The reconstruction of Iraq will be a success eventually in my opinion. We have put a lot of money towards building schools, health clinics, and businesses. I think most people in Iraq respect America for helping them. I think politically it is going to take more time to establish a democracy just because people are not used to that form of government. In the news now a days you do not hear too much about Iraq anymore. Iraq is different from the civil war because the war was a civil war with another country built into the problem. The people of Iraq will probably not get along completley but it will be better than before therefore over time I think Iraq's reconstruction will be a success.

I think that parts of the south are still catching up to the north. These parts are really racial but most of the South isn't as racial as it was before the civil war. I have visited the south many times and everyone has seemed to be very friendly. People treat each other same. I wasn't in parts of the deep South though so things could be different there. Overall I think that there are places everywhere that still have hard feelings towards African Americans, but I think that the reconstruction really changed our social ways. I still believe it was a success.

I believe the U.S reconstruction was a success. Socially it was a success because blacks and other non-white citizens are accepted more in today's society. Both groups are mixed and work well in jobs, schools, and just everyday life. I do realize that there are still many racial people as well as many racial groups such as the KKK, but they are minority of people. The generation that is growing up now is taught to respect people who are different from you equally. This was also a success politically because our president today in an African American. If the Reconstruction would have failed our president would a white man. The reconstruction opened up the minds of many people to see everyone equally, not only blacks but also women. Without the reconstruction women, blacks, and other non-white citizens would not be in senate or running for senate and other political positions. It was also a success economically because the south and the north were able to work together to import goods. The north and the south both have farms and factories. Today, companies have factories in both northern states as well as southern states.

I do agree there have been some fraud cases but there have not been many. If we want a fair vote then why are these laws surppressing the votes of legal citizens too. People who can't afford I.D can't vote and others that live in rural ares are surppressed as well. The elederly and minorites cannot always afford an I.D or it is hard for them to get one. These people tend to vote Democratically. That also makes the vote unfair. The government should come up with a better system where all people who are legal citizens can vote.

I agree with you! I think that voter laws just surppress normal, legal citizens votes. There hasn't even been that many fraud causes proven. They can come up with some other way to decrease voter fraud without surppressing legal citizens votes.

But is this the only way to get rid of illegal voting? Voter ID laws can also get rid of legal voter's votes. Some people cannot buy a ID because they are too poor. These voters tend to vote democratically. So therefore Voter ID laws surppress legal citizens votes. I think the government needs to come up with a better system.

I think that voter I.D laws are not necessary. These laws suppress the votes of non-white citizens and poor citizens. People who live in rural areas are also suppressed as well as the elderly and minorities. Voter fraud cases have not been really significant. These laws also change the vote because these groups tend to vote democratic. I think that most of these people who support these laws are republicans. I do see that voter fraud can be a problem but I think others things can be done to stop this that will not suppress other voter’s rights. I think if we would put strict I.D laws in effect than that would be going backwards in time. No man or women should be suppressedd of their right to vote, that's what some of these states are trying to do by enforcingg these laws.