Tactics of the tactless

It has recently been brought to my attention by a friend that the GOP is pushing to make it tougher for college students to vote and make it so that every person going to vote must show State ID and proof of citizenship. To me this tells me that the GOP is trying to suppress the voting rights of our country's young people and members of the miniority races. With a push like this just a year before the Next Presidential election, it seems to me like they are trying to tip the scales in their favor (Which is not odd) but to go to this magnitude, come on.

In a recent speech given by House Speaker William O'Brien to the Tea Party he was quoted saying about the validity of College Age Voters as "foolish" "Voting as a liberal. That is what kids do." He also went onto say that College Student "lack life experience." and "just vote their feelings."

I know many conservative college age students and I know just as many Liberal college age students. To group EVERY college age student into the liberal category wouldn't that alienate your younger members. Just saying. This whole situation says to me that the GOP fears the minority and just legal age voters.

The Tactics of the tactless are as follows Fear Tactics to scare people into voting for them because it is the "safe" thing to do and Voter manipulation.

I just hope that the Supporters of the GOP see through this, because not only will this effect Democrats but it will effect the Republicans also.

Sources:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20110308/ts_yblog_theticket/ahead-of-the-2012-campaign-states-debate-voting-rights

Youtube Video of William O'Brien's speech to the Tea Party