That's a core reason why I think arguing against these laws is silly. Details aside, the concept is very valid, because the integrity of the voting system is a bedrock of any democratic system, and in the U.S. it has been suffering some. I do buy the argument that absentee voting fraud, voter list inaccuracies and back-end inaccuracies (mistakes, malfunctions and the possibility of evildoing) are a bigger issue than people falsely voting -- but that doesn't mean that asking people to identify themselves when voting is unnecessary. If anything, psychologically, it might have a TSA-like effect of giving people more trust in the system. (Allright, I'm really much too jaded to be writing this!)