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Essay:Voter ID: A Personal Reflection (view source)
Revision as of 00:29, October 3, 2012
, 00:29, October 3, 2012→Arguments to avoid in Voter ID discussions: add some more
===Identification is necessary to obtain government benefits to which individuals are entitled, and therefore it 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===
===People who claim that they cannot get to the DMV to get ID are lying because, if so, 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===
===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===
===Because there state does not charge to obtain Voter ID, it does not disenfranchise and is not a poll tax===
===Voter ID prevents registration fraud (like that committed by ACORN workers)===
===Voter ID prevents double voting===
===Dead people cast votes on a widespread scale===
===Voter impersonation occurs on a widespread scale===
===You would lose your vote without recourse if someone cast a ballot in your name without ID===
===People would go out of their way to obtain ID if there were a reward, and therefore those lacking ID do not have enough incentive to exercise the franchise and therefore should not vote===
==References and footnotes==
==References and footnotes==
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