"Facts" and Subjective Experience

Even as we wrestle with fact-checking and all that, keep in mind that the WAY facts are presented can have a huge impact on how you experience them. Case in point: look at these two electoral maps from the NY Times. They present the same set of facts, but bring the facts to you in a very different experience.  The contrast when looking at the upper Midwest is especially striking.

On Voter ID - #2

Minnesota Public Radio recently evaluated the assertion from the MN DFL that 700,000 Minnesotans could have their right to vote impeded (my term) if the ID Amendment passes.

MPR gave this assessment: "The DFL isn't out of bounds 

for saying that the amendment could make voting difficult for 700,000 Minnesotans. But because there is so much uncertainty about how the new rules would actually work, the DFL's claim remains inconclusive."

To me, that simply invites this question; "Should we write into the Constitution a law with it so much uncertainty in it that we can't even tell whether it could potentially disenfranchise 700,000 of our fellow citizens?"

My answer is no.

On the Voter ID Amendment

Those in favor of the amendment have used the slogan "Protect my vote." But your vote is hardly in danger at all compared to the danger facing the votes of many other citizens, who will almost certainly be effectively disenfranchised if this amendment passes.

Who is going to protect THEIR vote?

I am, for one. I encourage others to do so as well.