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How is a national ID still a thread with all the data on voters which is already out there? You could have verified voters accounted this way too which would p
by Krasnol 6y ago
How is a national ID still a thread with all the data on voters which is already out there?
You could have verified voters accounted this way too which would probably raise the amount of voters. You could even establish mail voting properly sending the documents to everybody who's eligible without a need to register.
I don't understand that fear of a national ID in the US. It works in other countries and you have stuff like the Social Security Number too.
- kelnos 6y agoThe GOP doesn't want more people voting; they hang onto power mainly through gerrymandering and various voter suppression measures.
- reaperducer 6y agoThe GOP doesn't want more people voting; they hang onto power mainly through gerrymandering and various voter suppression measures. If you think this is unique to the GOP, you missed the last century of politics in Chicago.
- vinay427 6y agoThey weren't saying it was unique to the GOP, and your comment almost makes it sound like the two major parties are equivalent in this respect. At a national level, I think their point stands. I find this distinction actually relevant here given the current renewed interest in a higher nationwide standard for voting accessibility and representation. Also, consider that the states with independent redistricting commissions to mitigate or prevent gerrymandering are all historically left-leaning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redistricting_commission https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redistricting_commission
- kube-system 6y agoA national ID wouldn't change anything about voting in the US. The US national government doesn't run elections. Elections in the US are run by state governments, who already issue the IDs that most Americans use.