Yeah, Right, Whatever

(ATLANTA) The state Senate's Democratic caucus, led by the chamber's black members, walked out of the Legislature Friday after an emotional vote on voting rights.

Immediately after a 7 p.m. vote that would eliminate 12 of the 17 forms of identification that may be used at Georgia polls, a majority of Senate Democrats, including all black members, left the chamber.

Must have been something major, right? Voting rights? Wow... what could this vote has been about?

The bill, which passed 32-22 along party lines, would require a photo ID to vote.

It would remove other forms of ID, including a Social Security card, birth certificate or student identification, from the list.

Well, isn't that just common sense? I guess not.

Democratic critics compared the effort to the poll taxes, literacy tests and other laws aimed at suppressing black votes during segregation. They said poor and minority voters are more likely to be without photo ID than other voters.... Staton said the bill allows anyone, even non-drivers, to apply for a state ID card from Georgia's motor vehicles department. He said people who can't afford one may request one for free.

Fine. they don't have a photo ID. They have a choice- get one (for free if they can't afford one) or don't vote. My grandmother didn't have a driver's license until she was in her 50s, and she had a Illinois state ID card. It wasn't a big deal.

This isn't about race. This is about voter fraud and trying to prevent it. Oh, wait! Now I see the problem. If they're checking photo IDs, then y'all can't engage in voter fraud... NOW it all makes sense to me.