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> Voter registration requires proof of eligibility, poll books, signatures, and address checks are used for verification. And how is that less of a barrier tha
by jeltz 1y ago
> Voter registration requires proof of eligibility, poll books, signatures, and address checks are used for verification.
And how is that less of a barrier than requiring an ID? Just fix so that it is easy to get an ID like most other countries have.
- jeffbee 1y agoYou are welcomed to fix this. There is not a single Democrat anywhere in America who will be mad if you fix this. Everyone will congratulate you. The problem is that Republican-controlled states have arranged to systematically make it harder for urban people to get ID cards, and have systematically structured the system such that even born citizens cannot get one due to having never had a birth certificate (because they were born in Jim Crow jurisdictions that refused to record the births of Black people).
- sugarpimpdorsey 1y ago> The problem is that Republican-controlled states have arranged to systematically make it harder for urban people to get ID cards Source? The fact is you need ID for SNAP and Medicaid benefits. So who are all these people with no ID, no money, no food, no identity, no anything but somehow all eligible voters?
- jakelazaroff 1y agoWhy do you assume the people targeted must have no money, or use SNAP or Medicaid?
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- kccoder 1y agoI believe we refer to that as “telling on yourself”.
- the_gastropod 1y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_suppression_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_suppression_in_the_Uni... There are dozens of examples of Republican states attempting to disenfranchise minority voters. Not sure why you’re bringing up money, food, or identity here. But as a simple example: picture an average middle class New Yorker. They do not drive. They don’t travel internationally. Why would they need to go get an ID? (I lived in NY for about 11 years, and went a long chunk of that without bothering to get an ID. Only did eventually so that I could rent a car) I wish you’d recognize that the “problem” you’re suggesting needs solving was invented by political actors with the sole intent of increasing their odds of winning elections. There’s no other real problem they’re trying to solve.
- CharlesW 1y agoIt's less of a barrier because there are many good options already. The specifics vary by state, but in addition to many kinds of government IDs (drivers licenses, military IDs, recognized tribe IDs, birth certificates in some states, etc.), it can include things like utilities bills, bank statements, paychecks, etc.
- dragonwriter 1y ago> And how is that less of a barrier than requiring an ID? Just fix so that it is easy to get an ID like most other countries have. Great, do that, first, and once that is in place in a manner that is secure for the future, we can talk about whether it makes sense to condition the franchise on it. Of course, the people that are most for Voter ID are also opposed to that (in fact, in some cases, they have simultaneously adopted voter ID rules and made it harder to get IDs, specifically targeting minor areas for the latter effect.)