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Less than half of Americans have passports, and of the remaining half, a significant fraction do not have the necessary documents to obtain one. Many of these
by secabeen 2y ago
Less than half of Americans have passports, and of the remaining half, a significant fraction do not have the necessary documents to obtain one. Many of these people are poor, people of color, or marginalized in other ways. Government ID is needed, but you generally find the GOP against actually building a robust, free, ubiquitous system because it would largely help Americans who vote Democratic. This is also why the GOP pushes Voter ID, but without providing any resources to ensure that Americans can get said ID.
- int_19h 2y agoTo be fair, you generally don't see Dems pushing for such a free and ubiquitous system, either - "voter ID is bad" is so entrenched on that side of the aisle that any talk about such a system gets instant pushback, details be damned.
- secabeen 2y ago< you generally don't see Dems pushing for such a free and ubiquitous system, either Yes, and this seems like a huge missed opportunity for Dems. I would strongly support such a system, and I would be willing to temper my opposition to Voter ID laws if they were introduced after such a system was implemented fully.