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In reply to the discussion: Thank You Mr. President. Thank You Gen. Holder [View all]mick063
(2,424 posts)I would be for an ID law if the government provided national ID, free of charge, at any request. That the government would provide any assistance needed to obtain the ID, including personal guidance and transportation, and assume the financial cost of doing so. That the ID could be issued "on the spot" by census takers and be valid for a lifetime. That a national register of the national ID could be easily accessed at every polling station. That the burden would be on the government to revoke the ID based upon fraudulent registration as opposed to the burden placed upon the individual to pay the poll tax of money and time to required to acquire one.
Under those conditions, I could accept voter ID laws.
Then again, as a tax payer, why would I want to pay for this? Considering the number of documented cases of fraudulent voting does not warrant such laws, it would seem to be a waste of tax payer money.