photo ids

Georgia is planning on pushing through a bill requiring photo id at the voting booths. Seems like a simple harmless bill. With the entire stink about fraud in the last two elections, Georgia has stepped up to eliminate one of the issues when it comes to voting. Of course, they are being rallied against and called bias, racist, and sexist. "Black lawmakers, civil rights groups, AARP, labor unions, the League of Women Voters of Georgia and the Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund lobbied furiously against the bill, saying it could turn elderly, minority and poor voters away from the polls." As a way for them to fight against this bill they are planning a march, and Jesse Jackson has already met with the black caucus. I fear their efforts are turned in the wrong direction. Their reasons for stating it will turn the elderly, minority, and poor voters away are they don't have photo ids. A door has been opened by those pushing the bill stating "The ID will be provided free to those who cannot afford it." Right there they answered those who oppose this bill. So why don't all the Black lawmakers, civil rights groups, AARP, labor unions, the League of Women Voters of Georgia and the Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund put their efforts toward getting these poor, minority, and elderly voters photo identification. It has already been stated it would be free. I am sure these lobby groups have already spent more money trying to set up meetings and marches to fight the bill instead of taking advantage of a free id session. Come on people; point your good intentions in the right direction.