Stage Two

The Article I recently read in the New York Times written by Adam Liptak, titled, “Fear but Few Facts in Debate on Voter I.D.’s” is an argument about identification proof in the voting process. The opening question in the article is, “Is it too much to ask that people who want to vote first show identification with their picture on it?” One of the most prominent and provocative federal judges we have argues that it is very difficult to maneuver in society without a photo i.d. This is true, however; somewhere in between thirteen to twenty-two million people are poor, and make it just fine without photo i.d.’s.
Indiana has one of the strictest voter-identification laws in the country, and just recently had the photo identification law passed. It is said that it will prevent fraudulent voting. Judges and Governors in other states argue that there is slim to no evidence in voting fraud in Indiana or anywhere else. The article goes further into how people do not know if voters will decide not to vote just because of the hassle of getting identification cards. The article also talks about how politicians are discussing the different views of different society classes, and how it will affect the outcome of the presidential race. The state of Georgia claims that there should be no such law, if there is no evidence of voting fraud. Quote by Judge Evans, “is it wise to use a sledgehammer to hit either a real or imaginary fly on a glass coffee table?”
This article is worth reading because this new voter-identification law is going to change the outcome of the presidential rate substantially. There is no evidence to voting fraud, therefore is not any reason for this law to be implemented. Several citizens who normally vote, or who would have voted, are now not going to because they feel it be a hassle to get an i.d. just to vote. This could be a way for the Democratic Party to be more successful since evidence suggests that low income citizens tend to be more liberal.
Here is a link to the article for your en joyment. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/24/us/24bar.html