against nonwhite people. Or even dead people, for that matter, who seem to be emerging as a valuable constituency for the Democratic Party. In fact, it’s gotten nauseating how the left panders to the dead. This special interest stuff has got to stop.
So why does this reasoning only apply to voting and not to any other kind of process that requires flashing an ID? If a liquor store owner asks a Mexican for his ID when he’s buying a beer, is that racist, too? If a Mexican family is going to see a PG-17 film, would requiring the kids to show ID cross the line? What if I just went on Mexican TV and cooked myself naked into a burrito? That makes about the same sense.
One of the primary arguments against IDs is that they cost money, and that’s, in effect, a poll tax. I’m no expert, but I’ve read up on this stuff, and I’ve found that IDs are becoming free, if they’re not free already. What costs money is the stuff you need to do to get the ID—like a copy of a birth certificate, which may set you back 25 bucks (less than half of a monthly cell phone bill, I reckon). The other stuff—your Social Security card and proof of residence—is free. But these are just “untenable burdens” in the long line of “untenable burdens” that the tolerati find unacceptable. ID cards are just like birth control: liberals have no senseof modulation, so everything is grossly unfair or a hardship. But something tells me if you can’t scrounge up 25 bucks for a copy of your birth certificate, you’re probably two years old and ineligible to vote—or you’re dead. And if you’re dead, again, you can’t vote, unless you’re a Democrat and “live” in a swing state.
This kerfuffle (which sounds like an adorable marsupial baked into a flaky turnover) is actually emblematic of a bigger idea—an idea that says a commonsense concern over strong borders and legal immigration is emblematic of a sinister form of racism. That if you believe everyone should follow the same laws, you are actually singling out a group perceived to be incapable of following those rules. Like illegal immigrants—who, by virtue of being illegal (and to some it is a virtue), do not have an authentic ID. So asking them for an ID is evil, mean-spirited, and intolerant. And it’s a sort of behavior that shall not be tolerated by the tolerant Democrats. Imagine if a flight attendant had to ask you if you were capable of handling the responsibilities that accompany sitting in the emergency exit row, and you couldn’t. Is that the flight attendant’s fault? According to Holder, it would be. And how weird is it that leftists call a law requiring IDs for voting illegal, but then claim you can’t call illegals illegal?
Here’s one irony I enjoy breaking to liberals: Your favorite country, France, enforces its borders like you wouldn’t believe. Ever go through a French border crossing? Dressed as a woman, and you’re late for dinner? It makes the TSA look like the welcome wagon. (Note: What the hell is a welcome wagon, anyway? Has anyone ever actually seen one? Should that be the new name for our immigration policy?) The Gallic socialist paradise is about as interested in taking in undocumented people as it is in scarfing down hot dogs or creating tolerable pop music. But because they“support their artists” through a rapacious tax rate, the French get a pass and are allowed to have a border. (Strangely, it’s a right they waive as soon as someone shows up with a couple of tanks. I kid the French.) Why is America then the Great Satan? Because we try to make the place just slightly harder to get into than your average Mets–Astros game?
Tolerance is an amazing thing, for it allows all sorts of behavior, except those that seem innocuous. How is presenting a photo ID so evil? No one can actually explain it, which is why they prefer the race card over your basic library card. If someone has an ID, then that means they’re a citizen, and can vote. If
So why does this reasoning only apply to voting and not to any other kind of process that requires flashing an ID? If a liquor store owner asks a Mexican for his ID when he’s buying a beer, is that racist, too? If a Mexican family is going to see a PG-17 film, would requiring the kids to show ID cross the line? What if I just went on Mexican TV and cooked myself naked into a burrito? That makes about the same sense.
One of the primary arguments against IDs is that they cost money, and that’s, in effect, a poll tax. I’m no expert, but I’ve read up on this stuff, and I’ve found that IDs are becoming free, if they’re not free already. What costs money is the stuff you need to do to get the ID—like a copy of a birth certificate, which may set you back 25 bucks (less than half of a monthly cell phone bill, I reckon). The other stuff—your Social Security card and proof of residence—is free. But these are just “untenable burdens” in the long line of “untenable burdens” that the tolerati find unacceptable. ID cards are just like birth control: liberals have no senseof modulation, so everything is grossly unfair or a hardship. But something tells me if you can’t scrounge up 25 bucks for a copy of your birth certificate, you’re probably two years old and ineligible to vote—or you’re dead. And if you’re dead, again, you can’t vote, unless you’re a Democrat and “live” in a swing state.
This kerfuffle (which sounds like an adorable marsupial baked into a flaky turnover) is actually emblematic of a bigger idea—an idea that says a commonsense concern over strong borders and legal immigration is emblematic of a sinister form of racism. That if you believe everyone should follow the same laws, you are actually singling out a group perceived to be incapable of following those rules. Like illegal immigrants—who, by virtue of being illegal (and to some it is a virtue), do not have an authentic ID. So asking them for an ID is evil, mean-spirited, and intolerant. And it’s a sort of behavior that shall not be tolerated by the tolerant Democrats. Imagine if a flight attendant had to ask you if you were capable of handling the responsibilities that accompany sitting in the emergency exit row, and you couldn’t. Is that the flight attendant’s fault? According to Holder, it would be. And how weird is it that leftists call a law requiring IDs for voting illegal, but then claim you can’t call illegals illegal?
Here’s one irony I enjoy breaking to liberals: Your favorite country, France, enforces its borders like you wouldn’t believe. Ever go through a French border crossing? Dressed as a woman, and you’re late for dinner? It makes the TSA look like the welcome wagon. (Note: What the hell is a welcome wagon, anyway? Has anyone ever actually seen one? Should that be the new name for our immigration policy?) The Gallic socialist paradise is about as interested in taking in undocumented people as it is in scarfing down hot dogs or creating tolerable pop music. But because they“support their artists” through a rapacious tax rate, the French get a pass and are allowed to have a border. (Strangely, it’s a right they waive as soon as someone shows up with a couple of tanks. I kid the French.) Why is America then the Great Satan? Because we try to make the place just slightly harder to get into than your average Mets–Astros game?
Tolerance is an amazing thing, for it allows all sorts of behavior, except those that seem innocuous. How is presenting a photo ID so evil? No one can actually explain it, which is why they prefer the race card over your basic library card. If someone has an ID, then that means they’re a citizen, and can vote. If
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