gergroy said:
ShinmenTakezo said:
gergroy said:
theprof00 said:
The big problem with this law is that the number of actual citizens affected greatly outweighs the number of potential fraudulent votes. We disallow 10 million to vote in order to prevent a few hundred thousand from fraudulently voting. |
10 million? How do voter id laws restrict 10 million people from voting? For gods sake, you dont even need to have a freaking state id! You can use the dumb little id card they send you when you register.
The truth is, that the whole issue is just a poltical punching bag for both sides. States have had voter id laws for decades without it ever being an issue before. It only became an issue when the battleground states started doing it. Honestly, I think it is stupid that they even let people vote in some states without somekind of proof of who you are...
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This is about the voting rights act, not about voter ID. The reason it's a big deal is because the states that the law was made for or applied to were historically racist states that tried to or did pass laws to limit minority and low income voting.
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Well, theprof was obviously talking about voter id, and the voting rights ruling was because of voter id laws. I would say this is very much about voter id.
historically racist states should not be considered racist for all eternity. If they start bringing back vote tax or jim crow laws than we can revisit the issue, but if a state wants to require some form of proof of identity before it allows somebody to vote than they should be allowed to do that.
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That's the thing though there is still attempts at voter supression happening.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jasmine-rand/freeze-drop-your-ballot-t_b_3480970.html
You already have to show ID and proof of residence to register to vote, so why the need for more? There is no logical reason for voter ID laws when you already have to provide your info to register.
