Artur Davis: Voter ID Laws Don't Disenfranchise Anybody

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6. The airplane canard.

I repeatedly hear proponents of these photo ID laws claim that you need a photo ID to board an airplane. In addition to the valid reason noted by the author -- that the people likely burdened by the law are those that are doing little if any traveling -- the claim is simply factually incorrect. Just ask the TSA:

"We understand passengers occasionally arrive at the airport without an ID, due to lost items or inadvertently leaving them at home. Not having an ID, does not necessarily mean a passenger won’t be allowed to fly. If passengers are willing to provide additional information, we have other means of substantiating someone’s identity, like using publicly available databases."

http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/acceptable_documents.shtm