Every serious system verifies identity. Airports, courthouses, pharmacies, gun shops, banks—none let someone walk in and act anonymously. Yet in many states, the ballot box does.
This isn’t a partisan issue. It’s a policy gap. When voting lacks the same ID requirements demanded by lesser decisions, trust collapses. That gap creates a vulnerability—not just to fraud, but to doubt, delay, and division.
Consistency is the foundation of legitimacy. No system earns trust by applying its rules selectively. The act of voting should be the most secure, not the least. Bringing ID standards into alignment with other high-stakes actions isn’t oppression. It’s operational sanity.
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