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On the face, I can't really say I have a theoretical problem with this. I think the opposition to it is from a pragmatic standpoint: parts of the South are crippled with generational poverty, which disproportionately affect minorities; traditionally blacks. I think a lot of people might find it hypocritical for people to worry extensively over whether blacks have an ID to vote once every 2 or 4 years, but not make meaningful changes to their lives such that they aren't dirt poor. Most middle class 18 year olds have drivers licenses; most super-broke 18 year olds may not. The povery lines in a lot of places down here split very interestingly along racial lines.
This may beg the question of whether its the state's responsibility to worry about whether the whole mindset / living conditions of being poor make getting an ID a greater obstacle or not, or whether we want "those people" (poor / uneducated) voting, but I think that's the crux of the argument for those opposed to such laws. I personally think that this sounds like a great idea, taken out of context so to speak; but I think it would practically have the effect of making the poor much less likely to be voting.
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