Mueller Lake Park Outdoor Amphitheater
Voting Is a Right Reserved for Legal American Citizens
RECEIVED Tue., April 10, 2012
Dear Editor,
One important principle on which our American democracy was founded is that principle in which voting is a right reserved for legal American citizens. We should protect this principle – this principle should grow some teeth by passing the law requiring ID to vote. A proper identification requirement would reduce or omit voting by non-Americans, unregistered voters, and other voter fraud.
The argument that a voter ID requirement is a party maneuver to deny voter rights is a misguided notion. And fatuous.
Most honest voters have state-issued driver's licenses or ID cards. Besides that, we have to use such in almost every area of our lives. If a police officer pulls someone aside for identification, that person could face going to jail if they cannot prove who they are.
For those who wish to be legal but need help to get identification – there is help available! Churches and other charitable entities will supply vouchers for ID fees, as well as social workers if needed to acquire birth certificates or other documents that are prerequisites to obtaining ID. Charitable agencies are aware that daily life and the law dictate the need for IDs and that the homeless, working poor, and the disabled rely on them to that end.
For those who need help to get ID – call 211 or Travis County Health & Human Services at 854-3743.
One important principle on which our American democracy was founded is that principle in which voting is a right reserved for legal American citizens. We should protect this principle – this principle should grow some teeth by passing the law requiring ID to vote. A proper identification requirement would reduce or omit voting by non-Americans, unregistered voters, and other voter fraud.
The argument that a voter ID requirement is a party maneuver to deny voter rights is a misguided notion. And fatuous.
Most honest voters have state-issued driver's licenses or ID cards. Besides that, we have to use such in almost every area of our lives. If a police officer pulls someone aside for identification, that person could face going to jail if they cannot prove who they are.
For those who wish to be legal but need help to get identification – there is help available! Churches and other charitable entities will supply vouchers for ID fees, as well as social workers if needed to acquire birth certificates or other documents that are prerequisites to obtaining ID. Charitable agencies are aware that daily life and the law dictate the need for IDs and that the homeless, working poor, and the disabled rely on them to that end.
For those who need help to get ID – call 211 or Travis County Health & Human Services at 854-3743.
Thank you,
Lisa Fry (Sharpe)
Lisa Fry (Sharpe)
