Webloggin » Democrats Show What They Really Want With No Voter ID

In the United States of America you have to have a photo ID to cash a check, get on an airplane, access a government building, open a bank account, buy a cell phone, and buy a house. You even have to show ID to the cop if he asks for it. The one thing you do not need an ID for is to cast a ballot in an election. In America it does not matter if you are not allowed to vote because they don’t check.

If the Democrats have their way it will remain like this. Democrats do not want to require ID to vote because, they claim, that it disenfranchises people and is equivalent to a poll tax.

The House yesterday passed legislation that would require voters to show a valid photo identification in federal elections over the overwhelming objections of Democrats who compared the bill to segregation-era measures aimed at disenfranchising Southern blacks.

The Federal Election Integrity Act was approved on a nearly party-line 228-196 vote. Republicans backed the bill 224-3, with three nonvoters; Democrats opposed it 192-4, with five nonvoters. They were joined in opposition by the House’s one independent member. - The Washington Times

Requiring an ID does not place a burden on anyone. First, the people that they claim are homeless probably do not vote. Those who do vote probably have some form of photo ID. The poorest people in the country would be well off in most countries and they often own cell phones, more than one TV, and a nice car. Often, but not always. Those who are truly poor and on assistance should have some sort of ID to cash the government checks or use the assistance cards for food.

We can start this by looking at who registers to vote. If they register we can assume they want to do so and we can inform them they must have a photo ID. Those who really need one can go to the Motor Vehicle Administration and get an age of majority card. Perhaps the election folks can set some method up in which those without IDs can obtain one. In any event, it is not as bad as the Democrats make it sound and, quite frankly, they are disingenuous in their objections.

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