Voting IDs are Unnecessary

The freedom we have in America is a blessing that everyone would love to enjoy. I am lucky to be able to live here in Texas and know that I have the right to state my opinion with out any charge. My classmate Saamiha Kenkare, wrote an excellent editorial on her belief that voter IDs should be required to vote. The post gave very good points and reasons to back up her argument. The use of voting history made the author much more credible. Also the list of having to use IDs for airplanes and opening a bank account really got me thinking. I believe that voting IDs are not necessary and aren't an important topic to be debated. 

The editorial didn't convince me to change my opinion on voting IDs but I do believe the editorial made some valid and reasonable points. It was written well and made the argument clear to understand. 

In my opinion I believe that voting IDs cause less people to be interested to vote. In Texas we do have a problem of getting people involved in voting and voicing their ideas. This is a major problem and making voting IDs a requirement will cause people to be discouraged. It makes it so much easier to be able to go and vote with out having many requirements at all. Voting is a right for all Americans that should not have any discrimination towards those who don't have an ID made. IDs that are required for alcoholic beverages or for airplanes are necessary because it helps put a limit on those who might abuse their right to have alcohol and hijack an airplane. But when it comes to voting, we have the government to make sure that nothing extreme goes. If we didn't have IDs for alcoholic beverages then people would become drunk and cause harm to themselves and to others. In simpler terms all I'm saying is that voting is a safe process that wont bring any harm. If the people vote for something unsafe and extreme we have the Legislatures to make sure that only safe and helpful solutions are passed. Voting IDs are unnecessary and don't compare well to IDs needed for alcohol, medicines, airplanes, and opening a bank account.