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Essay:Voter ID: A Personal Reflection (view source)
Revision as of 00:20, October 3, 2012
, 00:20, October 3, 2012start classification of arguments to avoid
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==Arguments to avoid in Voter ID discussions==
I have been following Voter ID for much of 2012. What I have noticed is that the arguments for and against Voter ID have shifted over time, both in response to events involving Voter ID (like new legislation, procedures, or court rulings) and as new arguments develop and old, refuted arguments are discarded. When a commentator uses a long-refuted argument in favor of Voter ID, I personally cannot help but wonder sometimes whether the commentator is actually a liberal troll parodying conservatives (like [[Stephen Colbert]]). Thus, below I offer a list of arguments that proponents should avoid in voter ID discussion, not only to avoid making themselves look like fools but also to further trustworthy discourse on this important issue.
(I will get to a list of arguments opponents should avoid later)
===Identification is necessary for X, and therefore it should be required to vote===
(fill in the litany of examples)
===Identification is necessary to purchase a gun, and the Second Amendment grants a constitutional right, like voting, and so ID should be required to vote===
===Identification is necessary to obtain government benefits to which individuals are entitled, and therefore it should be required to vote===
===People who claim that they cannot get to the DMV to get ID are lying because otherwise they would not be able to get to their polling place===
===You are required by law to carry identification, and if you do not, the police can arrest you, and so voters not having ID is not a big issue===
===Because there state does not charge to obtain Voter ID, it is not a poll tax===
==References and footnotes==
==References and footnotes==
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