Voter ID
I don't really see the point in changing this. I understand why people want to change it but I don't believe it is necessary.
Basically, by changing the law, less people will be likely to vote. The majority of those people will be the lower class, older people, colored people, students, etc. (typically the majority of these votes go towards the Democrats). Because of this, there is a lot of conservative backing for this law to pass.
But why pass it?
It is kind of rigging the system from the start. The point to an election is to have a fair decision on who gets what position. It is kind of cheating really. From a conservative's view, this will help them in the election. I get the idea that there is massive 'fraud' in the system. Republicans think that people are voting more than once or are voting where they shouldn't be.
Ultimately, this makes it very hard for people to vote because it means they have to get a new ID every time they change residency. (I forgot to add that it would cost the State $60 million to implement. All of that money to stop 100 people from cheating the system?)
I guess it's a hard concept to understand. Why would you want to win by cheating?
I understand the controversy and think making Voter ID mandatory is preposterous. However, I do want to know why requiring identity would prevent Democrats from voting. I also don't know how people can't see through the ruse of "someone cheated the system". There's no way that so many people are going to commit voter fraud as to sway the election.
ReplyDeleteWhat I guess I'm getting at is that much of the lower class leans Democrat. The lower class would be the people who are most affected by this law because they will need to pay to get a new form of identification. Many people who are lower class don't want to pay for this ID or don't have the money to. Therefore, votes are sort of 'taken away' from the Democrats.
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