Why are Democrats fighting against valid ID's being shown before voting? What is your opinion?

Question

http://www.kansascity.com/news/politics/story/417713.html

The Indiana case seems to offer a perfect example. The state’s Republican-led legislature passed the law in 2005 requiring voters to have ID, even though the state had never prosecuted a case of voter impersonation.

Democrats there challenged the requirement as unconstitutional, although they have not produced a person who wanted to vote but was unable to do so because of the law.

Answer 1

The answer is obvious and characteristic of the lefts' agenda which is to seize power by whatever means necessary whether legal of otherwise...this allows those not legally eligible (or even actually living) to adulterate the will of the majority.

Answer 2

So...what..it will be resolved in the courts as it should be, and I think both sides are are at least partially right.

Hasen does not believe that the decisions reflect a desire to aid one political party over another, but rather a philosophical divide on the question of whether protecting the integrity of the voting process from fraud is of equal or greater value than making sure as many eligible voters as possible take part in the process.

“People come in with a worldview, and judges are no different,” Hasen said.

The Indiana case seems to offer a perfect example. The state’s Republican-led legislature passed the law in 2005 requiring voters to have ID, even though the state had never prosecuted a case of voter impersonation.

Answer 3

Several years ago I applied for my first passport and since I lost my birth certificate marriage license 30 years ago it took months to get the paper work together to prove I was a citizen. I suspect that my situation is very common, and that real proof of citizenship would be so cumbersome it would prevent many people from voting. Accepting a drivers license would not prevent illegals from voting since many states do not require prove of citizenship to get one, and they are not that hard to get fraudulently so t would only be meaningful if proof of citizenship were required for registration.

The people who would be prevented from voting by the laws being proposed are mostly people without drivers licenses or passport most of whom are poor but not illegal. If you just want to make sure that the person voting actually lives at the address of record you could just mail them a card to bring with them when the show up to vote. This would prevent more voter fraud than photo Id's and would not place a burden on anybody. When politicians fail to use a simple solution to a problem I suspect an ulterior motive.

Answer 4

probable because of the fact maximum illegals won't have a valid id, and the Democrats probable think of they could income votes from them. i'm no longer so constructive it quite is ideal, remember maximum illegals are from South usa and are reliable Roman Catholics, which aligns them with Republicans too. I are anticipating that illegals are actually not likely to vote in a majority for the two social gathering, yet fairly be as divided because of the fact the the remainder of the country is. i did no longer evaluate the homeless, who could additionally no longer have IDs. at the same time as voter discrimination is unconstitutional, i think of voter authentication is an significant step in assuring that the tallied vote is actual and has no longer been tampered by applying voter fraud. this could sound merciless, yet how reported could desire to a homeless guy without an id be on the instant political climate, and could we desire that guy or woman balloting? I comprehend it quite is against their constitutional rights, yet nonetheless, i think of I make a valid component.

Answer 5

What ever sounds like more regulation of the people, more rules for citizens....mean while business go unregulated, and if there are any regulations they are soon dismissed or by incoming politicians.

Also, with a year left its a little late to require citizens to go through all that trouble before an election.

Most working class citizens are to busy to go through all that trouble. If this was required by next year can you even imagine how departments would be backed up.

However Leslie and Penny bring up very good points as well.

Answer 6

Why should an American citizen be required to have an ID to vote?

Everyone should be able to vote, regardless of whether they have an ID or not. Everyone in this country is innocent until proven guilty; and in this case it means that you should be looked at as a legal resident of these United States until proven otherwise. If our government does look at everyone this way, then what need is there for an ID to be showed? There isn't.

Although I agree with the Democrats that you should no be required to show an ID, I assume that they're motives are different than what I've spoken of. Liberals always have an agenda of they're own, regardless of what the Constitution has to say about it... bastards

Answer 7

While there is a possibility that someone may not have an ID but is still legal to vote, that isn't really the problem they are trying to avoid.

The problem they are trying to avoid is that someone may have a record of who voted for who. Then they may use this to "get back" at people who did not vote for who they wanted.

The election after that has happened may end up lopsided as many would be afraid of receiving revenge again and would choose to stay home rather than be identified and attacked in some way (physical intimidation or attack, illegal arrest, possibly as far as being the newest "guest" at Guantanamo Bay).

Somewhat farfetched, but not farfetched enough to say it would never happen. I think the Democrats are doing the right thing on this one.

Answer 8

If voters aren't identified, they could go to every polling place they choose and vote over and over again. The ones who are fighting might have warrants and don't want to get caught up.

Answer 9

Republicans have not produced many instances of voter fraud. There are very few people who want to vote multiple times, or when not eligible. This is a solution for a non-problem.

What it will do is discourage minority voters, especially those who have no car and hence have no driver's license. Do these new laws offer free IDs for those who need them? Do they make it convenient or a hassle to go get them?

There's a good reason no one has been shown to have been unable to vote because of the law: It has not yet been implemented.

Answer 10

I have no problem showing my ID when I go to vote. Only those who have something to hide, are ineligible or illegal have a problem with this.