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> a significant numbers of Americans think requiring proof of who you are is voter suppression. > No one thinks that. > "Voter ID requirements limit the numbe
by caseysoftware 6y ago
> a significant numbers of Americans think requiring proof of who you are is voter suppression.
> No one thinks that.
> "Voter ID requirements limit the number of people who are able to cast a ballot."
Ref: https://www.aclu.org/facts-about-voter-suppression https://www.aclu.org/facts-about-voter-suppression
The first page of results for "id laws voter suppression" turned up similar statements from the WaPo, Atlantic, Wired, Vox, and quotes numerous politicians. Your "no one thinks that" is not in line with reality.
- unethical_ban 6y agoLiterally requiring some form of identification is not crazy. That said, the Republican path of establishing voter ID laws is often part of a pattern of "let's make it hard for the poor and working class to get proper ID, and to vote". Reducing early voting, not making ID cards free, etc. Voting should be a universal right in this country. The government should be putting in maximum effort to assist everyone who wants to vote, to be ready when the time comes, and enable early voting as much as possible.
- DuskStar 6y agoI'm pretty sure some of the "ohmygod you're suppressing voters!" articles are about states with free IDs. (Or extremely cheap - for instance in Michigan an ID is $10)
- 9HZZRfNlpR 6y agoID cards are not free in Europe either and no you can't make them in each village. Every time this topic comes up here someone posts a vox article writing that you someone had to go to a bigger city to get documents because where he lives was 3000 strong population. Heck, there are places where you HAVE to vote by the law and yes it does take a small effort to get documents and keep them updated every 6-8 yrs.