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Originally Posted by Locke
I honestly figured it wasnt an issue. People should have ID. Its just a thing that you should have.
It isnt that hard to get ID, it cant possibly be when probably 99% of people have it.
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I don't know that it is. The two primary means of identification are a driver's license and a passport. There are perfectly legitimate reasons why people would not have those things: you don't drive, and you never leave the country. They're both reasonably difficult to acquire, requiring testing and a long application process, not to mention the attendant monetary cost. So I have to disagree with both of your above points, factually.
In my view, if you want to institute voter ID, you need the bedrock first: a program that issues an identification card to literally every person who is entitled to vote, and a law that you must possess such an ID. That's a bit Orwellian, but in a minimally intrusive way, or so I'm inclined to think.
This is obviously a separate issue from the "sinister motivations" point that Clay makes - it's a strong enough case on its own even without noticing who benefits from the policy politically.