Voting Rights, Voter I.D. and Jim Crow: Two Perspectives

For those wanting to seek forceful arguments on both sides of the debate over voter identification (and the Department of Justice’s pending decision on Georgia’s voter i.d. requirement), today is the perfect day. John Fund, writing for the Wall Street Jounral, offers Resurrecting Jim Crow for Political Gain; Voter fraud is also a threat to minority voters. Former Justice Department attorney (and current election consultant) David J. Becker writes Reviving Jim Crow for today’s Washington Post. A snippet: “There is also considerable evidence that photo ID requirements have a disproportionately negative impact on blacks and other minorities. …The law’s proponents claim that it will help protect against voter fraud, but there appears to be no evidence to support this claim.”

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