The U.S. Supreme Court has some very significant cases it will be considering this term but, there is one that we, as black folks, should watch very closely.
It is a challenge to an Indiana voter law that requires photo ID to be presented at the polling place. Backers of the law say that it is needed to stop voter fraud.
Okay, let me interject here.
I have been hearing about this mythical spectre of rampant voter fraud for years but, these folks can’t seem to point out any real significant cases of it. In fact, voter fraud seems to be as rare as hens’ teeth.
This is what other opponents of such measures say, as well. In fact, the people that seem disproportionately affected by these measures are the poor, the elderly and minorities, who overwhelmingly vote Democrat. So, to help preserve their dwindling power, Republicans need a method to purge people from voter rolls or, at least, stop them from casting a ballot on election day.
Admittedly, based on the makeup of the Court, I am little concerned about how all this will shake out. Let’s keep making noise on this because our vote is to precious to have simply taken from us.
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