Ya know, there’s been a lot of back and forth among folks on either side of the aisle concerning Voter ID laws making their way into state houses around the country. With the massive Republican win in 2010, control of state government swung hard right. And using those majorities and governorships, the GOP is passing laws that would restrict voting. Now, the restrictions are common sense and are reasonable. Basically, you have to be a citizen. Crazy talk I know, but nothing will get a bunch of statists up in arms like a good government regulation!
Wait.
But serious. Think about voter id laws and the reaction to ’em. It goes back to the days when polling places, cities, counties and even entire states tried to prevent black people from voting. For no other reason than they were black. We’re stuck there. We can’t escape from there. Talk about requiring some burden of proof and the immediate reaction is the usual “Tea Party is racist!” meme.
Nonsense.
But here is something that will REALLY get the Left up in arms. If we’re gonna restrict voting, restrict it on the basis of your Federal Tax burden.
