WakeForestRanger
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I think people are going to have to actually try to see why the other side thinks like they do. I will be honest and say I feel like if it’s possible for either party to commit voter fraud then why not require a photo Id? I realize that lower income population may not be as likely to have a photo id but in most states you can get a photo id issued on line through the DMV or the department of public health. If some members of the Republican Party want to require photo id just to hinder the minority vote then that is wrong and I don’t agree with that at all. My only reason for wanting the photo id is to prevent fraud, not to suppress a minority vote. I think liberals would see me as only wanting to suppress a minority vote that will likely go to a democrat instead of just wanting an even playing field. If a liberal beats a conservative through a fair election then so be it but I just see it as trying to make the vote as legal as possible? I do see how liberals could see me as wanting to increase my advantage when in reality I’m not.
I think people are going to have to actually try to see why the other side thinks like they do. I will be honest and say I feel like if it’s possible for either party to commit voter fraud then why not require a photo Id? I realize that lower income population may not be as likely to have a photo id but in most states you can get a photo id issued on line through the DMV or the department of public health. If some members of the Republican Party want to require photo id just to hinder the minority vote then that is wrong and I don’t agree with that at all. My only reason for wanting the photo id is to prevent fraud, not to suppress a minority vote. I think liberals would see me as only wanting to suppress a minority vote that will likely go to a democrat instead of just wanting an even playing field. If a liberal beats a conservative through a fair election then so be it but I just see it as trying to make the vote as legal as possible? I do see how liberals could see me as wanting to increase my advantage when in reality I’m not.