From a very young age, I was taught that it was important to have your driver’s license or state issued identification on or carried with you at all times. I’m sure it was for safety issues along with being able to provide instant identification.
We need a state issued ID to conduct many day to day activities, like, banking, picking up prescriptions, buying alcohol and cigarettes, applying for a job or unemployment, renting or buying a home or a car, government purposes including applying for a marriage license, food stamps, or social security. Not to mention that you need a drivers license in order to drive a car.
To me it is just common sense to have identification and to actually have it on you at all times. So, I can’t say that I really understand the issue people have with being required to show identification to vote. I think it should be a requirement.
Now a day we have credit and ID fraud. People have their identity stolen. There is voter fraud. Now, I understand that voter fraud is not rampant and showing an ID probably won’t prevent it in the cases where there is intent for it. But, I do believe that it will help prevent the avoidable mistakes such as simple name mix ups.
The voting rights act of 1965 was enacted to prevent voting discrimination. Under this law, and its many special provisions, it has granted the right to vote to women and minorities. The people who can’t vote are those under of 18 years of age, those who have not registered, and people
Voter ID laws in the United States have begun to create controversy since the beginning of its adaptations in the early 2000’s. Voter ID laws in the United States is a law that requires U.S. citizens to have a special form of identification in order to vote in an election. The idea with Voter ID laws is that the state must make sure that the laws do not pose any sort of burden on the voters. These laws have been proposed in order to stop voting fraud. However, the institution of Voter ID laws have made trouble in states, including Texas, regarding to the various amount of identification requirements needed.
Republican proponents claim that voter identification laws do not discourage those who are most likely to vote from turning out to the polls. They also believe voter identification laws are vitally essential to discourage voter fraud and to strengthen public trust in the electoral system (Gerken 40). Looking closer at both sides of this continuing controversy will help to clarify each sides claims and reveal any misinformation.
Now a citizen carrying a concealed weapon can be very beneficial to society and maybe even help save lives. In an article by ProCon.org, it is stated that “...this law helped to stop a massacre in Dec. 2007 when a volunteer security guard for the church who was carrying a concealed handgun shot an attacker who had opened fire in the church.” ProCon claims that because this man had his concealed weapons permit, he himself was able to stop what could have been an awful and tragic mess. And that is the entire point of having a concealed weapons permit, so that any citizen can protect themselves from certain situations.
There are many benefits to having a concealed carry license. The main reasons are work, self-defense, hunting, and target shooting. For instance in February, a pharmacy in West Virginia was held up at gunpoint. The pharmacist acted to save the lives of his staff and customers by firing two shots into the suspect, with his own concealed carry handgun. No one ended up being robbed that day and the suspect later died in the hospital. (Owens, 2015). In another incident, a combat vet saved his aunt and her boyfriend from an estranged husband that came into the house and began shooting. The estranged husband’s life was ended and three lives were saved. (Chilson, 2014). In another incident a man in Alabama was walking home with his dogs and was attacked by a bear. He pulled his revolver and killed the bear before he or his dogs sustained injuries. (Learn About Guns, 2009). I personally believe that an armed society is a polite society. I feel that armed citizens do more than just protect citizens from criminals or animals. Citizens owning and bearing arms also protects them from a tyrannical
In 2008, the Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s law despite lack of evidence of voter fraud. In Texas, however, voter fraud is a real concern. In a column by Greg Abbott, the Texas Attorney General, he states, “In recent years, my office has secured more than 50 voter fraud convictions. Those include a woman who voted in place of her dead mother, a political operative who cast ballots for two people, and a city councilmember who registered foreign nationals to vote in an election decided by 19 votes. Voter fraud is hard to detect, so cases like these are just the tip of the iceberg.” Texas legislature believes that requiring photo identification is a simply way to prevent these fraud issues from occurring. Not everyone agrees with the motives of the
The topics discussed in this research paper are some of the political issues that the people of the United States face everyday. Starting with the Voter ID laws, which were first enacted in the 1950’s by South Carolina (1). Since than it has been a method used by registered voters to present some type of formal identification before voting at there local government poll. This created a way to insure that residents of the united states did not vote multiple times and that the actual resident registered to vote was being represented. Although the disadvantages of the Voter ID laws are also endless, by enforcing identification to be present during the time voting period people who did not have the proper documentation were not allowed to vote. This created a demising situation between people who were legally registered to vote but did not have the proper identification document to vote therefore creating less votes in the voting process.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, such proposals were considered by 34 states in 2011, and in 32 states in 2012# . Nine states now have laws in place that require citizens to show government-issued photo identification before casting a valid ballot.
The purpose of ID NYC was to provide a legal government issued identification for every New Yorker that includes benefits. Anyone can receive this municipal ID by only providing a New York City residents address. It does not require any other forms of identification or proof of citizenship. Thus it was highly praised by everyone who supports equality among documented and undocumented NYC residents when it was initially introduced. It was implemented to serve the New Yorkers regardless of their immigration status in the United States. But while creating this course of action, policymakers in the City of New York should have reflected on the consequences ID NYC can bring for some citizens who will acquire it. At the time this policy was created, the ramification of it was not taken into consideration. In this proposed policy reform proposal a specific reform will be discussed to make the ID NYC better for everyone and for the future generation.
You have to be a certain kind of person to be able to properly carry and operate without making it obvious or having the risk of an accident. Some states are taking this to lightly. Georgia and Maryland require no training before receiving their concealed permit. In Alaska, Arizona, Wyoming and Vermont you don’t need a permit to legally concealed carry. This should be taken more seriously. I think that every state should force you to get training before having the chance to get a concealed permit. If an uninformed person is carrying
I carry around my driver’s license everywhere I go. It is always in my back, right pocket inside my wallet. My driver’s license is very important to me, as it is for everyone else. It is there when I need to prove my identity
Right now, twenty six state allow you to carry a firearm of any type without a permit for them. You can walk anywhere at anytime with any type of firearm in your own pocket without knowing how to shoot it at all. People nowadays get to carry a firearm and a permit with it because of this amendment and because of the court case District of Columbia v.
There are thirty states in the United States that require some form of official identification in order to register to vote and to vote for federal, state, and local elections. Voter identification laws ensure the integrity of elections by deterring impersonation fraud at the polls. Requiring a government-issued ID to vote will prevent voting under fake names or under the names of deceased voters, which according to The Pew Center of the States “more than 1.8 million deceased individuals are listed as voters”.
Most republicans and conservatives are saying that having a photo ID is common sense because you need it when you're entering an airport, entering a government building, opening a bank account, applying for a job, and acquiring social security. Democrats are saying that millions of people don't have the ID that is being required to be eligible to vote.This limits our voice because people who are most likely to vote for democratic or people who are poor, disabled, elderly, and urban dwellers are being held back because of the photo ID that's being required to be eligible to
There is a small percentage of the population that has a concealed weapons permit. In that small percentage everyone is a law abiding citizen, except for a few here and there. They are a set of citizens hard to tell apart in a crowd because of their normality. This meaning that they do not plan on doing harm with their weapon. They respect the fact that having a concealed weapon is serious business. They are willing to go through the tests and classes that one must go through to obtain their permit. They know all the laws, which they must fallow, with that one could safely say that a concealed weapon would be handled safely by this set of people.
I would support the requirement for everyone in the United States to carry a national identity card containing a fingerprint and a photograph. I believe that the importance of the preservation of security within the United States is more important than the minor cost in terms of time and perceived loss of privacy for people to obtain such identification. In addition, such a requirement would not be significantly out of step with current forms of national identification required for everyday activities, such as banking, or applying for a loan. I anticipate that the most significant opposition to such a measure will stem from the argument that the requirement for such a form of identification would make discriminatory law enforcement more likely, and that undocumented individuals might be unable or unwilling to obtain such forms of identification. To address these concerns, I would propose a restriction on the national identification program that separates it entirely from immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS). The program would be solely focused on law enforcement, and not on the enforcement of immigration law. Virginia Held, in “Terrorism, Rights, and Political Goals” argues for restrictions on counterterrorism measures in order to avoid the undue encroachment of security into the realm of civil liberties (Held, 2005). I am in agreement with this position, and believe that a national identification program should be structured to preserve these fundamental values.