Exactly What We Need

http://www.npr.org/2012/02/02/146265421/more-voter-id-proposals-introduced-across-the-nation
 
When I first heard this story, I was first drawn to the question: Why are law makers trying to limit those who vote?  In a time when voter turn-out in a general election might reach 50%, limitations on who can vote are not what this country needs.  It is simply un-American and bad for Democracy.

Besides the fact that it limits Democracy, there are very few draw backs to these laws.  It will ensure that those people who vote are who they say they are.  If you think about it, responsible citizens who vote are really who the government needs to keep it's collective eye on.