> Then perhaps the federal authorities should push for federal ID cards so people can actually identify themselves when voting. > This isn't a difficult proble

> Then perhaps the federal authorities should push for federal ID cards so people can actually identify themselves when voting. > This isn't a difficult problem to solve but it seems like the Democrats are trying to stonewall it any chance they get. You miss the entire bigger picture when you don't mention that Republicans have been consistently against federal ID laws of any sort, not Democrats. That shows the real motives in play. I'd love to see required ID for voting and federal ID laws (together, all at once), as would most left leaning people. It'd be chump change to implement in the scheme of the US government. The fact it has not been done for as long as this issue has been talked about (at least a decade now) makes it clear what's actually going on. You also have to look at the history. To have the stance of pro voter ID laws but anti-federal ID is just a modern day extension of Jim Crow.