Because once you open the door, there will be no stopping it. requirements will be used by partisan to increase their advantage. The problem here is that democracy requires honest people to function. Look at the mess they have in Minnesota with many of the precincts having more votes than voters.
I believe we have outgrown our system of government. It was designed for God fearing, patriotic, salt of the earth type people.
I know I am in the minority around here on this issue, but I do not want our driver’s licenses to be a national ID card. I believe the federal government will abuse a nation ID card, the first chance it gets.
Yes, it would be nice to have an ID at the polls. There will be plenty down side in time to make that one good thing, not worth the trouble. And then there’s the ability to buy a fraudulent ID down the block.
This nation somehow got to this point without a national ID. We don’t need one now.
Folks, the real problem with voting is not the ID. It’s the instant or blind registration. It’s the open primary elections. It’s allowing folks to vote for two weeks to a month prior to election day. It is also the primary process itself, that is gamed to the point that we see incompetents selected to be the party standard bearer before 0.25% of the populace has even voted.
There is also obviously a problem with votes that appear days or weeks after the election, supposedly put aside and lost until they are found.
We’ve got plenty of problems to deal with BEFORE we go desperate and demand an ID card.
Can’t get a bank account, or cash your Govt subsidy checks without a Drivers/State photo ID either...Can’t buy Liquor without one either.