So what do we do to make it so? I know the techical answer, but operationally and strategically, how shall we MAKE THIS HAPPEN!? The fate of the Republic rests on our ability to MAKE THIS HAPPEN!
[Folks, I sincerely hope that this thread is the birth of a new Constitutional Ammendment]
Anyone taking this position publicly would provide enough demagogue fuel to power Jesse Jackson and his ilk into the next century, if not longer.
However, the issue of showing identification when voting shouldn't be an issue.
After all, reasonable people do it every day when they cash checks, apply for any of several utility services, or purchase firearms.
(Althought the idea of the Ad Council coming up with an ad campaign for buses and subways "IF YOU"RE STUPID, DON'T VOTE ON NOVEMBER 3RD!" *does* appeal to me.)