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A Texas judge almost not allowed to vote

Even though voter fraud is less likely than winning the lottery, Republicans nationwide have hammered away on the notion that stricter voter ID laws are essential to maintaining a healthy democracy. Of course, that's not their real reason. Their real reason is to decrease the likelihood that typical Democratic voters - you know, minorities and women - will actually vote. Just how ridiculous are some of the new voter ID laws? Allow 117th District Court Texas Judge Sandra Watts fill you in, as she was just recently flagged for possible voter fraud because while her driver's license lists her maiden name as her middle name, her voter registration form lists her actual middle name: "What I have used for voter registration and for identification for the last 52 years was not sufficient yesterday when I went to vote. I don't think most women know that this is going to create a problem. That their middle name is on their driver's license, which was mandated in 1964 when...