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A lot of Americans are opposed to federal ID on principle, never mind the cost. Forcing states to require federal ID for voting might require a constitutional a
by pseudalopex 8y ago
A lot of Americans are opposed to federal ID on principle, never mind the cost. Forcing states to require federal ID for voting might require a constitutional amendment. Fining people for not voting seems like it would be extremely unpopular, especially if nothing was done to make it more accessible. It would also certainly draw a Firat Amendment challenge. If burning a flag is speech, how is not voting not speech?
- anticensor 8y agoVoting has a different constitutional reasoning than freedom of expression as most elections have explicit constitutional provisions.
- pseudalopex 8y agoSupreme Court jurisprudence on voting is kind of incoherent: it's fundamental but not really, expressive except when it isn't, etc. That only concerns whether someone has the right to vote. Opting not to vote is a political statement.