Voter ID and Its Ramifications

I don't think that requiring a photo ID necessarily equals some kind of national registration--I don't see anybody not using the driver's license as the most common form.

It is reasonable to verify a person's identity for something as important as voting. It's as important as withdrawing money from a bank account. It's a means to control fraud.

I don't necessarily buy "slippery slope" arguments. It requires stipulating to man losing control of an argument or a perspective, and I'm not sure I buy that.

The logic is as slippery as his case.
It only makes sense that to avoid fraud, you implement some kind of control. The voter ID does this. And it drives the Democrats crazy because they rely on voter fraud.

Good start. Followed you over from SC's place. Stop on by sometime.

I too caught your post at SC's place. I invite you to stop by mine blog anytime.

On the subject, I confess that I have never seen the issue as being one of rights. To the best of knowledge there is no right to be anonymous.

I have a national ID card. It's called a passport and it is issued by the State Department. I also have one issued by the Commonwealth of Va which is of course a driver's license. All are considered proper identification for various purposes.

There may have been a time when we all knew each other and could conduct our business with a handshake. In some small communities I'm sure that still happens, it does in mine. Voting requires registration as a matter of state law and I see no reasonable argument against being required to prove that you are in fact the registrant in order to cast a ballot.

I would like to encourage all who disagree to contact me since I have a few checks I'd like to cash. LOL!

...isn't that voter ID laws are bad things. In fact, I'm heavily in favor of the headway Indiana (and Georgia and others) have been making in this arena. I'm just hesitant, as I said, of consolidating this kind of power in the national government in the form of some kind of national ID card. Passports do not serve this purpose, as they are voluntary. As Jefferson said, "as government grows, liberty decreases."