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From a piece about the myth of voter fraud by Andrew Cohen in The Atlantic:

Last week, as one federal judge after another struck down these new measures, as one court after another called out Republican lawmakers for the lack of evidence supporting the push to stop "voter fraud," it dawned on me that this national debate suffers, as so many do these days, from a lack of a common starting point. There is so much fear. There is so much ignorance. There is so much exaggeration. Here are six of the most frequent comments I get when I write about voting rights followed by my attempts at a few answers that perhaps can get us talking about this in a more productive way.

The Myths:

• We need these new voter ID laws to stop voter fraud
• We need these new voter ID laws to stop illegal immigrants from voting
• The new voter laws do not create substantial burdens on registered voters
• The new Republican voter laws are the results of reasonable compromises between and among state legislators
• There are many restrictions upon the right to vote -- what's so vital about another such restriction?
• Burdening the rights of voters to cast their ballots is not the same as disenfranchising voters

In the end, Voter ID is just not fair - and fairness is one of things American Exceptionalism is really about.

And, oh yeah - I almost forgot.  When voting is outlawed, only outlaws will vote.