ID for charity, not voting?

I enjoy reading about the generosity of donors and volunteers that make the Christmas Bureau work. Last year, over 1,700 generous donors – businesses, social groups, families and individuals – gave $582,402 to ensure every local child had a gift Christmas morning.

I had to chuckle at the identification requirements: Adults must bring photo ID for themselves and every person older than 18 living in the household, and show proof of address, such as a current utility bill, phone bill or rent receipt listing their name and current physical address. Children must bring a document from a school, day care center or social service agency verifying each child’s name, address and date of birth. WIC folders are accepted as ID for children. Whatever happened to parents?

With local midterm elections just over and certainly more than $500,000 spent by candidates, courtesy of generous donors, businesses, social groups, families and individuals, why is it that personal ID is not required of all voters? Is it such a traumatic experience that Attorney General Eric Holder opposes that discriminating effort? Is fraud limited to gift giving for the children?

Life is getting curiouser and curiouser.

Donna Kuhn

Spokane