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Were voter ID laws passed due to the fear of voter fraud? Just ask Alabama...

Since Barack Obama was elected president in November of 2008, Republican legislators have been working effortlessly to pass laws requiring some form of voter ID in order to vote. These very Republicans said such laws were needed to prevent voter fraud, while most Democrats felt it was just an attempt to reduce voter turnout within certain demographics which tended to vote Democratic, namely minorities and women. Did Republicans hold a legitimate concern about voter fraud? According to statistics, not really. In a comprehensive study published by Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt of the Washington Post in 2014, it was found that there were 31 credible cases of voter fraud out of one billion ballots cast since 2000 (0.000000031%). In other words, there's a greater chance of me transforming into a werewolf named Jack Nicholson overnight tonight than there is of a credible voting fraud case on election day. To no one's surprise, the conservative state of Alabama followe...

The story of Buster Magnum - a felon without a job or Sudafed, but with plenty of guns

Main character: Buster Magnum, who just got out of jail for committing gun- and meth-related crimes Setting: Pharmacy Buster Magnum: "Hey, I'd like to get some Sudafed please." Pharmacist Cindy Chu: "I'll need to see some ID." Magnum: "ID? I don't have any ID. I just got out of jail and have really bad, um, allergies." Chu: "I'm sorry, sir, but I won't be able to provide you with any Sudafed until you show me some ID." Setting: Job interview to become a greeter at Wal-Mart Interviewer Chip Filet: "Good afternoon, Mr. Magnum. So, tell me, what interested you in this position?" Magnum: "I just got out of jail. I need a job. I thought even with my history, I could get this job." Filet: "I see... So, if I may ask, what were you in jail for?" Magnum: "I had a meth lab in my grandma's garage. I did a lot of that stuff, and sold it too. When I was high on it one time, I just...