Supreme Court Rules States can Require Photo ID for Voting
To tell you the truth, this sounds like a no-brainer to me, the supreme court has ruled that states can require voters to show an ID before they can vote. I don’t understand how this became an issue that went all the way to the supreme court anyways. How did it ever become controversial to ask a voter for proof of that voter’s identity?
States can require voters to produce photo identification, the Supreme Court ruled Monday, upholding a Republican-inspired law that Democrats say will keep some poor, older and minority voters from casting ballots.
To tell you the truth I don’t understand the Democrat’s argument on this one. How does showing an ID prevent someone from voting? Anybody can go get an ID card from the state, it isn’t that hard. This law is intended to prevent voter fraud, perhaps Democrats want to commit voter fraud and that is why they are against it. What else could it really be?
The burden of acquiring, possessing and showing a free photo identification is simply not severe, because it does not ‘even represent a significant increase over the usual burdens of voting,'” Scalia said.
Here is Justice John Paul Stevens on the decision:
Indiana has a “valid interest in protecting ‘the integrity and reliability of the electoral process,'” said Justice John Paul Stevens in an opinion that was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy.
It seems perfectly reasonable to me that a person should have to show an ID to vote. In my state of New Hampshire there is no requirement to show an ID. I am always amazed when I walk in and state my last name that the election worker then asks me if my first name is Steve, to which I reply yes. I am then handed my ballot. How does she know that I am Steve? What is to stop somebody from walking in and taking my ballot? Shouldn’t she at least ask me for a first name rather than volunteering one? But then again, I am just a member of the vast right wing conspiracy.
Democrats and civil rights groups opposed it as unconstitutional and called it a thinly veiled effort to discourage groups of voters who tend to prefer Democrats.
Like I said, the vast right wing conspiracy strikes again. Give me a break.
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I always find it laughable that the people passing out the ballots in my town are at least mid-60″s. They have the books open you basically can look down and pick a name that doesn’t have a red check beside it. Sad.
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It’s funny you said that. That is exactly how it happens in my town also. As a matter of fact once they get the book open to the right page I can usually find my name before they can. It would be so easy for anyone to take a ballot under someone else’s name.
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I thought you might like to know I did some research and proved the this whole thing wrong. The article title is,
The Claim of “the Republican Voter ID Scheme” Debunked!. I actually had fun because at every turn I was able to prove that this whole thing is made up. There isn’t once shred of evidence that the problem exists because every state has to allow everyone to vote, with or without documentation and each state has a specific recourse to deal with those who show up without documentation. Anyway, you might want to take a look at the article. I used several sources to back up my point.
Talk to you soon.
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My take as a disability advocate at a rehab center in Philadelphia, PA is this. It may be quite difficult for people who are low income to produce a photo ID. This includes many people who are disabled, seniors and college students. Besides quite a few seniors, by virtue of getting older are handicapped. There just arn’t that many folks who are poor who possess passports. Plus there are a significant number of people with disabilities who can’t get driver’s licenses because their disabilities. When was the last time you saw a visually disabled person with a driver’s license. There are many states who don’t require photo ID with little or no problems in voter fraud and/or voter registration. The point is that a lot of these photo IDs are very difficult for people with low incomes, ie, disabled, seniors and others on fixed incomes to get. This population mostly votes Democratic. Hmmm Pattern?
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