no I.D. to vote?

we need an I.D.

to apply for welfare, Medicaid,

Social Security,

to make a claim for unemployment

benefits.

we need an I.D.

to get a job,

to apply for a passport,

or to drive

a car, or rent a car,

to sail a boat,

or to board an airplane.

we need an

I.D. to buy a gun,

to buy a bottle of whiskey

or wine,

or to get married,

or to adopt a pet,

or a child.

to get into Costco

or to check a book out of the library.

we need an I.D. to 

rent a hotel room,

to acquire a fishing license,

to get health insurance,

to buy a cellphone,

to visit a casino,

to pick up prescription drugs

at the drug store.

you need an I.D. to donate blood,

or to purchase

nail polish.

but you don't need an I.D.

to vote,

the most

important thing a person

can do

in a democracy?