I was with you until you said, "Voter ID laws are code for voter suppression." unless you meant illegal voting suppression.
The whole anti-ID thing is just nonsense. It makes zero sense to say that illegals shouldn't vote, but we shouldn't take the most basic and simple step to keep them from voting.
And, if you think minorities are incapable of navigating the lines at their local license bureaus, well, isn't that a little racist of you? I, for one, have confidence in minorities that they can do that. I hink anyone with an IQ above 70 can do it. Those below 70 who can't...well, maybe they shouldn't be voting?...just sayin'. Maybe that's a little intelligentist of me.