Re:Why we don't use Galileo's last name (2009)
by philwelch on Saturday July 27, 2019 @02:51AM
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Interestingly, voter ID laws are massively controversial in the US. The rationale is because they have disproportionate effects on African-Americans, and that voter fraud (eg somebody voting ten times in an election) does not seem to actually happen that frequently anyway.
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Re:Why we don't use Galileo's last name (2009)
by leetcrew on Saturday July 27, 2019 @10:52PM
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as I understand it, voter ID laws are controversial because certain groups of people are less likely to have official ID. in general, if you don't drive or leave the country, you don't need a state-issued ID. if the federal government issued an ID to every citizen of the US, you couldn't argue that the requirement disproportionately impeded minorities from voting; they already have the ID!
of course, there are many other reasons why a mandatory national ID would be politically unfeasible in the US.
Re:Why we don't use Galileo's last name (2009)
by philwelch on Sunday July 28, 2019 @01:58AM
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If you don’t drive, leave the country, fly on airlines, buy alcohol or tobacco, patronize establishments legally designated as certain categories of alcohol-serving establishments or adult entertainment venues, have a bank account, or have an actual job that would require you to fill out an I-9, you might be able to live in America without ID. But it seems really, really hard.