Fri Nov 2, 2018, 01:39 PM

Should the Federal Government supply a National Voter ID

It should have no number or anything that allows tracking - but simply be a photo id that says who you are . It should be free and be given out automatically to every registered voter.

This will help defeat all the nefarious schemes cooked up by Republicans

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8 replies	Author	Time	Post
Should the Federal Government supply a National Voter ID (Original post)	Le Gaucher	Nov 2018	OP
No. Won't do much good if....	Hotler	Nov 2018	#1
You dont get .. The republican bastards are denying people the right to vote based on the id they	Le Gaucher	Nov 2018	#4
I get it. I know and understand.....	Hotler	Nov 2018	#5
They also discriminate against student IDs	crazycatlady	Nov 2018	#7
That would probably be unconstitutional becausse states are constotutionally	Tiggeroshii	Nov 2018	#2
No.	sinkingfeeling	Nov 2018	#3
None of these things happen	Awsi Dooger	Nov 2018	#6
A solution in search of a problem	Orangepeel	Nov 2018	#8

Response to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2018, 01:42 PM

Hotler (10,166 posts)

1. No. Won't do much good if....

they can't secure the votes and the vote counts.

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Response to Hotler (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 2, 2018, 02:03 PM

Le Gaucher (1,547 posts)

4. You dont get .. The republican bastards are denying people the right to vote based on the id they

have ..

Public Housing assistance ID is a government issued - but is predominantly held by minorities --- and SURPRISE -- this is not a valid ID in Alabama ..

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Response to Le Gaucher (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 2, 2018, 02:07 PM

Hotler (10,166 posts)

5. I get it. I know and understand.....

full well the voter suppression that is going on.

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Response to Le Gaucher (Reply #4)

Fri Nov 2, 2018, 02:53 PM

crazycatlady (4,492 posts)

7. They also discriminate against student IDs

AS many students have a drivers license/state ID from their home state (as opposed to where they attend school).

Concealed carry ID? Fine. Let's make sure Bubba Redneck carries his AR-15 to the polls, but gotta keep those students and minorities from voting.

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Response to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2018, 01:55 PM

Tiggeroshii (11,088 posts)

2. That would probably be unconstitutional becausse states are constotutionally

Given the authority over elections.

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Response to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2018, 01:56 PM

sinkingfeeling (47,590 posts)

3. No.

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Response to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2018, 02:49 PM

Awsi Dooger (14,565 posts)

6. None of these things happen

* Guy is ineligible to vote but votes anyway
* Guy is eligible to vote and does it multiple times
* Guy impersonates another voter

Non-existent problems. Yet somehow the GOP has convinced even many Democrats that a national voter ID is needed. Unbelievable.

Meanwhile, suppression prevents tens of thousands of votes every cycle, and that's on the low end. We need to make suppression the priority and national topic immediately following this election, instead of waiting until the final two months before November 2020 and noticing that some GOP shenanigans are going on.

It is disgraceful that we have allowed suppression to spread and accelerate without the public being aware of it, and actually believing fraud is more of an issue.

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Response to Le Gaucher (Original post)

Fri Nov 2, 2018, 02:55 PM

Orangepeel (13,881 posts)

8. A solution in search of a problem

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