Voter ID Law Racist?
Hmm...
This is not a very convincing argument. According to the proposed legislation if you are in a situation where you cannot afford to purchase a photo identification card all a voter has to do is state "under oath that he or she is indigent and cannot pay the fee for an identification card, that he or she desires an identification card in order to vote in a primary or election in Georgia, and that he or she does not have any other form of identification that is acceptable under Code Section 21-2-417 for identification at the polls in order to vote" and they will receive a photo ID card free of charge.
And besides, an identification card is $10.00.
I have a hard time believing that there are many active voters in Georgia who are incapable of paying $10.00 for an identification card or are incapable of applying for a free identification card at any local DMV office.
The ID requirement at the polls is neither racist nor unduly burdensome upon the poorer citizens of Georgia. Those saying otherwise likely have ulterior motives for seeing this legislation stopped.
(via In The Bullpen and Rambling's Journal)
WXIA - About 100 protesters gathered at the state Capitol Thursday to rally against bills that would require that a person show a picture identification in order to vote.
Backers of the bills call them a giant step forward in the battle against voter fraud, but opponents say they're a giant step backward after years of Civil Rights progress. They contend many of the poor and elderly would be blocked from voting because they do not have drivers licenses or any other photo identification.
Non-photo forms such as utility bills or Social Security cards would no longer be accepted under the measures. The bills, opponents argue, could keep certain people from voting and reverse years of progress in minority voting rights.
This is not a very convincing argument. According to the proposed legislation if you are in a situation where you cannot afford to purchase a photo identification card all a voter has to do is state "under oath that he or she is indigent and cannot pay the fee for an identification card, that he or she desires an identification card in order to vote in a primary or election in Georgia, and that he or she does not have any other form of identification that is acceptable under Code Section 21-2-417 for identification at the polls in order to vote" and they will receive a photo ID card free of charge.
And besides, an identification card is $10.00.
I have a hard time believing that there are many active voters in Georgia who are incapable of paying $10.00 for an identification card or are incapable of applying for a free identification card at any local DMV office.
The ID requirement at the polls is neither racist nor unduly burdensome upon the poorer citizens of Georgia. Those saying otherwise likely have ulterior motives for seeing this legislation stopped.
(via In The Bullpen and Rambling's Journal)
