Voting*

Down here in Mississippi they tried to get a law past requiring photo id's to vote. The advertisements against this are advising it is a plot to take away your right to vote. I have to show picture ID to cash a $10 check. I have to show a picture ID to buy alcohol. If I stopped to think about it I had to have a specialized ID to get back into the US from Canada earlier this year. With more time to think and research this, I could come up with many more requirements for picture ID. Yet why would we want to fight this on something as important as voting? I believe felons lose their voting rights. I know from dealing with Dad, people who need a guardian lose their right to vote. If they need a guardian to handle their finances and other adult decisions - are they truly capable of voting? I have a friend down here who cannot read or write, but he does have a drivers license. So who would this hinder from truly voting other than dead people and peoples pets? You do not have to be able to drive to have a photo ID. I believe to get a photo ID only requires a birth certificate to prove who you are. I do believe it will hinder voter fraud, and I think hindering voter fraud is a good thing. Dead people and pets do not need to vote, they are incapable of making a good decision. God Bless, LVZ.