Posted on 11/17/2005 8:46:51 PM PST by AZRepublican
The chief sponsor of Georgia's voter identification law told the Justice Department that if black people in her district "are not paid to vote, they don't go to the polls," and that if fewer blacks vote as a result of the new law, it is only because it would end such voting fraud.
The newly released Justice Department memo quoting state Rep. Sue Burmeister (R-Augusta) was prepared by department lawyers as the federal government considered whether to approve the new law. It also says that despite Republican assurances the law would not disenfranchise elderly, poor and black voters, Susan Laccetti Meyers, the staff adviser for the Georgia House of Representatives, told the Justice Department "the Legislature did not conduct any statistical analysis of the effect of the photo ID requirement on minority voters."
It cites analyses showing that, in fact, the effects of the law — which will require Georgians seeking to vote to present a driver's license or an identification card for which they must pay — could fall disproportionately on blacks. It concludes that the state had failed to show the law would not weaken minority voting strength, and recommends that the attorney general's office formally object to it.
(Excerpt) Read more at ajc.com ...
If you state issues DL's then the same department issues ID cards via the same system.
Seniro citizens who give up driving, generally get the ID card to have a photo ID.
Also, while not free, a PASSPORT shows citizenship and a identity.
What's REALLY funny is that a journalist industry website has a post touting this article as great work.
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