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It's not that voter ID is controversial, it's that the Republicans make it really difficult to get ID in their states. Canada makes it easy to get ID, we don't
by jbob2000 7y ago
It's not that voter ID is controversial, it's that the Republicans make it really difficult to get ID in their states.
Canada makes it easy to get ID, we don't de-fund our government offices to make it difficult to get registered. You can renew your driver's license online now, so we invest in programs to make it easier to get and keep your ID.
- eindiran 7y agoIf that's the case, then folks should be focused on making it easier to get state ID and widen the class of IDs that can be used (state ID/voter ID card/passport/driver's license). From this page though, it seems like people actually do think voter ID itself is controversial: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_ID_laws_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_ID_laws_in_the_United_St... There was even a Supreme Court case in the US about whether it was constitutional for a state to implement one: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-election/u-s-top-court-rejects-challenge-to-wisconsin-voter-id-law-idUSKBN0MJ1DZ20150323 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-election/u-s-to...
- jadell 7y ago> If that's the case, then folks should be focused on making it easier to get state ID and widen the class of IDs that can be used (state ID/voter ID card/passport/driver's license). Yes, exactly. And that should be done before we require those IDs in order to vote.
- jbob2000 7y agoOk there’s Voter ID, as in a special card that you must get in order to vote, and voter ID, which is just a collection of various forms of identification that the government respects for the purposes of voting. I was referring to the latter - you’re allowed to show up to vote in Canada with your passport, for example.