Vote
early; Vote often; touted the Tammany Hall politicos! Election fraud is not a
new concept. And the laws that several states have enacted that require a photo
identification card are not unreasonable and should no more disenfranchise a
citizen of this country than a lack of public transportation.
Why
would these requirements keep legitimate voters from the polls? These are the
everyday activities in which I engage that require a photo ID:
1)
Purchase wine, beer or alcohol in a liquor
store, grocery store, restaurant, bar, or gas station;
2)
Purchase cigarettes;
3)
Drive a car;
4)
Rent a car;
5)
Write a check;
6)
Open a bank account;
7)
Buy a firearm;
8)
Apply for a credit card;
9)
Confirm eligibility for employment (I needed 2
forms of official ID);
10)
Go
through TSA at the airport;
11)
Board an airplane;
12)
Board an Amtrak train;
13)
Adopt a
cat or dog from the Humane Society;
14)
Rent an
apartment;
15)
Check
into a hotel;
16)
Enter some court houses;
17)
Apply for a mortgage;
18)
Applying for my insurance licenses in various states;
19)
Enter
buildings with security;
20)
Access a
military base;
21)
Access my
office;
22)
Public library to obtain a library card;
23)
To
purchase certain chemicals;
24)
To pick
up an unaccompanied minor at the airport;
25)
Visit the
White House!
26)
Visiting EPA Headquarters;
These are just a few of the daily activities that require one
or more forms of identification. When I lived overseas I was advised to have my
passport with me always for identification.
Why is it considered an assault on the rights of minorities to require
the same identification that is required to buy wine or cigarettes or to adopt
a cat? It shouldn’t be. Instead it is
pandering and inflammatory for no legitimate reason.
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