It is as if ‘an article
of faith’ among progressives that mandatory voter ID laws are racist and
discriminatory. Such voter requirements,
they say, unfairly discriminate against minorities and elderly citizens …
claiming many of whom do not have and cannot afford to purchase them. However, it is a well-known fact that in the
United States, one must always and everywhere show a photo ID at airports, car
rentals, purchasing firearms … even with some purchases at department stores. So why should voting, a fundamental and
hard-won American right, be any different?
Perhaps as a result of
these realities, a new poll shows that the vast majority of Americans … most of
whom are not racist … support such compulsory laws. A new Rasmussen Reports poll out last week
found support for photo ID laws at 76% -- nearly exactly the 78% support
registered in 2006 when the latest movement to scrap the laws kicked off.
Despite charges by
progressives that conservative states and politicians are engaging in
discrimination by demanding that voters show identification, more than
three-quarters of likely voters believe photo ID laws are needed. In other words, support for these kinds of
laws is enduringly strong; and presumably, it will stay that way for the
foreseeable future.
Rev.
Dr. Kenneth L. Beale, Jr.
Chaplain
(Colonel-Ret), U.S. Army
Pastor, Ft. Snelling Memorial Chapel
Apparently minorities have no problem showing ID for purchasing alcohol or cigarettes. ID is required for narcotic prescriptions and I even had to show ID for some dental work. I recently renewed a FAA certificate and had to show ID. Apparently the left doesn't think voter integrity is as important as purchasing beer or cigarettes.
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