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Bluenorthwest

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3. And this will be forced on all of us, even those in States without 'voter id laws'?

Reply to shraby (Original post)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 10:35 AM

Nov 2012

Even in States that don't use 'polling places'? Why? Other States should simply make it easier for people to vote, like progressively minded States do. It is the 'ID' States that need to change.

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The federal government can give everyone in the country a voter id to use when [View all] shraby Nov 2012 OP

Americans are resistant to national identification and registration schemes jberryhill Nov 2012 #1

I'm not --please don't speak for all Americans CreekDog Nov 2012 #5

As you well know... jberryhill Nov 2012 #6

where did he claim to be speaking for ALL Americans...? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #13

When he said "Americans are resistant to national identification" CreekDog Nov 2012 #14

there are Americans for which that is true. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #16

he meant it as representative of Americans CreekDog Nov 2012 #18

'Americans are resistant to gun control' is also a true statement. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #19

please don't speak for Americans again CreekDog Nov 2012 #20

Americans want me to speak for them jberryhill Nov 2012 #24

ergo you would fall into the category of people who aren't. BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #25

Americans re-elected Obama jberryhill Nov 2012 #21

They need to make a choice then gollygee Nov 2012 #9

Except for SS #s, you mean? nt Romulox Nov 2012 #10

SSN is not a national identication number jberryhill Nov 2012 #22

My first SS card, and all those that preceded it, had "Not to be used as identification" printed Egalitarian Thug Nov 2012 #27

Tell it to your credit card company or your local DMV. It is a de facto national id. Romulox Nov 2012 #29

and that "de facto" use causes a lot of problems BECAUSE it is not a national ID jberryhill Nov 2012 #32

Unless new laws are passed, you will be required to present your SS card to renew your license Romulox Nov 2012 #34

It isn't necessary. surrealAmerican Nov 2012 #2

And this will be forced on all of us, even those in States without 'voter id laws'? Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #3

And make it free! 53tammy Nov 2012 #4

Not all people will have access to the records necessary to obtain an 'ID' peace13 Nov 2012 #7

There doesn't need to be anything on the card except the name and a number. They did shraby Nov 2012 #8

+1 53tammy Nov 2012 #15

Let me get this straight ..... peace13 Nov 2012 #17

People don't have to "apply" The government knows who is a citizen and on that citizen's 18th shraby Nov 2012 #26

The US federal government does not know who is a citizen jberryhill Nov 2012 #28

Just make it one ID: a SS card with a pic! ananda Nov 2012 #11

Non citizens have social security numbers jberryhill Nov 2012 #23

It wouldn't be that hard to add a line 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #31

How about....NO. nt LaydeeBug Nov 2012 #12

I've been informed that this is literally impossible 4th law of robotics Nov 2012 #30

There is no voter fraud. SoonerPride Nov 2012 #33