I cannot believe nor accept the uproar over requiring voting citizens to get identification in order to cast their votes.
We have to present ID when use a credit card, when we drive our cars, when we write a check.
The voting franchise is worth so much more to us. If there are difficulties in obtaining voter ID, then local and state governments can provide a cheaper means for men and women to get identification.
Nevertheless, the right to vote should be treated with great respect. No one should balk at having to provide evidence of citizenship and residence.
Voter fraud is a curse which mars the political process. Close elections and voter tallies are becoming the norm in this country's more volatile political climate. Let's eliminate fraud and suspicion in all areas of civic life to the best of our ability.
Voter ID as a prerequisite to vote as an acceptable reform which discriminates against corruption, not the poor or minority voters, as some critics would contend.