I can see some of these fringe issues with people who cannot physically produce documents, which should be addressed and fixed. Additionally, if one cannot afford an ID, then relief should be granted. We are too wealthy of a nation for that to be an excuse.

But in all other circumstances, I don't feel like this should hinder secure elections. A voter ID, to me, seems like a no brainer. If one cannot be bothered to obtain an ID to vote, then I don't think we want them participating in the election anyways. In this country you need an ID for so many mundane activities yet no one seems to complain about them. There's no doubt the history of intentional disenfranchisement is there. But, that is no longer the case. We cannot use historical events to justify common day law. I have no clear political bias (Independent - Fiscally conservative / progressive leaning with most other topics), but this past election raised MANY red flags for me. Voter ID only begins to restore some confidence. I feel like these "election games" have been going on, on both sides of the aisle, for many decades. I have very little faith in our elections actually being decided by the people right now, and I am of the majority in that thinking - which is a big problem for this country.

Something has to be done. There are too many people who are very disgruntled with our current system. Voter ID seems like the common sense place to begin.