Discussion: Voting Rights and Election Law

I see that no one else has commented, but I will give my opinion, I guess. I am all for requiring ID at voting sites. You have to have an ID of some kind to do almost everything else. People say it is a tax on voters, basically making them pay to vote, but if you aren't willing to buy a $10 photo ID card every 5-10 years, do you really care about voting all that much? The vast majority of voting-age Americans have drivers licenses anyway. Nothing keeps me from walking into a voting location and casting a vote for whoever I want, using anyone's name I want, as long as I know they live in that district.

 

I've been asked to show my Driver's License every time I've voted...and is A LOT of voting....not a big deal.

 

I personally do not see the big deal about requiring an ID to vote. It seems like common sense, IMO. That said, the politicizing of it is disgusting. Those who oppose this do not care about disillusioning voters at all, they simply care that the voters without IDs probably would've voted for their side. Conversely, those for it only want to lock out those who would vote against them.

I say with this law, the state should be required to give every registered voter one free state ID card.

 

There isn't an epidemic of bank robberies either. Should banks not have security guards? There is no epidemic of terror attacks in the U.S.. Should the intelligence agencies call it a day and close shop?

Just because it is not wide spread does not equate to nonexistent nor does it mean that there is no need for a law to prevent voter fraud. The fact is, the Democrats are just as bad as the Republicans that they demonize. They wouldn't care if it wasn't a large bloc of their voters harmed by this.

That said, I agree. Give them to everyone. Problem solved.

 

Wow. I love how you held that in for a week, just waiting for someone to give you an excuse to rant about the evil, racist Republicans.

That being said, sure, I agree with the voter ID card being an option. Whenever you register, they can mail you a card with a number on it or something, like a social security card.

Now that I am through that, though... why do these people not spend the $10 or whatever it cost to get a photo ID? You can say they can't afford it, but have they spent $10 on anything else that is not an absolute necessity in the last four years? Yes, I know there are elections far more often than every four years, just using the presidential election as an example because turn-out is so much better for those. What is more important? Voting or seeing The Dark Knight Rises opening weekend? Voting or buying Jordans instead of New Balances? It's the same argument as to why a lot of people don't buy health insurance. I was guilty of that for five years. I would rather buy comics, movies, and beer than health insurance. I only fairly recently wised up.

 

There is literally no one here arguing against the free voter ID cards. Why are you so angry? Perhaps one day that will be a reality. In the meantime, I would prefer having to show an ID of some kind to vote. There is nothing at this point keeping my best friend from coming to my voting location and voting straight Democrat under my name, and nothering keeping my brother from doing the same as straight Republican. I know neither of them would do that, but there is nothing in place that is stopping them.

 

So you throw out catch phrases and commercial quotes for your argument. Awesome.

I still don't understand how this targets minorities, anyway. I've been to the DMV. They allow minorities in the building.

 

You're right. I give up. Republicans are evil and Mitt Romney sacrifices illegal immigrants to his dark lord Satan.

 

Keep the discussion respectful....

 

I like this idea....except that....you still won't have people's FACE...on it. So lets say I just moved in to a house, and low and behold there is a voter ID card in the mailbox....I can by all practical purposes, vote 2x. Once using my voter registration and DL and this voter ID card that doesn't have a picture on it.

Most of the voter registration is done through the DMV is because your picture is taken, and at least once your thumbprint is taken....so we know that that person is YOU.

 

sorry, didn't mean to push it in that direction. I will be good.

 

I think some states are going to something similar to this, and those like Texas have talked about this, and it being free....so that is a possibility. Some states, including Texas are also talking about setting up transportation during a week each year to get people to these places to get their pictures taken, and a proper ID given to them.

Car registrations can now be done at Kroger and other large super market chains....once these people have the ID they can go and renew it at these places as well....

 

But....but...teh evil Republicanz!!!!

 

I have to say the debate in the courtroom over this in Texas was pretty funny when it was brought up that many of the people on the "don't have ID in Texas" list...actually do, the guy that was being questioned who was not in favor of the voter ID law because so many were on this list....HE WAS ON THE LIST....lmao, along with Kay Baily Hutchinson....and a few other Texas politicians...that do in fact, have ID. lol That list is a joke.