Vol8188
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I get that, but don't we also have a moral obligation to protect the integrity of our voting process?
Now this is a problem if indeed true and reminiscent of Selma, 1965.
Have people state their name, date of birth, address and social. If they get 3 out of 4, then allow them to vote (incase of typographical errors).
Would that not protect the process without disenfranching voters?
Getting an ID can be very difficult. Those places are almost never open. In one state (Wisconsin I believe) they're literally only open on the fifth Wednesday of the month (so they're open less than 12 times a year, probably less than 9).
How many peoples socials, date of birth, and address do you know? You'd also have to know if they were registered to vote and in what precinct. On top of that you'd have to know that they do not plan on voting.
That's not an easy amount of information to get.
That is the risk the Dems are taking, but it's still no excuse for holding ID on a stick just out of their reach like some states have tried to do.
At the same time, the integrity of elections is vitally important and I have no problem with voter ID requirements in theory - but it should be as accessible as possible, and right now it isn't in some places.
Getting an ID can be very difficult. Those places are almost never open. In one state (Wisconsin I believe) they're literally only open on the fifth Wednesday of the month (so they're open less than 12 times a year, probably less than 9).
Have people state their name, date of birth, address and social. If they get 3 out of 4, then allow them to vote (incase of typographical errors).
Would that not protect the process without disenfranching voters?
It shouldn't be hard to track, but it is. It shouldn't be hard to get a photo ID either, but apparently that is racist and places an undue burden on the poor. It is funny that people can magically come up with one when it is needed at the liquor store though. I think that it is much easier to commit voter fraud than it is to commit welfare fraud or Social Security fraud, and there are people that have PhDs in that kind of criminal activity.If dead people are voting that wouldn't be hard to track like you claimed. But you'd have to know their name. You'd have to know their address. And you'd have know they were registered to vote.
Wouldn't a better answer be to simply ask for someone's social and date of birth before they birth?
With absentee voting we essentially have that now.That might be a little tough.
Hell, I'm all for making people show a photo ID and dip their finger in ink so they can't go to another location. But I am also in favor of having elections over a two-three day period, a Thursday - Saturday deal to make it easier.
