Is voter ID racially divisive?

Question

NAACP here in Mississippi claims it is. How?

Answer 1

naacp does nothing but look for trouble and could find racism in anything!! I'm surprised they have'nt sued resteraunts

because more people use salt than pepper!!!  they are worthless.

Answer 2

I think that the claim is more a problem with class division rather than race because some people can't afford the money or the time to get their ID.  Personally, I see that claim as a bit of a stretch.  If only citizens can vote, its not unreasonable to require that voters are citizens.

Answer 3

Yes. Even if the answer is no, there the information stream nowadays is networked so that you can obtain data from virtually anywhere! There's so much rapid, ever-changing advancement in politics and registering to be a voter is so simple, quick and cheap, there's no way voter id can not be divisive. In the future, voting popularity has potential to reach segments currently unreachable.

Answer 4

Why would any honest voter have a problem with providing proper identification?  The requirements are very reasonable and anyone to wants to vote can meet them very easily.

If you buy into all the claims of activist groups like the NAACP and the ACLU, we can offer you a nice buy on a good used bridge (cash only please).

Answer 5

You know I have yet to meet anyone living in the US who is of voting age that did not already have some form of Govt issued identification.  I'm sure there are some out there but how fricking lazy can you be to claim you don't have or can't afford to get an ID card from your local DMV ?  If they are that poor or lazy perhaps it better for the rest of us if they don't vote.

Answer 6

People too lazy to get one, don't need to vote

Answer 7

The NAACP says that a requirement for a photo ID is discriminatory against lower socio-economic classes, who tend to contain more minorities, because they are less likely to have the required document like a passport or driver's license.  The chain of tend-to-bes allows the NAACP to claim a discriminatory racial intent in passing photographic identification laws.

This issue has recently come before the state courts to be argued.  Myself, I don't really agree with the NAACP's claims, but I understand the reasoning that got them there, and I concede that the US voting system needs an overhaul.

Answer 8

The "too poor to afford it " excuse is lame as several states that have proposed the voter ID cards have also made provisions for this. They have it where if you can not afford it or do not have a way to get to them, they will provide it free of charge and even come to you to do it. It is just another scare tactic being used to maintain the division.