screw Alaska and Hawaii, eh?

The reason Democrats don't like voter ID is because the type of fraud it prevents is statistically non-existent and there is a perception that it will disenfranchise some number of voters who reliably vote Democrat. That perception is backed up by the fact that there is a certain portion of the population that has no photo ID at all. The GOP assertion that Democrats don't want it so we can fraudulently win elections is bullshit, since it's so difficult to fraudulently win elections by voter impersonation fraud.

You did better than I.  That said one does have to get to the BMV, which is in no way convenient if one doesn't drive, which someone probably doesn't do if one needs a non-driver's license photo ID.  Moreover, the list of documents needed seemed someone on the difficult side.  I doubt I have half of those.

That, and try waiting at a BMV sometime.  And yes, it is utterly discriminatory.  Anyone who has money has a driver's license because they have a car.  Poor folks lack cars.  And in this country poor folk are more likely to be black or brown.

Like I said, we should be trying to get people to the polls rather than keep them from it.  The measures under consideration do nothing to prevent voter fraud, nothing at all.  At least no fraud on a level that swings elections.  Sort of like taking a bazooka to get rid of the neighborhood coon.  You'll get him, but you're likely to do more damage to the houses than he is.

This is called voter impersonation fraud. It is a slow, stupid way to attempt to steal an election. In fact, it's probably not useful for appreciably affecting any election. It is also easily detected, making it dangerous for the fraudster. This is why the number of cases of voter impersonation fraud tracked since 2000 is in the double digits nationwide, among over 1 billion votes cast. There is far more potential for fraud in other areas that voter ID will not affect.

The reason Democrats don't like voter ID is because the type of fraud it prevents is statistically non-existent and there is a perception that it will disenfranchise some number of voters who reliably vote Democrat. That perception is backed up by the fact that there is a certain portion of the population that has no photo ID at all. The GOP assertion that Democrats don't want it so we can fraudulently win elections is bullshit, since it's so difficult to fraudulently win elections by voter impersonation fraud.

So, again, if voter ID is so important to the right, maybe figure out how to articulate why it is needed, and come up with some proposals that would be a bi-partisan compromise.