I.D. For Everybody. Voter And Donor.

What's all the fuss over voters showing identification? About the same fuss as donors refusing to show identification. Voting is a right. Driving a car is a privilege. To do either you should show ID. But for a drivers license, you should have to pay. To vote you shouldn't be required to pay for the ID or the proof required for it. On the other hand, donation to a political campaign is also a privilege. Proving you have the right to that privilege means making the names attached to those donations public, and should be required. Now, I don't think very many folks are interested in a ten dollar bill or a hundred, but $10,000 or $10 million or a hundred million, they do. Why is that? Because if you gave a hundred bucks, you probably don't expect any special treatment. But if you gave $10,000 or a hundred million, you probably do expect something in return. The public has the right and the need to know that. Why? Because if all you want is the right guy to get elected because he stands for what you like, well that's one thing. But if you expect more than that, the people need to put a stop to that. Officeholders are not supposed to be elected to help special interests. Officeholders are elected to serve the needs of all the people. And do it over the desires of the special few. Why isn't it fair to these big donors?  When is secrecy ever a good thing in government? Or in the forming of government? The citizenry of this country have a right to know who's trying to buy their government. And they shouldn't have to pay for it. They have a right to good and fair government. We're not getting either.