The list of things you need to show photo ID for is growing. Heck just yesterday I had to show my ID to my bank WHERE THEY KNOW ME) to close an account (raising fees, no thanks). You want cash back from YOUR own paycheck, they need an ID too. Want a drink, even gray hair or a shiny dome and full beard isn’t enough to avoid digging out that ID.

So why aren’t IDs required for something so important as determining the fate of your city, school, county, state, or the nation?

Democrats have been blocking real election reform at every turn when it comes to solid ways to secure the vote. Oh yes, simply requiring people to prove who they are is securing the vote. The Democrat plan is akin to vote early vote often. Anyone can forge a utility bill. Anyone can vouch for people, heck groups of people they never met. there is no paper trail, there is no way to void votes cast after they are vounted when people do make mistakes or try to cheat.

Minnesota’s own ACORN organizer Mark Ritchie is one of those special kinds of Democrats and he is as partisan and bitter as they come. Check out this tweet this morning.

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Progress at the legislature making sure our servicemen and women can vote in this year’s elections-Gov sez he will not veto this time around

He must be referring to the Bill Pawlenty vetoed last session because it didn’t include the Photo ID provision. Here’s the DFL talking points on it.

Well Mr. Secretary, let’s secure the vote with Photo ID and make sure that the military voters don’t have their votes thrown out by people who have no right to vote. We need a system to do that, what we have now is nothing more then the honor system. And well, speaking of ACORN, honor in people trying to steal elections is unfortunately something that happens.

Protect my vote Mark Ritchie, require Photo ID.