Please don ' t strawman . The facts are that voter id laws prevent poorer people from voting , because we don ' t have a national id , we have driver ' s licenses , and if you can ' t afford a car , then there isn ' t much point to one . This isn ' t about stupidity , it ' s about listening to black people say , I can ' t take the time out of my life to take a bus to the DMV during business hours , wait in line for hours , pay for a card I ' ll never use , and then take a bus back when I need to work or take care of kids . This year North Carolina changed their voter id laws and the result was 12 the black turnout of the previous election . I get that it ' s confusing and doesn ' t seem right , but things aren ' t always so straightforward . If ending slavery meant that blacks were equal to whites , we wouldn ' t need the 15 th amendment , or Brown v Board of Education . But this shit is hard , and stupid shit can make a big difference . Please , if you ' re going to be on the side of black people , take some time to listen to them . Thank you