Senator Jon Ossoff of Georgia, a vocal opponent of voter ID requirements at the ballot box, is nonetheless demanding government-issued identification from citizens who wish to attend his own campaign rally this weekend.
As reported by Gateway Pundit, this mirrors the long-standing practice of the Democrat National Convention, where attendees must present a photo ID to enter what is billed as the partys premier political event. Critics have noted for years that while Democrats routinely denounce voter ID laws as suppression, they quietly embrace strict identification rules when it comes to securing access to their own gatherings.
Breitbart News highlighted the contradiction in a report titled, Sen. Ossoff to Require ID at Campaign Rally While He Fights ID Requirements to Vote. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) insists on security when he interacts with the American public but not when Americans cast their ballots, the outlet observed, underscoring the widening gap between Democrat rhetoric and practice.
The Georgia Democrat is requiring government-issued identification for members of the public to attend his election rally on Saturday, even as he opposes similar safeguards for voting. Ossoff has positioned himself as one of the most aggressive opponents of election security measures, fighting the SAVE Act, which would require government-issued ID verification to vote.
He has gone further by introducing the so-called Right to Vote Act, legislation that would enshrine into laws the right to vote without proving ones identity, making it more difficult for states to implement voter ID and protect election integrity. The bills branding has been criticized as misleading, masking a push to weaken basic verification standards that most Americans view as common sense.
Jon Ossoff is about to vote against the SAVE Act, but is requiring a government-issued ID to get into his rally in Atlanta tomorrow, a campaign account for Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), who is running in the Republican primary to challenge Ossoff, posted Friday. There should be more security in American elections than there is to listen to Jon Ossoffs lies.
Event materials for the rally leave no ambiguity, clearly stating that a valid photo ID is required for entry. The message is unmistakable: identity verification is essential when protecting a Democrat politicians stage, but supposedly discriminatory when protecting the ballot box.
On a related front, Rep. Jamie Raskin has suggested that women may struggle to obtain valid identification, a claim many conservatives view as patronizing and out of touch with reality. For those who believe in secure, transparent elections, the pattern is obvious: there is only one reason a political party would oppose voter IDs, and its to cheat.
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