Personally, I would have no problem with a voter ID card with my photo on it if the true reason for requiring a photo ID to vote was to prevent voter fraud. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. Voter fraud is simply being used as an excuse to make voting more difficult and maybe even impossible for some segments of our population - most of whom would be voting Democrat.
With that thought in mind, ask yourself which of our political parties is pushing so hard for voter suppression? Which party has been pushing and passing laws or administrative practices that have made it more difficult for people to register to vote? Did you guess the Republican party?
This year the Republican dominated Florida legislature imposed a short deadline for the submission of voter registration forms, with stiff penalties for late filing. The bill led to the end of voter registration work by one organization, the League of Women Voters, whose spokesperson said, "Despite the fact that the League of Women Voters is one of the nation’s most respected civic organizations, with a 91-year history of registering and educating voters, we will be unable to comply with the egregious provisions contained in [this bill]."
The tactics of voter suppression can range from minor "dirty tricks" that make voting inconvenient, up to blatantly illegal activities that physically intimidate prospective voters to prevent them from casting ballots. Voter suppression could be particularly effective if a significant amount of voters are intimidated individually because the voter might not consider his or her single vote important.
The photo ID requirement for voter cards is just one more tactic used by the teabagger controlled Republican party to influence the outcome of an election by discouraging or preventing people from exercising their right to vote. On the one hand the photo ID is no big deal, it's just the reason for it that I find distasteful.
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