Someone Explain to Me How Voter IDs are racist?

[Hooahguy]

Wouldn't it make more sense to switch to a system with multiple (as in, more than two) viable parties, more compromise and more getting things done?

We wish, but then the Democrats and Republicans wouldnt be able to have a stranglehold on politics. A third party is dangerous to the establishment, and thus will never be implemented.

As for OP's question, the answer has already been said: it adds more hoops to jump through for people who are not determined (or have the financial means) to vote. Whether or not the less-interested should be allowed to vote is out of the question, a fundamental right of this society is a right to vote and that should not be impeded by anything. If they elect a bad leader, then they deserve a bad leader.

[Crandar]

How much does a voter ID cost?

Even if its cost is significant, it's a class not a racial issue. Regardless of their skin colour, only the poor people will have difficulties in obtaining it.

Now, the reason about why the black people have more chances to be poor might be racial or more accurately historical.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Strike is right with his insinuation that voter ID's are not really racist. The idea of identifying yourself as a citizen able to vote is actually a no brainer if you want to have a representative democracy that is not stacked with fake votes (it has happened in the US before, it could happen now).

The problem, which Strike is probably aware of is that the implementation is the problematic part. Republicans have been known to write laws that deny a drivers license to be used as identification. Only a third (don't quote me on that) of US citizens have an official passport from the Federal government, so what else is there for a citizen to prove himself with?

[Greyblades]

Seems less racist and more classist, either way smacks of election rigging in the vein of gerrymandering.

[drone]

Seems less racist and more classist, either way smacks of election rigging in the vein of gerrymandering.

Classist or racist, either way it works for the Republicans. They see the changing demographics, the only way for them to keep ahead while still pushing their current bat- crazy agenda is to reduce the number of votes from African-Americans, Hispanics, and young people. Any obstacle will accomplish this to a degree.

[a completely inoffensive name]

Classist or racist, either way it works for the Republicans. They see the changing demographics, the only way for them to keep ahead while still pushing their current bat- crazy agenda is to reduce the number of votes from African-Americans, Hispanics, and young people. Any obstacle will accomplish this to a degree.

Really makes no sense. If the Republicans wanted to, they could easily capture the Hispanic vote.

[Montmorency]

Strike is right with his insinuation that voter ID's are not really racist. The idea of identifying yourself as a citizen able to vote is actually a no brainer if you want to have a representative democracy that is not stacked with fake votes (it has happened in the US before, it could happen now).

Where's Lemur when you need him?

Really makes no sense. If the Republicans wanted to, they could easily capture the Hispanic vote.

[drone]

Really makes no sense. If the Republicans wanted to, they could easily capture the Hispanic vote.

You assume that the GOP leadership has control of the message as opposed to the nutbag wing. To get the Hispanic vote, they would need to silence the xenophobes.