Okay, I've read through the article again and found enough to show this article is pandering fear over logic (to use your phrase).
Here's what the Huffington Post opens with:
Gasp! A disabled woman, an IHOP dishwasher and a black student...leave it to HP to play the cards right away. Nonetheless. Now, pay attention, these claims can be proven mute using TX law and TX State source links
Let's break this down... I hope you take time to read this and check the links. It's long, but proves this article is lying about its claims.
Right away I have doubts about this article because it begins with this non-issue. Notice several sentences into the paragraph it shows that she was actually able to vote by going to get a voting card, which is free. What's left out is that her issue has really nothing to do with the new ID law. This has to do with a different law - the Driver Responsibility Surcharge. If you don't pay your fines, your license is suspended. If your license is suspended it cannot be used an acceptable form of ID.
Eligibility Link
Ah, the plight of the poor IHOP dishwasher. He probably has a new iPhone 6+ though. Regardless, guess what -- that claim HP makes here about him being unable to afford the cost of a birth cert -- LIES! It doesn't cost $30 for a birth certificate. Good grief, it took me less than 5 minutes to find this information. He claims he made not one, but two trips to the DPS and he couldn't get this information. Please.
Now...there is a catch. There is a flimsy little string attached. This poor IHOP dishwasher would have to go to the Vital Statistics Unit, a local registrar or county clerk IN PERSON to request a certified copy. This birth cert can only be used to get the ID needed to be able to vote, and can only be used once during their lifetime to obtain the ID.
Source Link
Two down, one to go... Hopefully these facts don't confuse you, though I do hope they cause you to do more than just post a link from the Huffington Post without verifying whether or not it's actually true.
Thus far, two of their claims have been false. Lies fabricated to pander to the fear of the left.
This one takes the cake.
Nothing like playing the race card.
Again, the Election Identification Card (EIC) is available -- for FREE!
EIC Link
Look, I had to register to vote. I had to do so by a certain date. It was up to me to find out what that date was, and what I needed to do to register. If I ignore the law, and just show up to early voting I cannot blame anyone but myself for not being eligible to vote.
This girl can talk all she wants about racism and confederate flags, but she has no one to blame but herself. The information is easily available. It's up to HER, not anyone else.
You would think someone who helped get people registered to vote would herself make sure she had done what was necessary to vote. Especially since she isn't a resident.
Here are the 7 acceptable forms of ID.
Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS - FREE!
Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS
United States military identification card containing the person’s photograph
United States citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph
United States passport
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