First: In regard to the intent of v**er ID, you're confused. V****g is only a right of American citizens who have not committed felonies and thus lost their right to v**e. The drive to require identification as a prerequisite to v****g is not an attempt to limit the right of American citizens to v**e, be they Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, latino, black, caucasian, asian, male, female, homosexual, or of indeterminate sexual persuasion. PERIOD. It AIN'T a limit on any citizen. But it definitely IS an attempt to prevent non-citizens, dead citizens, and criminals from v****g. So...what's your beef? Are you in favor of allowing non-citizens, dead citizens, and criminals to v**e? Because it turns out that these types of v**ers usually v**e a straight Democratic ticket.

Second, in regard to the practice of jerrymandering, once again, you're confused. You do have a point, the practice of jerrymandering skews the results of e******ns. Here in Washington state, where Democrats have controlled state politics for decades, jerrymandering by Democrats has worked the opposite of what you describe in NC. It's archaic and wrong, but it isn't just Republicans who do it. But you know, whether its the practice of jerrymandering that you h**e, or the e*******l college, you have to realize that we are not a direct democracy. Although we use the model of a REPRESENTATIVE democracy for v****g purposes, we aren't a representative democracy, either. We are a republic, not a democracy. For a quick primer on the difference, try [ www.tmra2.org/images/democracyvsrepublic.pdf ]. It will open your eyes. Maybe you could then read the Declaration of Independence, and understand why it NEVER uses the word "democracy".