Jim Crow laws were prejudice laws that were established in the 19th century that helped create segregation between white and black people. To consider the restrictions that were told in the article as a close comparison to that time is somewhat a major over-exaggeration. The restrictions may be unnecessary but in that time shaking hands in some states was against the law. Although the argument is still understandable. People complain about voter turnout yet still hold many restrictions on who can actually vote.
No matter which political party you stand for each side was complaining about voter turnout. From the 1980s to now voter turnout percentages have decreased drastically. Sometimes this decreased is blamed on the younger generation, yet what if the increasing voting restrictions that are being placed on us is the biggest factor of this decrease. Mr. Brown, a teacher at Grace Christian Academy, explained to his government class that even with getting through all the restrictions and having everything he needs to vote, when the time came he still was not allowed to vote. Of course, he explained it could be because he is a Republican in a Democratic ran State, but even with not being held back by the restrictions he was still unable to vote in the last presidential election. To give you some understanding, Mr. Brown, a white, educated, heterosexual male, who was born and raised in the U.S. was restricted in some way to vote.
No one can control where they come from, they may not have the knowledge or resources to be able to get what they need to vote. There are some states that even the voter I.D has restrictions. There are people who are unaware of these restrictions and do not have a say of what happens to our government. Even if they were not properly educated they still should have the right to vote. The Jim Crow laws were a sign of clear segregation, the voting restrictions seem like subtle segregation between the upper class and the lower class; the middle class has separated half way depending on political stance.
In conclusion, I believe that restrictions are not a race thing, it is a class and politics thing. It is first separated by which side you consider yourself to be more liberal or more conservative. Then how much your opinion matters depends mostly on class. If you have talked to most modern day millennial, you would see how they do not appreciate a government with this type of underlining meaning. Therefore, they either vote more liberal or do not vote at all. Limiting what restrictions we have may bring more people to the polls.
