Right—I'm for it if we had universal free national IDs and services to ensure everyone had one. It'd actually solve a ton of other problems, too, so yes, please, do that and then check IDs at the polls all you like.
But that's a topic the Democrats are very divided on, and the Republicans really don't want, so it's never gonna happen. The result is that I'm not against IDing voters in principle but am in practice, given the current political situation and lack of demonstrated urgency or need that might justify the down-sides of doing it absent universal national IDs.
Re:About communication safety in Messages
by deepdriver on Thursday July 28, 2022 @07:15PM
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How hard is it to get a driver's license or state ID, which again, people already need for a long list of common tasks? Go to the DMV once every five years. Make an appointment online if your DMV does that, in and out in under an hour. I agree that it should be even easier, but it's not exactly a major obstacle.
Re:About communication safety in Messages
by woodruffw on Thursday July 28, 2022 @09:14PM
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It’s enough of an inconvenience that I don’t have one. And I have a cushy job!
Re:About communication safety in Messages
by deepdriver on Friday July 29, 2022 @05:06AM
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How do you respond when the bartender, grocery store cashier, 7-11 clerk, or movie theater attendant ask to see your ID?
The poll linked from the CNN article demonstrates this: there's also overwhelming support for making voting easier, but voter IDs (without free and accessible ID services) will make it harder. And that's the crux of the common Democratic position: voter IDs are perfectly fine if we ensure access to IDs. But that needs to happen before or with any restrictions on voting, to prevent disenfranchisement.