College students and the college educated are a privileged population even if their income and debt ratio do not resemble such privilege, so this topic is about so much more than college student voting.
There is an historical context for everything. Voter requirements such as some form of an I.D. card works when the requirements are applied to everyone and when everyone truly has some form of an I.D.. However, that has not been the case in many cities/states. These requirements were most often applied to certain groups of people because officials knew these people were less likely to have the requirements and therefore would be less likely to vote. The I.D. requirement makes sense but some people (and government agencies) consider it too reminiscent of when certain groups of people were required to take tests to vote.
It is important to pay attention and to research. Organizations, including chapters of NPHC orgs, are working with local communities to teach people of voting age (the young and the old) the importance of staying informed and accessing voting stations. This is the only way to buffer some of the effects of the negative stuff.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501363_1...ce-department/
I hope the average Occupier is/gets informed and votes. I hope the average facebooker, twitterer, and youtuber is/gets informed and votes. I hope the average spender who is stalking the stores for these holiday purchases is/gets informed and votes.
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