Most people don’t know that the “photo ID” resolution that the Republicans are frantically trying to rush through our state legislature will also require that Missourians have to present proof of US citizenship to vote.  So not only would our Missouri’s elderly have to go to the DMV and get a new ID, even though they haven’t driven in years, but Missourians could have to present a birth certificate to vote. 
 
Our current voter registration system already checks whether or not someone is eligible by double checking the last four digits of your Social Security number and your birthdate.  If Missouri had been facing a deluge of voter fraud by noncitizens, then there would be cause for concern, but there has been no such voter fraud epidemic.  This is a solution searching for a problem. 
 
Add on the 6.5 million dollar price tag, and you have an unnecessary and unnecessarily expensive piece of legislation.  What happened to Republicans being good stewards of taxpayer money and not wasting it on unnecessary and expensive “big government” programs?
 
Glenn Burleigh
St. Louis