Man, all this outcry about racism. Pretty sure racism is lax compared to a hundred years ago. I haven't seen a burning cross in someones yard in at least a couple years.
The fact is, whenever you do something that is required to prove that you are who you say you are/age/sex requires some sort of ID. Anything at a DMV requires a some form of ID, SS card, birth cert, yada yada.. When was the last time you got pulled over by a cop and they were just like, "What's your name, you got insurance right?". The people that don't want to show ID are generally the people that got something to hide. You need an ID to, buy cigarettes, beer, get in a bar, drive a car, get on an airplane, get a job, get a tattoo (Legally), get into an R rated movie, buy something with a credit card... but you don't need one to vote for the leader of your country? How does this make sense? You even need ID to get WELFARE.

Sorry about my poor sentence structuring, at work and it's time to go HOOOOMMMMEEEE!