July 27, 2012
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Pennsylvania’s new controversial voting law
A law backed by Republicans in Pennsylvania will add a new requirement for voters in the upcoming US presidential election – a photo ID with an expiry date. Opponents of the new law say it could prevent hundreds of thousands of people from voting; primarily the elderly, minorities and the poor because they are less likely to have the necessary paperwork or the means to get an id. They are also more likely to vote Democrat.
Comments (6)
I do not vote and i get all the braindamage for being a political animal.
I think an ID makes sense. It should not be so complicated to get one though, and they shouldn’t pass this so quickly. They need to inform people a year or so before it happens so they can get the necessary papers. It should also be ‘free’…at least everyone should be able to get one in time.
The ID makes sense for voting. It’ll hopefully reduce the amount of voter fraud. The way in which the ID is obtained can be debated though, but I do think it’s a good thing.
And to think how much we went through to get my oldest ds’s drivers license last year, I really feel for these people if it’s going to be as strict as that to obtain a photo ID. We stood in line for about a half hour and out of the eight people in front of us at least three were turned away because their documents didn’t look official enough, or didn’t have the correct stamps, or weren’t signed by more official people, or ended up being photo copies instead of originals. The system is messed up when you need three forms of official ID, to get an ID.
They try to make me show ID at the last election. I refused, and they let me right through. Apparently I will be forced to show ID during the next election.
I am still not sure how I feel about the new law. It seemed to make sense on the surface.
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This is a SOLUTION IN SEARCH OF A PROBLEM. There is no voter fraud problem. The DOJ investigation found that it happens maybe two times per state per election. You are more likely to be struck by lightning than to vote fraudulently. Yes, it is intended to deny the vote to non-Republicans.