Voter ID - Rerun

Because it's time to vote again, here is a rerun from 2011:

I know this is a stupid question, but, "What is the big deal about requiring a photo ID to vote?" This appears to be a major issue according to Fox News.com. It seems that the Democrats oppose the idea because it is not fair to minorities and the poor. But, in Rhode Island, photo IDs were approved by Democrats and a Democratic Legislature. Don’t they have any minorities or poor in Rhode Island?

It would appear that even those opposing the idea can’t agree. The problem may be that states that have had the requirement for years, find voter participation increases - including minorities.

Republicans counter the argument with the facts that it is just a matter of common sense. I don’t think you can use "common sense" as an argument anymore because very few people seen to have any.

If you have to have a photo ID to sign up for welfare, get on an airplane, buy tobacco or alcoholic beverages, or even use a credit card, then what is the issue with showing one to vote? Is it possible to live in this world today without a photo ID?

I have said all that to say this, "If there ever was any doubt about the sanity of our politicians, then this ought to remove that doubt."

I have to have an ID to get into my house. My financial controller says I don’t look like the dark haired young man she married. She often checks my birth certificate and finger prints.

Whatever the outcome of the voter ID photo issue, remember to vote and vote often.

PMO
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