this very closely but aside from the word "Deserves" I have no problem being on this side of the rivalry. I really have a hard time believing anyone deserves to serve (Well that was the original intent) the people and make a small fortune doing so.