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You must not follow these issues closely, because there are many examples of states picking and choosing which IDs "count", with student IDs usually not countin

You must not follow these issues closely, because there are many examples of states picking and choosing which IDs "count", with student IDs usually not counting under many Republican-crafted laws, but other IDs, such as gun licenses, being permitted. Further examples include reducing the hours/days of the offices that issue IDs and shrinking voter registration windows. Roughly 11% of Americans don't have a valid government-issued ID and many of these individuals are lonely, ill, disabled, destitute, and are now being forced for the first time in their life to provide an ID to vote while at the same time their states are making it harder to get an ID. The Republican party is pushing these policies in almost every state, and prioritizing them over most other legislative concerns. This could not be less subtle.

PathOfEclipse 5y ago
So I googled for 2 minutes ( actually I used a different search engine because I don't trust google much for politics anymore), and I found this: https://www.quora.com/Why-is-a-gun-license-accepted-as-a-voter-ID-in-Texas-but-a-university-issued-ID-is-not-accepted?share=1 https://www.quora.com/Why-is-a-gun-license-accepted-as-a-vot... "Your university I.D. was issued by a university compared to a government issued one. The license to carry contains your verified address, dob and all that. What does your University one have? The LTC required compete fingerprints and a background check. Seeing some differences here?" Also: "I cannot be 100% certain but its because Texas requires Social Security Numbers, Background checks and proof of citizenship to obtain a license to carry. So its a valid form of state issue ID. Not unlike a drivers license. Anyone could get a University ID. so long as they’re a student there. Including those on VISA’s or non-us residents." At some point, I hope some of you all break out of your narrative bubble and start seeing that people on the other side aren't insane, racist, and power-hungry, and that we often have good reasons for what we do.
- 8note 5y ago
  The government controls who it wants to grant these licenses to, so these restrictions mean you need the governments permission to vote, when it's your right to vote. Why not get better integration with universities so it is a valid id?
  - throwaway0a5e 5y ago
    The government controls who it wants to grant these licenses to, so these restrictions mean you need the governments permission to vote, when it's your right to vote. This is Texas, not Massachusetts or New Jersey. The government does not get any more discretion in granting an LTC in TX than they do in issuing any other form of ID. Meet the requirements and they are legally obligated to give you one. As an aside, getting an LTC in the shall-issue states is easier than getting a non-driver's license ID. In both cases it's just "meet requirements, show up, do paperwork, wait for them to check your computer records" but the police/sheriff issue it and they don't deal with nearly as many people wanting to file paperwork with them so they haven't optimized those processes for treating people like cattle the way the DMV has so it's a little easier.

PathOfEclipse 5y ago

So I googled for 2 minutes ( actually I used a different search engine because I don't trust google much for politics anymore), and I found this: https://www.quora.com/Why-is-a-gun-license-accepted-as-a-voter-ID-in-Texas-but-a-university-issued-ID-is-not-accepted?share=1 https://www.quora.com/Why-is-a-gun-license-accepted-as-a-vot... "Your university I.D. was issued by a university compared to a government issued one. The license to carry contains your verified address, dob and all that. What does your University one have? The LTC required compete fingerprints and a background check. Seeing some differences here?" Also: "I cannot be 100% certain but its because Texas requires Social Security Numbers, Background checks and proof of citizenship to obtain a license to carry. So its a valid form of state issue ID. Not unlike a drivers license. Anyone could get a University ID. so long as they’re a student there. Including those on VISA’s or non-us residents." At some point, I hope some of you all break out of your narrative bubble and start seeing that people on the other side aren't insane, racist, and power-hungry, and that we often have good reasons for what we do.

8note 5y ago
The government controls who it wants to grant these licenses to, so these restrictions mean you need the governments permission to vote, when it's your right to vote. Why not get better integration with universities so it is a valid id?
- throwaway0a5e 5y ago
  The government controls who it wants to grant these licenses to, so these restrictions mean you need the governments permission to vote, when it's your right to vote. This is Texas, not Massachusetts or New Jersey. The government does not get any more discretion in granting an LTC in TX than they do in issuing any other form of ID. Meet the requirements and they are legally obligated to give you one. As an aside, getting an LTC in the shall-issue states is easier than getting a non-driver's license ID. In both cases it's just "meet requirements, show up, do paperwork, wait for them to check your computer records" but the police/sheriff issue it and they don't deal with nearly as many people wanting to file paperwork with them so they haven't optimized those processes for treating people like cattle the way the DMV has so it's a little easier.