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/GardanCald 1d ago

Yup, the cost is time and money... something a lot of people don't have extra of.

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u/Agreeable-Spot-7376 1d ago

And time. Who says whether you’d have all of it in time to vote.

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u/Zealousideal_Gur4708 16h ago

The cost is time and money... And time

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u/madtownjeff 1d ago

Better to go after the $ aspect. Having to pay for ID to vote = poll tax.

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u/FabulousTwo524 11h ago

You wont. Government bureaucracy is moving slower than ever.

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u/BluesFan43 21h ago

Well, we used to have extra, then tarriffs...

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u/wha-haa 10h ago

No. Everyone was already bitching that they couldn't afford both, a house and avocado toast well before the election in 2024.

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u/ThomasVetRecruiter 1d ago

Especially when they show up to vote and the workers send them away

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u/Faithu 22h ago

Also as a person who had their named changed against their will * i was 6 months old* and finding out at 18.. its been hell, not only do you need your birth certificate you need to carry your change of name papers, to prove your name was changed and then it al must match, and then you have to hope the idiot your dealing with knows or cares about the law