"PLAYERS ONLY!"

When I was a boy, I would go to the ball park early, in the hopes of seeing my favorite players as they arrived. There was a special entrance into the park that said "Players Only" in large letters; it had a security guard outside; he was a nice guy, but he wouldn't let you in. He knew all the players by sight, they would greet him on the way in, and they would say hello to all of us "little-big leaguers" who loyally waited to see them. I asked the guard one day if he ever let anybody in who wasn't a player? He told me that even if Mayor Daley himself came to that gate, he couldn't let him in; Mayor Daley wasn't a member of the Chicago White Sox. Mayor Daley knew Bill Veeck, but that didn't give him the privilege of going in the "Players Only" entrance: that entrance was a magical place; it took you into the locker room, and then, onto the playing field: that field was Comiskey Park, a place where only official White Sox were allowed to tread. We could look at the field, as spectators, but we couldn't walk on it.

Kansas just put a law into effect that requires a photo identification card from anyone who wishes to vote in their elections. It requires any person at a polling place to present a photo I.D. card; absentee voters must enclose a copy of their birth certificate or photo I.D. in order to have their votes count. The new law also requires proof of United States citizenship for those who register after January 1, 2013.

Guess who doesn't like this new law? The A.C.L.U. isn't happy about the new Kansas law! They don't like the idea of prospective voters bearing the expense of producing a birth certificate or a photo identification card. They believe this law will exclude the poor from the voting process. In actuality, this law will exclude people who are not entitled to vote in the United States from voting in America; this is a pretty good idea! This is an idea all the rest of our states should adopt! Cost for birth certificates is reasonable, and accessible to all "legal" Americans. The cost, certainly, is worth the privilege of voting in America.

Why is the A.C.L.U. really against this? What is bad about making sure only real Americans vote in American elections? Vote fraud is rampant across this country. Manipulation of elections is a disease that we cannot permit to exist anymore. I lived in Cook County; and I know these things happen. Our border is a screen door with a "big hole" in it! We must do our best from giving illegals a constituency in our government; regardless of the leftist pressure groups.

I want to praise Kansas for their action to protect our process; their example of a pro-active stance against illegal voting is something to be lauded by all Americans. Washington isn't making any efforts to protect our voting privileges; ignoring voter intimidation and the invasion of illegal aliens.

If you are not an "official member of the team", you can't walk on the "playing field"! YOU CAN WATCH THE GAME, BUT, YOU CAN'T PLAY!!