The Pros And Cons Of Voter Id Laws

The Onion, The Onion
Tue, 04/12/2016 - 10:05am

Many states are pushing for stricter voter identification policies at the polls, while critics argue such requirements are unconstitutional and used as a means of voter suppression. Here are some pros and cons of voter ID laws.PROCould help temper the country’s embarrassingly high voter turnout ratesLess time-consuming form of discrimination than literacy testNationwide surge in ID demand could create up to four new jobs at DMVGuarantees only those bearing the signet ring of the Knights Templar will be able to vote more than onceCurrent system gives far too little power to septuagenarian volunteersThe most palatable facade we’ve got for government’s racial biasCONPhrase “poll tax” has better ring to itPuts undue burden on privileged elite to choose elected officialsDoesn’t completely eliminate possibility of undesirable populations from votingDisenfranchises the countless Americans who accidentally left a bar ...

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