Why are the liberals so scared of voter ID?

[Seawytch]

who, specifically, is disenfranchised by voter ID laws? Who are these people who have no valid form of ID? how do they pick up their welfare checks? their food stamp cards? how do they register for unemployment?

who are these mysterious people who have no ID?

Links already provided.

yes, and they show that the people with no form of ID are .015% of the population.

So we should accept the ability to commit voter fraud in exchange for possible disenfranchisement of a few thousand people who probably would not vote if they had an ID.

Wrong. It's anywhere from 10-40% depending on the location. It's 10-11%. Nationwide.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

who, specifically, is disenfranchised by voter ID laws? Who are these people who have no valid form of ID? how do they pick up their welfare checks? their food stamp cards? how do they register for unemployment?

who are these mysterious people who have no ID?

Links already provided.

yes, and they show that the people with no form of ID are .015% of the population.

So we should accept the ability to commit voter fraud in exchange for possible disenfranchisement of a few thousand people who probably would not vote if they had an ID.

Even if the numbers are that small, that’s too large a number to justify photo ID requirements for registered voters who have already proven who they are when they registered, given the fact there is virtually no voting fraud occurring as a result of ‘voter impersonation’:

The most widespread hurdle has been the demand for photo identification at the polls, a departure from the longstanding practice of using voters’ signatures or household identification like a utility bill. Seven states this year have passed laws requiring strict photo ID to vote, and similar measures were introduced in 27 other states. More than 21 million citizens — 11 percent of the population — do not have government ID cards. Many of them are poor, or elderly, or black and Hispanic and could have a hard time navigating the bureaucracy to get a card.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/opinion/the-myth-of-voter-fraud.html

In Wisconsin, for example, the ‘frequency’ of voter ‘fraud’ was mere .0007 percent of total ballots cast, again, virtually non-existent.

Voter photo ID laws are nothing more than a partisan contrivance by the right, a bad faith attempt to discourage voting by those perceived by conservatives to be democratic voters.

 

[ShaklesOfBigGov]

Links already provided.

yes, and they show that the people with no form of ID are .015% of the population.

So we should accept the ability to commit voter fraud in exchange for possible disenfranchisement of a few thousand people who probably would not vote if they had an ID.

Even if the numbers are that small, that’s too large a number to justify photo ID requirements for registered voters who have already proven who they are when they registered, given the fact there is virtually no voting fraud occurring as a result of ‘voter impersonation’:

The most widespread hurdle has been the demand for photo identification at the polls, a departure from the longstanding practice of using voters’ signatures or household identification like a utility bill. Seven states this year have passed laws requiring strict photo ID to vote, and similar measures were introduced in 27 other states. More than 21 million citizens — 11 percent of the population — do not have government ID cards. Many of them are poor, or elderly, or black and Hispanic and could have a hard time navigating the bureaucracy to get a card.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/opinion/the-myth-of-voter-fraud.html

In Wisconsin, for example, the ‘frequency’ of voter ‘fraud’ was mere .0007 percent of total ballots cast, again, virtually non-existent.

Voter photo ID laws are nothing more than a partisan contrivance by the right, a bad faith attempt to discourage voting by those perceived by conservatives to be democratic voters.

It's not surprising that Democrats would not support any form of safe guards to ensure integrity of the voters. Interesting how these IDs were a requirement of ALL voters. These are the same photo IDs that's used as an everyday part of society to purchase alcohol, get a library card, air travel, etc. If the government can issue free cell phones to the poor, what's to stop them from allocating tax dollars towards a voter ID? How much Billions of dollars are spent supporting the poor in this country, and you don't think voting is that important for the Federal Government to spend on a registered form of voter ID? That's rather pathetic, considering you are also willing to spend BILLIONS more to guarantee everyone has health insurance. Those who wish to follow their Constitutional right to carry a firearm has to get fingerprinted, yet registering voters with a photo ID is an infringement on THEIR rights? Exactly just how bad do you want to look with your excuses of "we can't" on this issue? I can see where all your need for further "government regulations" upon this nation, has finally come with some convenient exceptions.

 

[JRK]

You have to give some plausible reason, when there really is no clear argument for or against voter ID. Giving something at least allows the possibility of ending the acrimony in an area which can easily be decided one way or another if democrats or republicans had the least amount of willpower to do ANYTHING in Washington.

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times...I don't have a problem with a voter ID law that is wisely implemented keeping the rights of the voters first and foremost. When you are disenfranchising more voters than you are stopping actual fraud (in like a thousand to one margin), that is not a wise policy...unless your goal is to disenfranchise voters.

who, specifically, is disenfranchised by voter ID laws? Who are these people who have no valid form of ID? how do they pick up their welfare checks? their food stamp cards? how do they register for unemployment?

who are these mysterious people who have no ID?

The biggest problem would be enforcement