Subject: Re: ID Cards, For What?
No, the left said the way Republicans manipulate the vote with ID cards is racist.

Said by you? Doesn’t count for anything.


STRICT PHOTO ID LAWS DEPRIVE MANY AMERICANS OF THE RIGHT TO VOTE
•MillionsofAmericansLackGovernment-Issued ID.
About 7% of U.S.citizens(2011)–or more than 16 million Americans–cannot confirm that they have a government-issued photo ID.
•Obtaining ID Costs Money.Even if offered for free, many voters must incur numerous costs(such as paying for birth certificates)to apply for a government-issued ID.
•Underlying documents required to obtain ID cost money, a significant expense for lower income Americans. The combined cost of document fees, travel expenses and waiting time are estimated to range from$75to$175.3
•The travel required is often a major burdenon people with disabilities, the elderly,or those in rural areas without access to a car or public transportation. In Texas,some people in rural areas must travel approximately 170 miles to reach the nearestIDoffice.4
*And a year after Alabama’s strict voter ID law went into effect, state officials tried to shut down 31 driver’s license offices in majority-Black counties, which would have forcedrural and minority votersto travel further to access licenses.5
•Unnecessarily Strict PhotoID Laws Reduce Voter Turnout.A 2014 GAO study found that strict photo ID laws reduceturnout by 2-3 percentage points, which can translate into tens of thousands of votes lost in asinglestate.61National Conference of State Legislatures, Voter Id

But Republicans know and understand in this team sport that fucking your opponent into the ground is all that matters. The moral high ground is for losers.