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Serving as an election officer, my mind is blown by these ID claims: - We do shag-all else in life without showing identification. Try to see a dentist without
by smitty1e 6y ago
Serving as an election officer, my mind is blown by these ID claims:
- We do shag-all else in life without showing identification. Try to see a dentist without photo ID and proof of insurance.
- State issued ID with a bar code ensures rapid check-in to participate, minimizing lines, while maximizing valid voter participation.
- The nicest thing I have to say about the opposing arguments is they are far from compelling.
Database maintenance is hard. It is my hope that the results of the election next month are solid enough that the U.S. has a mandate to shore up the whole creaky mess and ensure every legal voter is treated equally, as they should be.
- evgen 6y agoHow strange then that these people who lack IDs can somehow make it through life for years and years without significant problems. It is almost like your 'everything needs an ID' argument is complete bullshit because the very existence of these voters shows it to be false. A voter ID may streamline the process, but it is not necessary to maximize valid voter participation because it has been conclusively shown that it inhibits valid voter participation while at the same time invalid voter participation is not a problem that exists and therefore is not something that needs to be solved. The nicest thing I have to say about people making voter ID claims is that while they are clearly using a dog whistle at least they don't say the quiet part out loud, or at least not until quite recently.
- smitty1e 6y ago> while they are clearly using a dog whistle I forgive you this false assertion.