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There has been a good deal of controversy about voter-identification laws, and the Supreme Court recently heard a challenge to Indiana's policy.(The Week)(Brief article)

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There has been a good deal of controversy about voter-identification laws, and the Supreme Court recently heard a challenge to Indiana's policy. Civil-liberties groups claim the law--which mandates that each voter present a valid photo ID at the polls--places an unconstitutional burden on the poor and minorities, who might have a harder time getting IDs. The New York Times claims there are 13 to 22 million voting-age citizens without IDs, and they presumably skew left politically, so allegations of partisan politics abound. However, the law is in perfect accordance with common sense, and it seems the ...

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