Allen West rips Dems for not ensuring our military can vote. Yay or nay?

All military Votes should be counted !

For all the Left has gone to ensuring voter rolls are not purged of dead or illegal voters, I find it instructive they make excusses about active military having trouble being able to vote.

The Liberal arguments against voter ID laws does not square with their lack of concern that known citizens may not get to cast a ballot.

When we were warning that all the anti voting laws would affect the military everyone was all 'pooh pooh' now its "on noes, it must be the democratic party's doing"

Yes, Thank you Congressman West.
But folks this is a completely predictable action on the part of Democrats.
They know they can not succeed on a level playing Field.

see urwutuis' post.

this is the truth.

stop getting worked up over fake stuff and think for yourself.

Allen West is a GREAT EXAMPLE OF A REAL AMERICAN PATRIOT. He stands up for AMERICA & he is NOT afraid TO SAY ANYTHING TO ANYONE, WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE ALLEN WEST IN CONGRESS, HELL WHY NOT THE WHITE HOUSE !!!!
If he was elected to office AMERICA would have a real patriot at the helm & the world would know it !!! AMERICA LACKS LEADERSHIP IN D.C, TIME TO PUT THE TRASH OUT. Come Nov 6, WE THE PEOPLE SHALL TAKE BACK AMERICA !!!!

West is a patriotic American.

What does he care? Didn't he leave the military in some sort of disgrace anyway?

Nope. He was honorably discharged, and generally acclaimed a hero. Perhaps you were misguided by the left's unethical attempts to defame Mr. West's character.

Let me sure I have this correct - photo ID's to vote are not good since it disenfranchises some, proof of residency for the same reason, but our troops aren't ensured of being able to vote??? Hmm..........things ain't right here.

I know, right? Unintended consequences of the "anti voter" laws. Oops, I meant voter id laws.

So you think voters shouldn't have to show an ID to vote?

I think they shouldn't make laws that disenfranchise too many people. Someone in PA told me it took 4 hours to get a non driver's licence ID. Not to mention elderly (or not that elderly, like my friend born in the southern Virginia mountains) who simply do not have birth certificates are having an impossible time getting IDs.

I take my voter registration card. I have my driver's licence. But I am against disenfranchising so many people (including deployed service members). They didn't put enough thought into the laws.

It can take up hours to get a driver's license at ANY DMV - depending on the size of the city/town/county.

I know there are a few who have trouble with getting an ID, but I don't see how having an ID disenfranchises very many - an inconvenience to get one the first time, but you have to have an ID for just about anything today. Even my blind friend has a photo ID. As for service members, just the fact they are serving should basically be enough - there could be easy ways (a different standard) to provide them the opportunity to vote.

There are non citizens in the service. It isn't enough to simply be in uniform. But yes, you are right, deployment shouldn't be an obstacle to voting at *all*

Good point about the non-citizens.........

I have no disrespect for them, in fact, I believe service for a set time should make it easier for them to become citizens if they want!

I agree - if they are willing to serve this country, that would go a long way toward helping them become citizens.

Do you really put any stake into what an admitted war criminal has to say?

Although I never block anyone for mere difference of opinion, I'll be damned if I allow a traitor-supporting leftwinger like you to defame the character of a genuine American hero who served our nation's military honorably for six tours of duty.

"Bye" justfred.

These are the people who protect our way of life and it is a disgrace that their right to vote has never been protected. I always hated the fact that service members are disenfranchised during presidential elections. I understand that we decided to put service to this country above our own needs but for the presidential election I think it is important that the service members voices be heard.

Two words: Allen West. Just Allen West.....

Here's two more words to add behind those two: American hero.

He is the true American. turn about is fair play / what is with all the racists ?

As he should have. The liberals wont be winning any votes with that move. Losing votes is very likely for the Obama campaign, so much for planning.

Lieutenant Colonel West should know, If he is worth his rank, that American Soldiers do not always get the chance to vote. I remember being stationed in Germany (noncombat) but was on a field mission which denied my privilege to vote. It was always duty first and I would have it no other way. But for him to have been in the service for so long and only now point this out is either ignorance or hypocrisy. You decide!

Why do you presume that he hasn't been "pointing this out" for quite some time now? Just because it's YOUR first time hearing him address it is not indicative of its history regarding Allen West's attention to it.

I'm replying to you because the coward above has apparently blocked me.

Would he have West speak out while he was in the military?? is DC Willis aware that this topic is a hot issue right now because Obama is trying to deny the military access to voting? So of course West is speaking about it in a timely manner.

Meanwhile, where is Willis' representative. I haven't heard a peep from that corner.

And how, exactly, is Obama "trying to deny the military access to voting"? What executive order would that be?

You do not make the rank of LTC. in one or two years. He had plenty of time to move this issue forward and up the chain of command. It has not been until he himself got involved in politics that it has become part of his agenda.

My point was that you presumed that West hasn't been doing so. The fact that you haven't dug deep enough to ascertain exactly how thoroughly West has been actively trying to remedy this, or other matters, doesn't serve to indict him in any way, shape or form.

West is one of the very few in politics who routinely stands up for our military personnel. Tell me, for example, which other pols have participated, as West has done, in protests like this:

I watched both of your videos, thank you for providing them.

This strikes home for me somewhat because I am a Veteran, U.S. Army Military Police. I understand exactly the stance taken by West but also know that there has to be a certain amount of law and regulation that governs the conduct of soldiers and operations. These laws are not flawless and at times there are a lot of gray areas where as law enforcement you know what the letter of the law states but can see justification for the soldiers actions. At the end of the day it comes down to not allowing the Armed Forces to become the monster they were sent to destroy and that is no easy task. I hope you can put yourself in my position and understand my thoughts on this.

One of the major issues that I noticed during my service is that there is to much civilian involvement. People that work 9 to 5 and sleep in the comfort of their beds influencing what happens in a military they never served in. I will give you a prime example: Service of gay people. This should have been put to a vote within all the branches of the military and the results of that vote should be respected. It should not be decided by civilians that have no clue what goes on in the services. I could go on but will cut it off here. Thanks again for the videos.

This reply is to Cures, not you tncdel.

"I'm replying to you because the coward above has apparently blocked me."

I have never blocked anyone and have not even looked to see what was involved in the process of blocking people. Therefore I suggest you remember when you block people and do not call them the coward.

"is DC Willis aware that this topic is a hot issue right now because Obama is trying to deny the military access to voting? "





But of course I would not expect you to research the facts.

Lt. Col West? So much for the idea that he was part of "the best and the brightest!"

West lost me with his Commie baiting.

At least you admit that you're lost. :)~

Its a good place to start from.

????? Was the actual video recording I provided of the actual CONGRESSIONAL RECORD between West and the Dem woman less dispositive than a Soros funded "factcheck or Media Matters? DUH!

So essentially you're saying that you don't trust your own ears and eyes as much as you do what the left spoonfeeds to you. Sad.