The Texas Voter Id law implemented in 2011 is a law that has been debated upon by millions. The law states that a citizen who has previously registered must show some form of identification and is only limited to five types: Driver’s License, Passport, Military Id, Gun Permit, or a State Issued Identification Card. This requirement limits the population of voters and discourages many to come out to the polls.
Voting is a constitutional right and one of the best tools in effecting public policy as a normal citizen. “The Constitution itself forbids the denial of equal protection and the exclusion of voters on specific grounds, such as race, sex, failure to pay a poll tax or other tax, and, for those eighteen years old or older, age.” The new voter Id law is discriminatory toward, those stricken with poverty and homelessness, young adults, and many minority groups. For people living in poverty their method of transportation is usually restricted to public transportation, which is unreliable and makes it even more difficult to obtain a stable mode of income. Those who are young adults and college students are in the same boat seeing as many rely on public transportation; don’t have many forms of identification other than their student id. In Texas, getting a drivers …show more content…
This argument would be valid if integrity were an increasingly problematic issue. From a period of 10 years (2002-2012), there were only 62 fraud cases in regards to voting. These facts only support the idea that there is some type of discrimination going on with the Voter Id law. Another factor is that the law allows a gun license as valid proof of identification, yet does not allow student id. “The law was unfavorable to young voters, who trend liberal, while favorable to gun owners, who trend conservative.” This law is affecting many different communities and the state as a
Voting is a constitutional right and one of the best tools in effecting public policy as a normal citizen. “The Constitution itself forbids the denial of equal protection and the exclusion of voters on specific grounds, such as race, sex, failure to pay a poll tax or other tax, and, for those eighteen years old or older, age.” The new voter Id law is discriminatory toward, those stricken with poverty and homelessness, young adults, and many minority groups. For people living in poverty their method of transportation is usually restricted to public transportation, which is unreliable and makes it even more difficult to obtain a stable mode of income. Those who are young adults and college students are in the same boat seeing as many rely on public transportation; don’t have many forms of identification other than their student id. In Texas, getting a drivers …show more content…
This argument would be valid if integrity were an increasingly problematic issue. From a period of 10 years (2002-2012), there were only 62 fraud cases in regards to voting. These facts only support the idea that there is some type of discrimination going on with the Voter Id law. Another factor is that the law allows a gun license as valid proof of identification, yet does not allow student id. “The law was unfavorable to young voters, who trend liberal, while favorable to gun owners, who trend conservative.” This law is affecting many different communities and the state as a