(November 3, 2014 at 12:54 am)Heywood Wrote: Voter ID laws don't seem to have any effect on turnout...so they don't really warrant the attention the democrats give them. Democrats also only seem to be concerned about voter ID laws in red states like Texas but ignore criticizing voter ID laws in blue states like Rhode Island.
I can't help you with what the Democrats do. I'm just saying that there's a valid criticism to be had for the voter ID laws.
(November 3, 2014 at 12:54 am)Heywood Wrote: People do need to have confidence in an election and voter ID laws are an effective and clean way of doing that. I would rather have to show my ID then dip my finger in ink that doesn't wash off for a couple of days.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_ink
Voter ID laws only provide superficial confidence, because the abuse it prevents is minor. I'd be more worried about the move to electronic voting and the potential abuse it brings if you're truly concerned.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
