Sunday, September 11, 2005

State IDs Are No Good

In Georgia.

Lets see. Make people without a driver's license (primarily poor, black, elderly, and Democrat) pay $20 or more for a state ID in order to vote, and don't place a single building in Atlanta that sells the state IDs (are these people supposed to drive to the surrounding counties?) Could perhaps political motivations on the part of the Republican leaders be behind this initiative? Undoubtedly.

I am most certainly in favor of a mandatory national ID for every person. This card would cover everything from voting to driving. The card would be free. As it would be a requirement for all citizens and residents of the US, the card should not cost anything. Security and the equal treatment of all our citizens do not have to be mutually exclusive. Make the ID free and easily accessible.