Letters to the Editor.

Mr. Pimentel:

I saw your recent column about Voter ID. Here's the link: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/news_columnists/o_ricardo_pimentel/article/Voter-ID-just-another-21st-Century-poll-tax-3422620.php#ixzz1plYc9yws

You write:

Voter ID, according to its adherents' narrative, is all about protecting the integrity of the vote. There is little evidence of in-person voter fraud. Still, it sounds noble enough that it cancels out the 603,892 to 795,955 Texans without the required ID but still eligible to vote. They won't be able to if this law stands. And — surprise! — Democrat-voting Latinos, and undoubtedly blacks, have higher probability of being among those without the ID.

We agree the claim that Voter ID is intended to prevent in-person voter fraud is a sham. There's no actual in-person voter fraud to prevent.

Your claim that 603,892 to 795,955 Texans won't be able to vote if Voter ID stands is almost as far fetched. You assume ZERO ID-less voters will get an ID and continue to vote. Surely it's possible that at least some of these voters (perhaps the majority?) will make the effort to get an ID so they can vote. After all, voting already requires some amount of effort. Why do you assume the hundreds of thousands of ID-less voters will unanimously draw the line at getting an ID, and quit voting altogether? Is that in fact your assumption? Or are you just using the biggest numbers to make your argument more dramatic?

Also, do you have any demographic stats on the 603,892 to 795,955 ID-less voters? Perhaps it's in the DOJ filings, I don't know. I'd be curious to see how that number breaks down.

Regards,
luridtransom