I didn't really get the racial prejudice part of the argument, myself. Yes, they could argue that nobody should have to pay a poll tax and that it affects the poor more than the rich but the $15.00 fee for a Texas I.D. does indeed fly in the face of that argument *and* the right to vote is supposedly guaranteed for *everyone* (income/race not a factor to justify a poll tax of any kind - and I mean that both ways).
But I don't get the neccessity of carrying citizenship documentation to prevent voting fraud, either, when it would be more efficient to just reimburse the states for services they can readily provide. From a pure practical and fiscal standpoint, the tools and system to accomplish what they seek is in place. There's no need for yet *more* bureaucratic ballast.
Add the additional bit that everytime I've voted they stamp my VRC with a small stamp saying "voted" so it can't be passed onto someone else for them to use (and they check off my name on the rolls). I suppose someone could steal my wallet and attempt to use the card to vote, for some odd reason. But the VRC also has my address - just like the DL. Gotta vote in the right ballot place or they send you over to it. Would be an interesting meeting - me there to try to vote without my VRC but with proof I'm who I am and they with my VRC and no photo proof.
What's the
accomplishment desired? What's the
neccessity? Where does one slot the
priority for such a perceived crisis? There's a lot more rotten meat on Congress's plate right now, even
if this is a distraction worth attacking political rivals over.
