Take the bill the GOP-controlled Legislature passed, which would require voters show a form of official ID or a utility bill; another bill would end Philadelphia's bizarre practice of locating over 900 polling places in private venues, including bars, abandoned buildings and even the office of a local state senator. City officials admit their voter rolls are stuffed with phantoms. The city has about as many registered voters as it has adults, and is thus a rich breeding ground for fraud.But Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell vetoed both bills last month....
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I used to live in Philly, and it's far more corrupt than the WSJ realizes. Rendell rose to the top of the Philly Democrat machine, perhaps the most corrupt political organization in the country and now as governor he simply carries on with business as usual. Until he is gone no progress can be made in cleaning up the system.
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