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Related: About this forumJim Cramer On Voter ID Laws: 'My Dad, A Vet, Won't Be Allowed To Vote in PA'
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/11/jim-cramer-voter-id-laws_n_1874243.html?utm_hp_ref=businessInvestment guru Jim Cramer is taking a stand on a controversial political issue.
The CNBC personality tweeted on Tuesday:
"I have a problem. My dad, a vet, won't be allowed to vote in Pa. because he does not drive, he is elderly, and can't prove his citizenship."
The CNBC personality tweeted on Tuesday:
"I have a problem. My dad, a vet, won't be allowed to vote in Pa. because he does not drive, he is elderly, and can't prove his citizenship."
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Jim Cramer On Voter ID Laws: 'My Dad, A Vet, Won't Be Allowed To Vote in PA' (Original Post)
drm604
Sep 2012
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Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)1. Deport him then
Maybe if Jim told everyone his dad would vote for Rmoney they would let him vote.
rocktivity
(44,577 posts)2. If he's a veteran, there must be some way get a record of his service!
rocktivity
drm604
(16,230 posts)3. I don't think military service records are one of the acceptable documents under the PA voter ID law
atreides1
(16,091 posts)4. A record of his service won't help
Even if he had a VA ID card, it isn't an acceptable form of ID under the current law...
pansypoo53219
(20,987 posts)5. evidence of chicanery.
EC
(12,287 posts)6. Reading the comments on Huffington
tells me that many do not understand the new laws. They are all saying he can use his vet ID or other ID's that are not accepted and they all sound like repubs.