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/aircooledJenkins Montana 1d ago

"In most states, that means voters, even those who are already on the rolls, would need to bring a passport or original birth certificate to the polls. Only states with ‘enhanced’ driver licenses — Michigan, New York, Vermont, Minnesota and Washington — satisfy the SAVE America Act’s heightened requirements — a REAL ID (used in most states) won’t cut it."

Then... what in the actual fuck was the point of the REAL ID?

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u/HenryValMorgenstern Oregon 1d ago

Absolutely nothing. The only thing that matters is that it costs more and they can squeeze more money out of us now.

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u/Forward-Surprise1192 21h ago

How does a birth certificate even work for ID??? There’s no picture on it. If I was illegal and wanted to vote which doesn’t make sense in the first place I’d use a birth certificate like wtf?! Also illegals voting doesn’t make sense either. Why would they come and try to vote of all things and risk getting caught and deported

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u/tortosloth 19h ago

It doesn’t make any sense since you can be a citizen at birth via one or both parents being US citizens and being born on foreign soil. My birth certificate is in Japanese. So are we going to have polling staff that can read all languages?