What Is So Wrong With Voter ID?
Let’s see; how do I begin? How about we try this. The bottom line is this: Voter ID is not controversial in this country. Nor is it controversial in virtually any other country in the world. Yet despite massive support among both Democrats (71%) and Republicans (95%), only one Democratic member of the House and one in the Senate are supporting the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act. Unless seven more of the 47 Senate Democrats step forward, their filibuster will kill the bill. Think about that for a second. The proposed law basically says that you need legitimate ID in order to vote. Voting is one of, if not, THE MOST important rights a citizen in a free society has. I would think it would make sense that at the very least, you would need to PROVE you are, in fact, a citizen. Many on the Left argue that requiring voter photo IDs – even when the ID itself costs NOTHING – harms eligible voters by creating practical barriers to casting a...