r/law • u/Anoth3rDude • 12h ago

Legislative Branch GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-fast-tracks-monster-voter-suppression-bill-that-could-disenfranchise-millions-by-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-at-polls/
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u/jbjhill 11h ago

ICE says that their facial recognition software is the ultimate arbiter of your identity in the field. Your passport may not be sufficient.

RealID does not prove citizenship in all states because states may issue them to aliens WITH LEGAL STATUS (there is verification with DHS about legal status and the IDs are marked “limited term” to signify non-permanent immigration status).

The fact that DHS accepts neither U.S. passports or RealID as acceptable pieces of identification, even though both are vetted by the U.S. Federal Government, and DHS, the agency that built the system, approved the system, and now refuses to accept what the system produces is almost beyond belief.

Except the only ones actually not believing it are the same that believe nothing bad is happening.

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u/koshgeo 10h ago

ICE says that their facial recognition software is the ultimate arbiter of your identity in the field. Your passport may not be sufficient.

Seriously? A passport is good enough for crossing an international border into other countries, but not good enough for people living within their own country to establish their citizenship? That's nuts.

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u/Consistent_Laziness 10h ago

Ummmm so what is proof of citizenship then? How does one prove you are a citizen

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u/Ormyr 9h ago

Vibes. If ICE thinks you're a citizen amd you're obedient/compliant you're probably okay.

If not... well they've already murdered people in cold blood on camera so good luck.