Voter ID law is good for families

Last week I had the opportunity to interview Indiana Secretary of State, Todd Rokita about the recent Supreme Court decision upholding Indiana's voter ID law and what that might mean for Indiana families.  We had a frank and open discussion that merits mentioning.

When I asked Secretary of State Rokita what he had to say to families who may have had their votes offset by others voting illegally in past elections, he told me that the "Photo ID law protects the family from being disenfranchised."  He went on to say that thanks to the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the voter ID law, "Their vote won't be stolen by someone who cheats the system."

Common sense.  Show your ID to vote.  If you are doing things the right way you have nothing to fear.

Secretary of State Rokita called voting the "most sacred civil transaction."  He also went on to say that those who claim racism on this issue may be showing some racist tendencies of their own.  Some of the critics of the voter ID law are inferring that minority groups do not have the ability to participate in mainstream, modern society.  Secretary of State Rokita rejects this notion and showed faith in the minority community's ability to obtain an ID and bring it to vote with them.  These sorts of opponents of voter ID remind me of a George W. Bush line, with their "sutle bigotry of lowered expectations."