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>it's crazy to think we check ID's to buy cough syrup, alcohol, every time you use a credit card, see a rated R movie, rent a car, rent an apartment, etc The d

by bdavisx 10y ago

>it's crazy to think we check ID's to buy cough syrup, alcohol, every time you use a credit card, see a rated R movie, rent a car, rent an apartment, etc The difference between those things you listed and the right to vote is that they aren't listed in the constitution -- and it doesn't say anything about an ID card being needed to exercise that right. But it does say that race and a number of other factors should have no bearing. It's funny that the "constitution party" (as some Republicans call themselves) seem to forget that.

Alupis 10y ago
You're clearly forgetting (or choosing to ignore) the part that says Citizens have the right to vote - not "every person". ID'ing voters is simply a mechanism to protect Citizen's rights, as well as the integrity of our democracy.
dragonwriter 10y ago
The Constitution Party is an actual minor party, not an alternative name for the Republican Party.
- bdavisx 10y ago
  OK, then I should have said the "party that wraps themselves in the constitution any chance they get".
  - dllthomas 10y ago
    Both major parties (and probably all third parties) do that, they just pick different parts to focus on and different parts to ignore.
Torgo 10y ago
You need a picture ID to enter a federal courthouse but you have a right to enter a courthouse.