House Passes Voter ID Bill Over Almost Unanimous Dem Rejection

The House is trying to require voters to show a valid ID before casting a ballot in a Federal election. It's an outstanding idea, but one that is almost universally rejected by Dems:

The House yesterday passed legislation that would require voters to show a valid photo identification in federal elections over the overwhelming objections of Democrats who compared the bill to segregation-era measures aimed at disenfranchising Southern blacks.

The Federal Election Integrity Act was approved on a nearly party-line 228-196 vote. Republicans backed the bill 224-3, with three nonvoters; Democrats opposed it 192-4, with five nonvoters. They were joined in opposition by the House's one independent member.

The bill, which faces an uncertain future in the Senate, is part of a Republican effort to complete before the November elections a package of proposals aimed at curbing illegal immigration and its effects on ordinary Americans.

Why would the Dems oppose such common sense legislation? Because the Dems count on a significant amount of voter fraud to win elections. Illegal aliens, felons, people voting more than once, are all of paramount importance to successful Dem campaigns, and this bill may put a stop to that (if the Senate can get the bill passed).