Browsing: Voter ID Laws

The lengthy editorial in the Wednesday Lariat was a torrent of words unleashed to defend the use of voter ID in Texas.

It even included a listing of several things in our society that do, indeed, require such ID However, the right to vote is just that — a right, not some incidental privilege.

Voter ID laws are a contentious issue throughout the country. People on both sides of the political spectrum become fired up when this issue is debated.

Those that support voter ID laws state they are necessary to prevent voter fraud while those that are in opposition claim that these laws disenfranchise the poor and minorities, both groups that lean Democrat, from voting.