Who's really trying to steal this thing?
These are being struck down as discriminatory in individual states, of course. Like Georgia, where entirely by coincidence they also fought renewal of the Voting Rights Act.
On second thought, maybe it's not a coincidence at all...
House passes voter ID bill
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Republican sponsors of the voter identification bill said it was a commonsense way to stop fraud at the polls. People need photo IDs to board planes, buy alcohol or cash checks, said Rep. Vernon Ehlers, R-Mich., chairman of the House Administration Committee. "This is not a new concept." "This is what Americans want," said Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., "They want safe borders and they want safe ballots." But Democrats assailed the legislation, saying it could hurt minorities, the poor and the elderly -- groups that tend to vote Democratic -- who might have trouble producing a photo identification. "This bill is tantamount to a 21st century poll tax," said Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md. "It will disenfranchise large number of legal voters."
These are being struck down as discriminatory in individual states, of course. Like Georgia, where entirely by coincidence they also fought renewal of the Voting Rights Act.
On second thought, maybe it's not a coincidence at all...