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Originally Posted by MysticCat
And hand to God, I believe you. But partisan people in positions of power who advocate photo ID laws . . .
A very understandable sentiment that those who have other agendas will capitalize on. After all, who can argue with insuring the integrity of the vote?
The thing is, is the integrity of the vote in real danger without photo IDs? Requiring them may very well may be a feel-good solution that doesn't do much of anything to address a problem that may not really be a major problem, and in the process keeps some people entitled to vote from voting.
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Today is St. Thomas Becket's day - I'm reminded of the T.S. Eliot play "Murder in the Cathedral" and Thomas' line: "The last temptation is the greatest treason: To do the right deed for the wrong reason."
I don't want to put words in anyone's mouth or assume, so I'm asking those who oppose voter identification - what would be reasonable requirements to insure that only qualified voters vote? I've mentioned affidavits and increased registration requirements - do you have any other alternatives? Or is the system in your state already addressing the need to identify qualified voters? If so, how?
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Last edited by SWTXBelle; 12-29-2011 at 01:04 PM.
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