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> Because in the US, and unlike Brazil, Voter ID laws are specifically enacted to discourage people from voting. How familiar are you with the voting laws in B
by joelrunyon 8y ago
> Because in the US, and unlike Brazil, Voter ID laws are specifically enacted to discourage people from voting.
How familiar are you with the voting laws in Brazil and the reasoning behind them?
- estebank 8y agoI'm familiar with the laws in Argentina. Brazil has similar laws and reason behind them. A very big difference is that the US doesn't have a national ID to begin with, and a substantial portion of the population would not support the creation of one. Argentina and Brazil provide a national ID to every newborn that is needed for any interaction with the state. Furthermore, procuring a state ID in the US can be difficult for some citizens, as the documentation that would be required for it (usually birth certificates) was purposely "misplaced" due to explicitly racist policies.
- unbearded 8y agoI'm very familiar not only with the voting laws but the campaigns laws. In my opinion, the voting laws in Brazil are not bad. The US is very different than Brazil. One big difference is that in Brazil the TSE and the TREs and also the electronic ballot are standard. Here, each state has its system of voting and counting vote. I believe that Brazil's problem is not at the vote, but after the politicians get elected. Here, there's gerrymandering, vote suppression, Citizens United, super PACs. Very different problems. But fear not. At the rate the current administration is implementing ignorant, racist and stupid policies, soon we will be just like Brazil. The irony? The corruption at the highest echelons of the government and people cheering up bad leaders is not what I had in mind when I wished some stuff here was more like in Brazil (I thought more about food and extroverted people).