Voter I.D/suppression.
After inquiring into the origin of voter suppression after the Civil War during the reconstruction, do we need new laws for voter I.D.?
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I don't think voter ID laws are necessary. They are supported by republicans to give them an edge in the voting polls. Most low wage workers, inner city people, minorities, and young college students,(people who usually vote democratically) don't have ID's because they have no use for them. So with that group of people not being able to vote, the Democratic party nominee loses a percentage of their voters, giving the republicans a larger chance of winning. 1
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New York City’s watchdog Department of Investigations has just provided the latest evidence of how easy it is to commit voter fraud that is almost undetectable. DOI undercover agents showed up at 63 polling places last fall and pretended to be voters who should have been turned away by election officials; the agents assumed the names of individuals who had died or moved out of town, or who were sitting in jail. In 61 instances, or 97 percent of the time, the testers were allowed to vote. Those who did vote cast only a write-in vote for a “John Test” so as to not affect the outcome of any contest. DOI published its findings two weeks ago in a searing 70-page report accusing the city’s Board of Elections of incompetence, waste, nepotism, and lax procedures. Texas Attorney General said "n Texas, evidence of voter fraud abounds. In recent years, my office has secured more than 50 voter fraud convictions. Those include a woman who voted in place of her dead mother, a political operative who cast ballots for two people, and a city councilmember who registered foreign nationals to vote in an election decided by 19 votes. Voter fraud is hard to detect, so cases like these are just the tip of the iceberg. " There are Voter Fraud Convictions and Prosecutions in 46 States? 1
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They have to decide what is important to them. Stop taking the easy out. A state I.D. cost an average of $13.00. Here in Georgia they cost 20.00. Skip one soft drink (1.59) for every month and in 13 months you could pay for it. If any one does not care enough about who runs this country to make a tiny sacrifice, they do not need to be voting. Many times I have had to work a full time job and a part time job to make ends meet. I have even worked 2 full time jobs before. If a person will look really hard they can find extra work. I notice it is the Democrat party that would lose voters. Maybe that is because they are usually the ones who are sitting on their butts drawing a Govt. check. My money that I work hard for. I have 4 kids and a wife. I have never (even though I have needed it at times) depended on the govt. to give me money to live on. 2
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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. 2
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They are so necessary because is we dint have them people would want to vote more than once. If eldery and minorities really wanted to vote they would get an id. What are some of the other laws that could replace this one? if there was a better law we would already have it in place. 1
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I agree completely. If there was no problem with voter fraud, then why would we put the voter I.D. laws into play? Basically, these laws are trying to eliminate the amount of non-citizen votes. But these laws also affect the legal citizens such as the minority of elderly and low income groups. So you are eliminated the fair peoples rights to vote as well. 1
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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. 1
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I think that There should not be voters suppression laws. At first i thought we should but after reading why should certain people not get to vote just because they don't have an id. I get that there are people who vote twice and everything but i think there could be other ways to solve that problem. Its just another way for the government to have control over everyone. Which isnt okay because this is a "free country" 1
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I disagree with your point that by having to have identification to vote the government is just trying to control people. In my opinion, by not addressing the possibility that voting fraud may occur, the government is allowing the individuals (impersonators) to take advantage and have CONTROL over others. 2
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I believe that some sort of voter id is necessary to prevent any possible problems before they start. However, I don't think that a photo id is necessary seeing that there is a very small number of cases in which voter fraud has been identified. If this becomes an issue, then the photo id law should be brought up and discussed. 2
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I Think that the reconstruction was not a success. There is still i bunch of people being belittled and pursacuted today. Take those sweatshops for example, they are getting paid little to nothing for hours and days of work. I think that most racism is caused by lack of intellagence and selfishness. I think that Voters I.D should be more strict because then you will know that the person is a U.S citizin so, they will need and I.D, Birth cirtificuit and a form showing you are a U.S citizin. because then you wont have illegel immagrants voteing for a president, senetor, mayor, ect.. and you will only have the U.S citizins vote. 2
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I agree that it can be hard for people to get a voter ID for multiple reasons. Some, because they can't afford it and others because they dont have the resources to get it because they live in rural areas or something like that. But then again, since this is something that you can use for the rest of your life i think it is worth it to get one. I think that the government could also make it a little easier to get one and set up a program so that people that don't have the extra money for it can get one too. It'll help a lot of people and help with the problems of common idenity theft. 1
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But people have voter fraud even with their I.D. so does it really matter??? Yes it may be a couple less frauds than before the law came out, but it still happens, so why would the government make the middle class spend all of their money to buy a form of I.D. even when the economy is the way it is?? The government is laready trying to get the middle class to spend money but it's not going to happen when they are spending it on I.d. 1
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But stewart you think that because the president is democratic that the democratics are to blame when the government is blamed for somethng. The republicans are voting for the law so when you blame the government think of the people who vote for the law and not just blame the democrates just because the president is democratic A voter id should be required because when you go in to vote they ask who you are and cross your name off a list without confirming that that is who you really are. that allows for frauds and people who are not citizens to vote. You already need to show an id when you register so why not bring the same id when you vote? Yes i think we do need voter id becasue with out it people could vote multiple times, people from other countries could vote, or even underagers could. Overall i think it would just cause problems in the long run and we might have to do a voting all over if the numbers dont come out right. The biggest concern for having no voter id would be people voting multiple times. 1
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There has been voting fraud even with voter ID laws, but there was much more without the laws. But, 11 percent, or about 21 million citizens of voting age do not have government issued photo ID and many people in rural areas have trouble accessing ID offices. Some fraud happens with Indigency or religious objections to being photographed. I think there should be Voter ID laws, because otherwise a lot more fraud will happen, anyone could really say they are someone they’re not. 1
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They should pass the law because it will keep unqualified citizens, ie illegal immigrants, from being able to vote. It makes it fairer in that not one candidate is getting all the illegal immigrants’ votes and that being the reason they win. You should be qualified to be able to vote. It will make sure the people are voting and keep the vote clean. It will prevent fraud. 1
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The 2002 federal Help America Vote Act requires any voter who registered by mail and who has not previously voted in a federal election to show current and valid photo identification or a copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the name and address of the voter. Voters who submitted any of these forms of identification during registration are exempt, as are voters entitled to vote by absentee ballot under the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. We need voter id laws because this prevents non citizens and people that might not be the most responsilbe from voting. 1
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Well, I think that voter IDs should be somewhat necessary because people shouldn't be able to vote more than once. However, there are other ways to use as identification such as a Driver's License, however most people don't have a Driver's License and I do believe Voter IDs should be issued. So therefore, even with both a Driver's License and a Voter ID, we can recognize which people are legal or illegal. 1
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I think the Voter Id laws are necessary so that the people that are from here are voting. I don’t think there is a point in people that aren’t from here to vote for some one that isn’t representing/helping them in anyway if there just going back to their own country afterwards. I think there are many reasons why we should not have voter I.D. laws, one of them being because it can disturb peoples privacy rights. Alot of people do not like certain people to know who they are, butI guess that comes with your on opinion on whether or not you care. I also think that the government should have made a law of everyone owning/possesing a form of I.D. before the voter law even came into play because it costs lots of money to send somebody a birth certifacte or other types of government identification. I think that we need some type of policy to keep illegal immmigrants from voting, but I don't think that we should make it a law, because generally many people who are American Citizens and are part of the middle class do not have money to buy a form of I.D if they do not have one. 1
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It is also said the voter fraud is not fair in the voting politics because all voters who do it illegally always seem to vote democratic, 100-0. A voter ID is presented for the future presidential elections so they are fair and only legal citizens vote fairly for their preferred candidate. 1
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It is also said the voter fraud is not fair in the voting politics because all voters who do it illegally always seem to vote democratic, 100-0. A voter ID is presented for the future presidential elections so they are fair and only legal citizens vote fairly for their preferred candidate. 1
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Fact: The GOP’s voter suppression law was intended to work – by not working. Fact: The voter suppressionn law was founded on a fundamental lie. Opinion: I think that we should have voter I.D. laws, but I also think we shouldn't have them and heres why: Why we should have them: I think we should have voter suppression laws because there is a pretty good chance that if somebody voted every single day of their life, it could greatly throw off the polls and be in favor of 1 candidate or the other. Why we shouldn't have them: I don't think we should have voter suppression laws because they would suppresss some people from voting because not everybody in the world has an I.D., and many possibly can't even afford one with the way that the economy is, but then again...who knows. 1
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I don't think voter I.D. laws are necessary, because you are opposing more than just the non-citizen voters. The laws are opposing the minority of the elderly and low income democratic groups. Plus, many citizen voters don't even have a voters I.D. When you vote you already have to show various forms of I.D. The voter I.D laws are also dividing the nation greatly, because some states abide by it strongly, but some are the exact opposite. 2
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I think we need voter ID laws so that people don't try to be someone else, or use some other persons identity to vote. If there is the picture ID then the person can see if it looks like the person voting, it would probably be easier. and I think that voter ID is an easier way to see if people are legal 1
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I think that we should have voter I.D. laws because some people shouldn't be able to vote for example people should have to show their I.D's and if they dont have an I.D. then they dont vote because they dont not have an I.D. because they dont want it there has to be a reason. 1
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I think that there should be vote ID laws in every state. Because there is so much crime and stolen ID's that they should have the pictures so they know who was the real person who voted and also so there is no forgery or identity theft anymore. Or at least try to so everyone can vote. 1
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I think that having a voter ID might be a good thing for America to have. I definitely think that it will solve a lot of identity theft problems and keep people more on track. As for the problem with people saying that it costs to much, well they could probably set something up so that people that legitly cant pay will get money from the government to get them one. And some people say that its hard to get to an ID office but honestly if its something like this that you will have your whole life then its worth finding one of those offices to get one. I think that the voter Id's should be canceled. I think this because they can cause more problems than they can solve. Their are cases that show that they are expensive. what i see happening with that is if you have money then it would be very easy for your to just buy Id's multiple times and continue to vote. The voters I.D law saying that a person must have a photo I.D to vote. I think that people shouldn’t have to have a photo I.D. People should have the right to vote for anything.Voter suppression instead attempts to reduce the number of voters who might vote against the candidate or proposition advocated by the suppressors. I disagree with that too. Voter I.D laws are completely necessary. I think that you should have some sort of I.D because I wouldn't want someone random to vote for me. I get that some people don't have any photo I.D's, but honestly, that is not my problem. I think that if we have the voter I.D laws it will save us from fraud and identity theft. If you want to vote, get some sort of I.D. 1
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i think voter id is helpful to some people,but to others annoying?i mean you really dont hear about voter fraud so i dont understand why its such a big deall?I think its helpful so you can see the person who is voteing and the stuff about that person includeing any records.-mariah horn 1
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i belive that the id law to me is to weak i belive they shpuld have birth certifictace and photo id, drivers licence, they just want photo i.d. and i think they should just have a green card if neccessay and have the ability to have an small and weak english test like the south but less racit and more for educaction. 1
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Voter ID laws were made by government in the attempt to prevent the poor, elderly, and minority members of society from exercising the voting franchise and rights of citizenship. Obtaining photo ID can be pretty expensive, even with Free State ID requiring documents like a birth certificate that can cost up to $25 in some places. I think that we have to go through way too much just for something that we don't really need. I am against them. I understand both sides of the voter ID laws. Some reasons for voter ID laws is to avoid fraud and so that the government knows the people voting are legally allowed to vote. Also they are making sure that all votes are valid and people aren't voting multiple times. Some reasons why I disagree with ID laws if because it can be costly. 11% of the population do not have photo IDs, so for the people that do not have IDs they aren't given the right to vote. Which is wrong because everyone should have the right to vote. 1
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I bielive that we do beacuse people like to imposter other people to sway the outcome of the election. The only problem with the woter id laws is that it effects the democratic votes because it takes about 25 dollars and some time to get the paper work in, this is may be difficult for people with low incomes and who are handy- caped. Many of those people vote demecratic, so if the law was passed, less democrats could vote. I still think it is neccesey for fraud perposes but make it easier for those people to vote so its still fare. 1
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Without voter I.D's, it's said that people can vote more than once, but it would be really hard to switch your identity. Plus, one extra vote probably wouldn't make a difference. There have been no fraud cases reported. So why would you need them? You have to show identification anyway. That's just another form of I.D. that you need, and there are rules that voters have to follow as well. This would just be one extra rule they'd have to follow. 1
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The right of citizens of the United States to vote should not be on what race or color they are. Some people don’t need a I.D. for their everyday life. A Lot of people don’t like it because they would have to pay for it. Also people don’t like it because they just don’t have the money. I don’t think they should have a voter suppression law because they are taking their right away for them to vote. It is making it harder for Americans to vote. 1
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Voter fraud can happen. People can easily register under the names of deceased citizens, double register, or even vote without citizenship. Some people think that voter fraud is a problem and some people don’t. To stop that the government made a new law. The new photo-ID law will make it more difficult for about 5 million Americans to vote. More than 21 million Americans do not have government-issued photo ID. I believe that some laws regulating the voting process are necessary for our country to remain free and democratic. However, the types of laws that are being presented today are much too restrictive and are secretively being discriminative towards minorities or those who tend to vote democratic. It is unfair and rigs the system so that the citizens who should be able to exercise their right to vote can’t; the results of the vote are skewed because a portion of the population is not permitted to put their input. A reason for voter ID laws to be put into place in the past was to suppress the rights of the blacks and others who are not white and wealthy. In the future a reason would be if voter fraud actually becomes a problem; it is not very common right now, so that is not a good excuse for increasing the restrictions on these laws. Right now the laws are almost doing the same thing the old laws tried to do: suppress the rights of a specific group of people to give more power to another. Voter fraud is a rare, almost nonexistent problem in the US today. The tea party introduced laws with restrictions that don’t allow 21 million legal citizens (around 11%) who don’t possess the correct ID to vote. Citizens would technically have the right to vote but they actually can't because of the way the laws are set up. These laws would keep citizens from their earned right to vote and lessens the impact of their vote if they do vote. It gives an unfair advantage to one party so they have a better chance at taking complete political control. Voter ID laws are more about suppression and discrimination instead of laws for the purpose of a free and democratic nation. 180,000 people were questioned in Florida (mostly Hispanics and some African Americans), and the results concluded only about 0.1% of people were actually unqualified to vote. 99.9% of these people were qualified to vote, but may not be allowed to because of this tiny fraction of people who use fraud. 1
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i belive we should not go to the voter suppression but the people that will not take the advaces of modern socity to learn and get a job to gain the money to get there photo I.D. so if the people that do not have photo id the do not take the chances to get one then they do not deserve the ability to vote. 1
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i think voter i.d shouldnt be necessary,but i understand why people might want to have voter i.d.for example there might be voter fraud but you never really hear about it ?i think it should be optional because if you have financial issues or your not comfortable geting your picture taken you should be able to have and make your own choices. 1
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I don't think you should need a voter I.D. or I also think you do.It shouldn't matter your age,race, gender or disability's. However, I don't think you should vote if you don't know enough about the election, or what's going on.Everyone has a right to vote due to the Bill of Rights and the U.S Constitution. However in order to vote you do have to be a U.S citizen. A voter I.D should be necessary because of voter fraud. 1
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i belive we should not go to the voter suppression but the people that will not take the advaces of modern socity to learn and get a job to gain the money to get there photo I.D. so if the people that do not have photo id the do not take the chances to get one then they do not deserve the ability to vote. 1
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Voter ID Laws should be put into effect soon because as the years go by even the hours or minutes the crime rate goes up. And also identity theft is a big thing these days. So if people are okayy with spending other people's money then they would VERY much not care about if you can vote or not, so the laws should be used so every person can vote for themselves. 1
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I don`t think that we should have voter I.D laws because the young, elderly, and poor have a disadvange. The I.D can be expensive and not everyone has the money to get one. Also it is an unfair advantage for the democrats because usually the people voting towards the democratic side are the younger or less rich population. 1
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I don`t think that we should have voter I.D laws because the young, elderly, and poor have a disadvange. The I.D can be expensive and not everyone has the money to get one. Also it is an unfair advantage for the democrats because usually the people voting towards the democratic side are the younger or less rich population. 1
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I believe some form of identification for voting is necessary, but the standard requirements for I.D. is a bit over the top in my opinion. Under some state laws you have to have government issue I.D.s, a schoool or work I.D is not sufficient enough for them. I think the question that most people have is, "Why is work or school identification not good enough for the government? Is it just to raise more money for the government?" I do think that voter ID laws are neccessary to prevent cases of voting fraud. While some argue that there are those who cannot afford identification, I think that a simple system could be set up relativily easiy for those who cannot afford it so that they could be identified to vote. While voting fraud may not affect voting drastically, impersinating another person as a voter is against the law and should be adressed. I don't support any laws, but if there was a law, I would like a political intelligence test. You'd need to prove you know the policies of the top 6 presidential candidates before you are allowed to vote. Looking this up on google would allow everyone who cares about voting to pass. I think we should use birth certificates or some other form of identification that every U.S citizen owns because not everyone gets a licence. Not everyone has to get one so why should they use that as the only way to vote? I think if they did do this, a lot of people wouldn't be able to vote and they would be upset and start a riot or some stuff like that. BAM. 0
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