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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by slg on Monday August 10, 2020 @09:04PM (#24116157)
I used the term "service" there to distinguish it from the more passive rights that we have. For example, freedom of speech is something that restricts government power while voting is something that the government organizes and must allow us to participate in. The former puts a passive restriction on the government. The latter requires action by the government.

Beyond that, I'm still not sure your point. We aren't debating the means, methods, or timing of voting. We are debating who has the right to vote. As far as the Constitution is concerned, that seems to be everyone but felons.

Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by caseysoftware on Monday August 10, 2020 @09:39PM (#24116352)
> We aren't debating the means, methods, or timing of voting. We are debating who has the right to vote.

Providing ID or not is quite literally the means and methods aka the process to vote. I haven't referenced "who" in any way, shape, or form.

> As far as the Constitution is concerned, that seems to be everyone but felons.

Again, check your sources. That's not in the US Constitution and is left up to the States. Here's the full text so you can check yourself: https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution/full...

Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by slg on Monday August 10, 2020 @09:59PM (#24116462)
>Providing ID or not is quite literally the means and methods aka the process to vote. I haven't referenced "who" in any way, shape, or form.

No, when you require ID anyone without ID is prevented from voting and therefore you are dictating who can vote and not the means or method of voting. This is no different than a poll tax which is also unconstitutional.

>Again, check your sources. That's not in the US Constitution and is left up to the State

My source is the 14th Amendment, Section 2. It specifically calls out a lack of voter protections for people who had any "participation in rebellion, or other crime". A lack of protections does not mean felons don't have the right to vote. It simply means it isn't federally guaranteed.