Partisan Fissures Over Voter ID
Justices to Hear Challenge to Law
By Robert Barnes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/24/AR2007122401892.html
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 25, 2007; Page A01
“The Supreme Court will open the new year with its most politically divisive case since Bush v. Gore decided the 2000 presidential election, and its decision could force a major reinterpretation of the rules of the 2008 contest.”
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“Democrats there challenged the requirement as unconstitutional, although they have not produced a person who wanted to vote but was unable to do so because of the law.”
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“The case presents what seems to be a straightforward and even unremarkable question: Does a state requirement that voters show a specific kind of photo identification before casting a ballot violate the Constitution?”
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How can anyone - without a motive - consider requiring a standard ID to place a vote as some sort of unconstitutional oppression ? ! ?
How can the media consider this issue as a partisan strategy ? Unless, maybe, it is.
And if it is - how do we decide for ourselves if Voter IDs are good or bad for a democracy ?
To me it’s as simple as can be,.Voter IDs should be required .
The argument that some folks are old enough to remember the Jim Crow laws and be intimidated to the point of not voting is ridiculous. And if there is a standing example of this hypothetical, surely they can be comforted by their party leadership.
Further, if there is someone who does not have a photo ID, they can get one. If you know of anyone who can’t, just let me know and I’ll arrange to get them help.
I personally signed up to be an election worker two years ago just to see how it works from the inside. I can tell you first hand that anyone with a phone book can vote multiple times on any given election day in multiple voting districts. Even if a poll worker is suspicious, there is no system to challenge the vote or even to call for help. The fact that in this case it is the Democrats who are going to the Supreme Court .... shame on them.
