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Laws allow many other kinds of identification like maybe a paycheck or bank statement or utility bill but house minorities, the disabled, seniors, and students. house bill 159 would not even allow students to use their student i.d.s. so let's just call this what it is. it's voter suppression. it's going to disenfranchise a lot of people. a lot of people will see this as a disincentive to go out and be part of the process. republicans say the photo i.d. laws are necessary because of voter fraud. but they never offer any real evidence. the ohio bill's republican sponsor is a guy named bob meckle...

And a statewide survey of ohio found only four cases of ineligible voters from the election cycle of 2002 and 2004. think about that. four out of 9 million votes. the consequences of this kind of law i think are very real. house bill 159 is expected to affect 900,000 folks in ohio. in the 2004 presidential election, president bush beat senator john kerry in the decisive state of ohio by 118,000 votes. you be the judge. in 22 states across the country republicans are moving to pass laws like this one in ohio. remember, this is voter suppression tan and it's all about making sure people just don...