In North Carolina, there has been many court trials arguing for an i.d. to be required in order to vote. The state wanted to lower the risk of election fraud and decided to require more identification to anyone that is voting. The N.A.A.C.P. argued that the "Republican-controlled General assembly drafted the voter identification law in 2013 as a surreptitious way to curb the influence of black and Hispanic voters." A lawyer in the state said these voting arrangements had racially discriminatory intent in them. Some people felt that voting was already difficult and adding this made it an extra burden when voting. Another lawyer stated "It's not a burden ; it's a minor inconvenience. If you want to vote, you should be able to handle your own burden.
This is important because it shows that there are still debates and problems with voting rights throughout the U.S. today. In the late 1800s, the 15th amendment prevented the denial of the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of slavery. This meant everyone, especially African Americans had the right to vote.. Then in the early 1900s the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote after many years of fighting for it. This should remind and motivate the people in north Carolina to keep fighting for what they believe in even when they don't get results until later.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/02/us/closing-arguments-given-in-north-carolina-voter-rights-trial.html
i think that showing identification is a good thing. i dont understand why people are getting angry and is considered a debate. its minor thing, there are people homeless or starving people are making a big deal about showing ID. -Bernadette Negrete
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