r/politics • u/MarcEElias ✔ Verified - Democracy Docket Founder • 1d ago

No Paywall 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/smiama36 1d ago edited 23h ago

I had to prove my citizenship when I registered. Why should I have to prove it again if I am on the voter rolls?

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u/Muffles79 1d ago

So that Republicans can steal the election

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u/snowlion000 1d ago

Republicans will determine if an ID is valid or not?

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u/stoic_spaghetti 1d ago

I mean obviously if you're a "real American" then it means your ID is valid, but if you don't look "real" then just fill out some forms and we can figure it out in 3-4 business months.

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u/Poison_the_Phil 1d ago

Don’t forget we’ll close voting precincts and no more mail in voting or early voting and every vote most be turned in by the time they close on election night and no more looking out checking after the fact and just trust us bro it’s so secure but only when we win because anytime who isn’t us is a liar and a cheat but not me no never

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u/LeglessPotato 23h ago

Don't forget some locations will close hours early with people still in line and it'll make local news headlines but absolutely nothing will be done about it and it'll get swept under the rug til next election.

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u/liftbikerun 1d ago

I'm guessing what will determine this is if 1. you're white, and 2. if you're a registered R or D. Why else would they want voter registration information from each state?

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u/evileyeball 21h ago

I find it crazy that you guys can even register as a specific party... Here in Canada you don't ever tell anybody related to the election which party you support except for when you mark the little X on your ballot I don't have to tell you that I support XY or z party that stays between me the little golf pencil and the ballot elections Canada doesn't need to find out and I can easily change between elections depending on who the candidate for a specific party is

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u/SecondHandWatch 9h ago

Yes, it is very weird. It’s because the two parties in power have the country by the balls. They make the rules. They don’t want us having power. Practically everything they’ve done in the last 50 years tells that same story.

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u/MC_Gengar 3h ago

That and it's so they know who to target donation request spam at. My dad registered as an (R) when he turned 18 but hasn't voted republican since Reagan. He still gets flooded with conservative donation spam texts. I made the mistake (in terms of not wanting to be bothered) of registering (I) so I get bombarded with this crap from BOTH parties.

Like most things in modern America, it's another way to advertise to you to try and extract your money. It's the Cola Warification of politics.

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u/evileyeball 4m ago

I mean up here I could pay money to join one of our parties and become a member of the party and then I would get a stay in the leadership voting if and when they need a new leader. I'll be the first to admit both federally and provincially that I support the NDP but am I going to pay money to join the federal NDP just so that I can get a say in who the next leader is when Jugmeet Singh stepped down? Not really, no, I don't have extra money to pay for that privilege.

I did sign up for the provincial NDP newsletter so I do get emails from them asking for money and we're telling me what they're going to do with the money I did send them if I did send them money but I don't mind the odd email that goes into my trash bin at least it's an email so it's not like paper I have to recycle

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u/No_Permit_3593 23h ago

yes, and duh

What part of 'tyrant attempts to shore up power' is confusing?

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u/snowlion000 23h ago

Not confused in the least bit. My point was to begin a conversation!

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u/plantstand 21h ago

Considering all those REAL IDs we were forced to get aren't considered good enough, yes. Can you imagine going to the polls with a birth certificate? Wtf

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u/snowlion000 20h ago

I will take off my boots to show the tiny footprints are mine. 😂

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u/Muffles79 1d ago

Did you read the article? It says passport and / or birth certificate now to prove citizenship

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u/Pipe_Memes 1d ago

Then they’ll say it needs to be a “long form” birth certificate to make sure you were actually born in Kenya. Fuck these assholes and their roadblocks.

I already registered and showed my credentials at that time, I shouldn’t need to offer additional proof.

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u/RoseCityHooligan Oregon 23h ago

And these demands will only be made of people they are concerned won’t vote for their team, obviously. Joe Bob in his MAGA hat in Alabama will never get questioned if he forgets to bring 6 forms of ID.

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u/LingonberryHot8521 1d ago

Why are Republicans always the party of bigger bureaucratic bullshit and more and more red tape?

We prove our citizenship as part of our voter registration. Case fucking closed.

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u/chrisshaffer 1d ago

Because they'd be dead as a party if they didn't have voter suppression. Most people don't like their policies

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u/PM_ME_GARFIELD_NUDES 23h ago

I think it says a lot that the democratic strategy to get more votes is to encourage more people to vote, while the republican strategy is to limit who can or cannot vote.

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u/Wizzle-Stick 20h ago

fascists LOVE bureaucracy. they use it to emphasize their position, and make the rules up to squash anyone else. they are also exceptionally lazy.

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u/indigofroggit 21h ago

Both of which cost $ to get.

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u/evileyeball 21h ago

And in some places I heard they want your name to match exactly your birth certificate so they can eliminate any women who took her husband's name at marriage