We all know now that requiring a photo from a voter at the polls is not, as liberals and most Democrats maintain, a policy only Bull Connor could love. In fact, it makes good sense to anyone with, well, good sense.

My U.S. Rep. David Price, D-Of Course, is hanging onto the only-racists-could-support-this approach in an email he sent to constituents yesterday. Price never uses the word racist, but employs many of the lefty dog whistle surrogates (emphasized in bold):

Last summer, Republicans in the General Assembly passed legislation instituting a voter ID requirement in North Carolina, and similar initiatives are underway across the country. I believe the right to vote is the very bedrock of our democracy. We must reject any attempt to attack the ability of law-abiding citizens to exercise that right.

Fortunately, the voter ID legislation in North Carolina has been vetoed for now, but I believe we can’t take any chances. I’ve co-sponsored three bills designed to stop efforts in North Carolina and other states to obstruct voting rights and disenfranchise thousands of voters. Half a million North Carolina residents—including many seniors, women and young people—do not have a photo ID. The bills I’m co-sponsoring would ensure that registered voters are not disenfranchised merely because they lack a photo ID, require that same-day registration be available for all, and protect “no excuse” absentee voting by mail.

As we pointed out yesterday in Carolina Journal, many responsible Democrats, including President Jimmy Carter, have supported photo ID requirements for voters. Democrats like Price conveniently are ignoring this fact since demagoguery is the only way they can fight this entirely reasonable proposal.

The 2005 commission that Carter co-chaired made a point that photo ID requirements are needed to protect the integrity of the voting process. They also stressed that even though vote fraud is rare, the frequency of very close elections makes ballot security important enough to require a photo at the polls and when registering.

What does it tell you about those who oppose those efforts?