Moldy, my friend, you keep throwing up straw men. At our age, I’m never carded. But how many of us older gentleman don’t have a valid ID? How did anyone 60, 70, 80 and beyond got here without one? We are really talking about a younger age group. I said in an earlier post, states should provide free non-drivers state IDs. Put your money where your mouth is and get started with your state legislatures. SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM!!! That way everyone who wants one will have one to vote!
Your Friend,
Larry Joe

From your article voter suppression is real.

Republicans say their intent with the law was to stop voter fraud. But the research shows that in-person voter impersonation, which these kinds of laws target, is extremely rare. One study by Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt found just 35 credible accusations of voter impersonation between 2000 and 2014, constituting a few hundred ballots at most. During this 15-year period, more than 800 million ballots were cast in national general elections and hundreds of millions more were cast in primary, municipal, special, and other elections.

Critics of such laws argue they have a disproportionate impact on black voters, since they are less likely to have the means — whether money, transportation, or hours off work — to get a voter ID. This is significant in Alabama since about 25 percent of the state’s electorate is black, and black residents are more likely to vote Democrat. Scott Douglas, executive director of the Greater Birmingham Ministries, also noted some of the racist motivations behind Alabama’s law in a New York Times op-ed:

Requiring an id to prove your identity to vote is racist.

We all know that racial minorities of any stripe are not able to:

Drive a car
Have a checking account
Bank at a bank
Get a credit card
Purchase a non prepaid cell phone
Purchase property
Get a mortgage
Get married
Get divorced
Fly on a commercial airplane
Rent a post office box
Rent an apartment

And on and on and on

Least of all they can’t vote in elections that generally happen every year in November.

From your article voter suppression is real.

Republicans say their intent with the law was to stop voter fraud. But the research shows that in-person voter impersonation, which these kinds of laws target, is extremely rare. One study by Loyola Law School professor Justin Levitt found just 35 credible accusations of voter impersonation between 2000 and 2014, constituting a few hundred ballots at most. During this 15-year period, more than 800 million ballots were cast in national general elections and hundreds of millions more were cast in primary, municipal, special, and other elections.

Critics of such laws argue they have a disproportionate impact on black voters, since they are less likely to have the means — whether money, transportation, or hours off work — to get a voter ID. This is significant in Alabama since about 25 percent of the state’s electorate is black, and black residents are more likely to vote Democrat. Scott Douglas, executive director of the Greater Birmingham Ministries, also noted some of the racist motivations behind Alabama’s law in a New York Times op-ed: