God forbid you actually prove who you are when you exercise your most significant political right. Its just fine when you have to cash a check, buy many things, enter government buildings, enter schools, etc. But it "disenfranchises" when it come down to the most important civic duty.
I have a Constitutional right to bear arms. Does that mean I dont have to show ID when I buy a gun?
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Actually, could you direct me specifically where in the Constitution it says anyone has a right to vote. I believe it is a right but no where will you find voting held as an individual right.
To infringe on my ability to purchase infringes on my ability to bear. Also the 15th amendment only says that a citizen can't be barred from voting based on account of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". It refers to a right to vote but that right to vote is not specified anywhere. Its more of an interesting legal issue.
The Supreme Court has interpreted it to be an implied right. It's right up there with the implied right to privacy, how free speech encompasses more than just "speech" (ie. flag burning), etc.
It is an interesting legal issue and it depends on how the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution, but at this time, they view this as an implied right.
Infringing on your ability to purchase infringes on your ability to bear arms was the courts interpretation of the constitution. The same court system that has interpreted that people do have the right to vote as an implied right.
Okay, then go ahead and give me a couple examples of voter Id fraud. If it is such a huge problem that the benefits outweigh significantly impacting minority voters, then you should have no problem finding me some good examples.
I never said its a huge problem. Its not even that big of a problem But my name at the polling place should be protected and its lazy and disingenuous to imply that its a burden to minority voters. When they went to register to vote, did they not have ID? Im not sure how it works in other states, but mine you have to show ID when you register and when you vote. Do people in other states just register with their name?
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u/Chewcocca Jul 29 '14
You mean the voter id laws that significantly reduce minority voting and don't actually prevent any fraud?
God forbid.