I think a lot of progressives would be in favor of voter ID laws if you could ensure it was reasonable for every eligible voter to get their ID. That isn't usually what happens though. Here in Wisconsin when the republican party tried it, their solution to the problem was to make people show up to the DMV and fill out forms for their free ID, then they proceeded to close a bunch of DMVs, conveniently in areas likely to be unfavorable to them.
Progressives do not want to support a system that can be used to suppress voters any more than the current system already does.
Progressives do not want to support a system that can be used to suppress voters any more than the current system already does.