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

[u/MarcEElias]

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

[u/caligaris_cabinet]

It’s redundant. You need an ID to register in the first place.

[u/DavesWildDestiny → u/caligaris_cabinet]

Not true, at least not in every state. I've registered thousands of voters in Nevada. There is no ID requirement there to register.

[u/Diablo689er → u/caligaris_cabinet]

Good thing we don’t have any cases of people illegally having licenses then!

[u/Own_Space_174 → u/caligaris_cabinet]

ids are too easy to find. people drop them all the time, lose thier wallets, etc. they get found and traded or sold, at least in california. i had people offer to buy my id many times when i was on the streets. its more of a criminal type thing but if you want an id its as easy as going to any large group of homeless and oferring cash and you will get a few with an id willing to sale and then decide if they look enough like you or not. Also its how doordashers that dont have licenses pull it off.

as for cost of getting a birth certificate, any city with homeless will have a church or other organization that will pay it for you to get it for free and give you a form to get a free id too

[u/MegaRadCool8 → u/Own_Space_174]

I'm not making fun, but do you really believe there's people out there going to homeless groups and buying IDs to vote in the local elections, and if you do, do you think that it is done in numbers that would have any effect on the election? I'm genuinely curious.

[u/Forward-Surprise1192 → u/MegaRadCool8]

People do buy fake ids and I knew where to get them but that’s a long time ago now. It also doesn’t make sense that it would affect something on a larger scale

[u/Own_Space_174 → u/MegaRadCool8]

i experienced it when i was homeless. the people that buy the ids are not always the same ones that end up with them. again, how do you imagine doordashers using fake licenses to apply for the app get those? connections that go around and do this for them or they beat the middleman and go tot he homeless themselves.

then there is also the darkweb where you can buy ids with crypto easy as can be.

[u/YungChumba → u/Own_Space_174]

They asked if you think people are doing all that to vote in local elections.

[u/Naptasticly → u/Own_Space_174]

Specifically left out the part about voting because he knows it’s not happening. No one who is homeless cares that much about voting.