Sen John Cornyn Tweets Joke About Voter ID, Doesn’t Go Down Well
Senator John Cornyn (R) took to Twitter to make a jokey joke about the voter ID law, because it’s such a funny matter to disenfranchise eligible voters.
In fact, Georgia’s have a really good time with suppressing the vote, to the tune of 50,000 residents, the majority of them being people of color in Democratic-leaning regions.
The voter ID law is transparent if your eyes are open.
Cornyn tweeted, “Wife lost wallet and ID so must wait to get new ID tomorrow; part of vast right wing conspiracy to suppress the conservative vote.”
Wife lost wallet and ID so must wait to get new ID tomorrow; part of vast right wing conspiracy to suppress the conservative vote
— JohnCornyn (@JohnCornyn) October 21, 2014
Har har hardee har har. What a funny guy. That right there is what we call a real knee slapper. Twitter users weighed in quickly:
.@JohnCornyn Lucky that didn’t happen the day before the election, eh, Senator? https://t.co/VlE8jqwcfU
— Brad Friedman (@TheBradBlog) October 21, 2014
@JohnCornyn I am happy your family can easily afford to replace her ID.
— Nick Geidner (@ngeidner) October 21, 2014
.@JohnCornyn would be funny as hell if she had a job that didn’t let her take off work to get a new ID.
— kept_simple (@kept_simple) October 21, 2014
@JohnCornyn @nielslesniewski oil rich senator’s wife can get an id easier than those who can’t afford travel,id itself. 600k voters #tcot
— Matthew Barnes (@sasnakmwb) October 21, 2014
You know who should STFU? @JohnCornyn should STFU. https://t.co/ibdHw1zUI9
— Squarewolfly Boo!ted (@squarelyrooted) October 21, 2014
@MRVvoort @JohnCornyn Hope he’s willing to pay the $40 or more it costs for many to get the docs needed for “free” TX ID! For 600k voters!
— Brad Friedman (@TheBradBlog) October 21, 2014
@JohnCornyn How if your wife worked 2 part time jobs and was a single mother to a 3-year old?
— NICKinNOVA (@NICKinNOVA) October 21, 2014
@MRVvoort @TheBradBlog @JohnCornyn When I lost my ID, I had to pay to get my original birth cert & take a day off work (I was a waitress in
— vanessa ray (@onthevraydar) October 21, 2014
@JohnCornyn she’s very lucky that she has the money to pay, time off of work, transportation & fuel to get there. But it’s still a poll tax.
— Audrey. (@Audnumber) October 21, 2014
Burnt Orange Report reports:
For people like Senator Cornyn and his wife, getting access to a birth certificate or paying a fee to get a driver’s license replaced doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. As a matter of fact, for them, it is a joke. But for 600,000 Texans who will not be able to vote in this incredibly important election, there is nothing funny here at all.
This past week, a 93-year-old veteran inTexas was denied his right to vote. I’ll bet that just cracks Cornyn up.
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Maxx44 October 30th, 2014 at 6:47 pm
The tone deaf rule.
Roctuna October 30th, 2014 at 7:18 pm
Like he really cares if he offends women, students, the poor, the old or the non-white.
mea_mark October 30th, 2014 at 6:57 pm
For those Texans without proper ID please still vote with a provisional ballot. The more provisional ballots, the more we can show discrimination and force Texas into preclearance. Texas politicians and the GOP should not be allowed to make rules on who should vote and not vote because they are clearly willing to discriminate. Every provisional ballot can be treated as evidence. Vote regardless of what they say you can or can not do.
tracey marie October 30th, 2014 at 7:58 pm
Provisional votes will count if the race is close. They will verify all the provisionals, that is why you should always vote
Larry Schmitt October 30th, 2014 at 7:08 pm
And even if it did happen the day before election day, chances are she has a passport, which most of the 600,000 others don’t. And the wife of a senator probably doesn’t have to work, so she has plenty of free time to get a new license, unlike the majority of workers, who may not get paid for the time they spend at DMV. Or they could join the throngs on Saturday morning and spend a few hours that way.
Tommy6860 October 30th, 2014 at 7:25 pm
Yay! AOTD Cornyn really understands that everyone is mobile and can afford many times over, being able to purchase another Voter ID card that proves your are following white rules in a democracy.
Suzanne McFly October 30th, 2014 at 7:27 pm
Amazing how comfortable an elected official feels as he is making fun of 50,000 constituents.
tiredoftea October 30th, 2014 at 7:58 pm
Peanuts compared to the millions he’s sold out over the years.
rg9rts October 31st, 2014 at 3:08 am
Hey he only makes $174,000 plus benefits
M D Reese October 30th, 2014 at 8:17 pm
…Let them eat cake…2014 style.
Foundryman October 30th, 2014 at 9:02 pm
Yep, if you lose your ID, just have your chauffeur drive you the the license bureau, it’s as simple as that…what’s the big deal?
Larry Schmitt October 31st, 2014 at 4:47 am
Or you can just show your boat license.
M D Reese October 31st, 2014 at 4:41 pm
…Or your NRA or KKK membership card…
Sy Colepath October 30th, 2014 at 8:44 pm
What compels a United States “Senator” to be a complete and utter f’ing clown?
And….could this guy be any more white?
Foundryman October 30th, 2014 at 8:59 pm
Cornyn and his fellow teabags own the platform to disenfranchise voters and are proud of it….They planned it, they voted it in and are happy thousands of eligible people will be turned away…
It’s just amazing the polls show they will be rewarded with big wins, shows how stupid and gullible Americans can be.
Mexico Juan October 30th, 2014 at 9:08 pm
Fucker won’t be laughing and joking like a smug cock smoker once his Red State moves to Purple and then Blue within the next 10-20 years. The 2nd great expansion from California to Texas and the Northeast to Virginia, North/South Carolina is going to be beautiful!!!!
Dwendt44 October 31st, 2014 at 12:52 am
The Tealaban can do a lot of damage that will be difficult and time consuming to correct in that time.
Even if Democrats retake the House, the Rabid right will still have enough Senators to obstruct, block and delay any corrective laws or appointments.
raincheck October 31st, 2014 at 8:42 am
Perhaps if our Senate leadership wouldn’t do something as idiotic as a “Gentleman’s agreement” with the likes of “TURDle face” (Thank you Harry Reid), steeled their spine, and made better decisions regarding the filibuster.. we might not have so much obstructionism… (maybe)
I wonder what kind of changes the “Tortuga” would make, if he became Majority Leader in the Senate? Perhaps some changes to the “filibuster?”
I have to cling, to ANY hope that Dem’s, will show up and vote in record numbers and put an end to “Democrats have low voter turnout during the mid-term elections…
rg9rts October 31st, 2014 at 3:07 am
You echo what demographics reflect…the age of old rich white men ruling is coming to an end.. the 7 and under cohort are 50+ minority ….10+ years they will be voting…this isn’t a western state issue but nation wide.
searambler October 30th, 2014 at 9:38 pm
Oh please! Like she’ll even need to show any ID when she votes. She’s the white wife of a white senator in Texas. She could show up at the polls naked and they’d let her walk right in and cast her ballot.
Shades October 30th, 2014 at 10:29 pm
What a DB.
rg9rts October 31st, 2014 at 3:04 am
Another gopee moron in touch with america
allison1050 October 31st, 2014 at 7:22 am
If he were to drop in front of me somehow it just wouldn’t occur to me to perform CPR…
SmartPatriot October 31st, 2014 at 11:39 am
They’ll never get it; for every ONE person who thought this was funny, he probably alienated/pissed off FIVE that they NEED to win anything beyond the south and the rural states with maybe three electoral votes each.
Candide Thirtythree November 9th, 2014 at 2:47 am
As we found out, he is laughing all the way to the bank because his voter suppression worked like a charm.