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The problem is that ID access is far from equitable and the burden it raises is way out of proportion to the claimed problem (if you think about it, in-person v
by dhosek 5y ago
The problem is that ID access is far from equitable and the burden it raises is way out of proportion to the claimed problem (if you think about it, in-person voter fraud has a huge risk component and a tiny reward). Voting is the most fundamental right in a democracy so restricting that needs to be well justified.
Most people on the left would happily accept a free universal federal ID program (with appropriate safeguards to ensure equity of access) but conservatives oppose this.
- syshum 5y agoFederal ID program would be opposed on the grounds of Federalism. rightly so. ID should be left to the states not the Federal government. We are a federalist nation for a reason, people on the left do not support federalism, conservatives do, that is why they oppose that. >The problem is that ID access is far from equitable But is that not true for everything else as well, thus my question, if getting an ID is soo burdensome (which I do not believe it is) why is it OK to demand it for all of these other requirements the federal government places on people (like paying taxes) but not ok for voting. Simply saying "ID is not equitable" does not resolve the question