California Conservative

Try, try again, right? That seems to work for Georgia’s legislature as it approved legislation requiring a valid picture ID when voting.

The legislation would require voters to have a driver’s license, military ID or state-issued identification card with a photo. Social Security cards, birth certificates and utility bills would no longer be accepted. Supporters said it would help fight voter fraud. Critics argued it would disenfranchise the poor, minorities or elderly, people who are less likely to have driver’s licenses. Similar legislation last year was blocked by a federal judge because a state ID fee would have amounted to an unconstitutional poll tax. This year’s bill waives that fee.

Here in Minnesota, we don’t have this type of legislation in place. Frankly, I wish this would be enacted nationwide. Those who claim that it’d “disenfranchise the poor, minoritiesor elderly” should just make sure that the government gets this new picture ID to them so they don’t get disenfranchised. After all, the government should serve us, not vice versa.

For those who’d tell us that this places undue burdens on the government, I’d reply that the government’s unwillingness to serve the people is placing undue burdens on citizens.

After all, in a situation like this, the citizen is the boss and the boss is always right. PERIOD.

Cross-post at LetFreedomRing

This entry was posted on Wednesday, January 25th, 2006 at 9:15 pm and is filed under Author: Gary Gross, Election 2008, Elections, Law, Race. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.