they often have ID. Lawmakers have just added additional requirements that many can't meet given their housing situations. ID isn't the problem. they can get ID. its the voting eligibility requirements that need to be changed to that their ID can be used....as identification so they can vote. anyone who can prove their identity as a lawful citizen who is of age should be allowed to vote. Full Stop.
Yes, you also need to provide an address. How unreasonable in a place where you are voting in STATE elections to make sure you actually reside in the state you are voting in. Else why not pop to the state next door where the vote might be much closer and spend your vote there?
Again, this is not discrimination. These are rules that apply to everyone.
Discrimination is not just that a rule applies to one group. Otherwise a rule that requires you to have $1B to vote wouldn’t be discriminatory. You should have a think before hitting “post”.
Literally anyone can get ID and register where they reside. Even the homeless can vote.
https://www.findlaw.com/voting/my-voting-guide/the-homeless-vote--can-you-legally-cast-a-ballot-.htmlNot everyone has $1billion.
You don't know what discrimination is, which is probably why you keep complaining you see it everywhere, even when it is not present.
It is hard to get served in many bars without photo ID or for shops. If you need photo ID to buy a beer or cigarettes
It’s not “hard” to get served. Maybe you have youthful good looks but I never get ID’d anywhere. I’m mid-40s and...yeah, there’s no doubt I’m “of age”. But sure, my niece is over 30 sometimes gets ID’s so yes, it happens. Why? Because there’s a problem - young people regularly try to buy alcohol and cigarettes and try to get into clubs when they shouldn’t. You can argue how big a problem that actually is, but there are potential consequences for shops and bars not abiding by these laws which is why they err on the side of caution.
It is impossible in my town and many others, to enter bars and clubs without photo ID. And it has nothing to do with how grizzled your features are. They want to make sure you aren't on their pubwatch list, and if there is a major crime such as a stabbing, they want to know exactly who you were and that you weren't rocking up with fake ID.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PubWatchDo not tell me you can just waltz into high street bars in your town without photo ID. I'm not talking about your village pub. I mean like a proper town bar or club.
why is it such a big ask to show some photo ID so we can be sure that you are who you say you are when you turn up to vote?
It’s not so unreasonable, IF you’re going to give someone an ID. I don’t think you should assume people have one, or make someone pay for one, in order for them to be able to vote. It’s not your right to be served in a bar when you get to 18, it is your right to be able to vote.
It is your right to be served. Just as you can't tell a gay person you aren't making a cake for them, you can't refuse someone a beer if they are sober and of age.
Why wouldn't you want photo ID to ensure someone is eligible to vote? It's a vote. Its important.
Is it important? It’s only important if you have any evidence that there are lots of people taking advantage of the fact you don’t need photo ID to commit voter fraud. You have yet to provide any.
The seat belt analogy earlier was sufficient. It's a security measure put in place to prevent fraud. It's the same as making me take my fucking shoes off to get on an aeroplane. There is no evidence of lots of people getting on aircraft with shoe bombs.
One person tried it once 20 years ago and failed anyway. We still have to take our bloody shoes off. So get your photo ID out black folk. Its not discrimination. Everyone has to do it.