fraud II

It's was only last fall that Republicans again warned us of the danger of widespread election fraud, hinting at Democratic complicity.
Well, nothing came of it. It never does. The 2010 elections came and went as usual. And, as it turned out, Republicans actually did better than Democrats.
But the Grand Old Party never tires of crying "vote fraud" in an effort to discourage Democratic voters, especially members of minority groups. And so it is that a new "fraud" scare has been raised in Denver.
Our new Republican secretary of state, Scott Gessler, has grabbed hold of the issue with both hands. Says he fears as many as 16,000 Colorado voters aren't really U.S. citizens.
He wants a law making voters prove they're citizens when they go to the polls. Like with birth certificates or passports.
The funny thing is, the same issue of the Denver Post that reported on Gessler's fraud warning also carried another election story, about a certain voter named Ryan Call.
Mr. Call is counsel for the state Republican party. He used to live in Denver, but bought a house in Arapahoe County and moved there with his family early last summer. However, he also picked up mail ballots in Denver for the 2010 elections and voted in Denver.
"I have moved to Arapahoe County, but that doesn't preclude me from maintaining a legal residence in Denver," he told the Post's Lynn Bartels.
Maybe not. He is a lawyer, you know. But is that a fish I smell?