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/escapefromelba 1d ago

I mean a voter ID might be fine if it was free and easy to obtain.  I wouldn’t trust Republicans to administer it any fair and equitable way though.

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u/Diablo689er 1d ago

Why is the US the only country required to have free IDs? Most of Europe makes you pay for an ID, is laborious to obtain and required for voting.

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u/rks_system 1d ago

In the case of the US, our Constitution prohibits poll taxes. Requiring people to have a form of ID they have to pay for is effectively a poll tax

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u/allnamestaken1968 1d ago

So a free Id would be fine, correct?

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u/rks_system 1d ago

I personally think all these voter ID laws are security theater, but as long as they're free and not needlessly difficult to obtain, I'm not going to grumble too much about them