Mighty Oaks Come From What?

I've pretty much lost patience talking politics with the Republican kids. If I just want to hear official Republican talking points du jour parroted I can watch Fox News. The latest topic is Acorn and voter fraud. I'll set aside the fact that the most recent people convicted of vote-related crimes are Republican operatives jamming phone lines. I'm just not convinced that it's a greater evil to allow someone to vote who shouldn't than it is to disenfranchise someone. In fact the whole democracy concept (i.e., the idea that the citizens vote for their leaders) implies that disenfranchisement is a pretty bad thing.

Obviously, if there's proof of an organized attempt by a party to consciously allow unqualified people to vote, that's another thing entirely. But so far, the only organized activity has been by parties seeking to make it difficult or impossible for qualified people to participate.