Wherever he goes, people are required to show identification. When cashing a check. When signing up for a library card. When boarding a plane. When entering certain office buildings. When checking into hotels. When (in the case of the youthful-looking) buying a beer or cigarettes, or entering a bar. The tyranny of the photo ID is so all-encompassing that people can’t enter Holder’s own Justice Department without showing one.
Holder is outraged that in a nation where requests for photo ID are ubiquitous, more and more states are requiring that people show them when they vote. In a speech last year, Holder characterized these voter-ID laws as an assault on the voting rights that Congressman John Lewis — the hero of Edmund Pettus Bridge — fought for in the mid-1960s. Back then, blacks in the South had to fear for their safety if they showed up at the courthouse to try to register to vote. Now, states are merely asking everyone, regardless of race, to show identification that is readily available to all, regardless of race.
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3 comments:
I am what you would call a wet pants liberal but I see no problem requiring ID to vote.
I find it ironic that when you have to show ID to pick up life saving drugs (or even pseudophed), nobody complains. But when it comes to preventing voter fraud, showing and ID is a huge burdon. Why are we denying people access to medical care without issue, while we can't attempt to protect our elections from manipulation?
Why not use the same I D that is required for the Indepenance Card?
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