Why are democrats against voter ID, But Mamdami says you need ID to be an emergency snow shoveler?
Supposedly you have to have ID and a social security number to shovel snow, but that is not needed to vote! Does that make sense?
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Charity · 70-79
Up until Donald Trump and his unproven unsubstantiated accusations about voter fraud in the 2020 election. The states that didn't require state ID to vote relied on voter registration and with very little to no fraud.
It seems to be the idea of Republicans, especially Trump much of the poor doesn't have identification and if ID is required the poor can't vote and the poor generally votes Democrat. They may not have the money to pay for the birth certificate and ID from department of public safety, may not have transportation to get to either place. Hopefully before the 2026 election these states will make a way for people to at least acquire free transportation to those either or both of those departments.
And I pray they don't do rezoning like they did here in Texas changing Democrat areas to Republican areas.
It seems to be the idea of Republicans, especially Trump much of the poor doesn't have identification and if ID is required the poor can't vote and the poor generally votes Democrat. They may not have the money to pay for the birth certificate and ID from department of public safety, may not have transportation to get to either place. Hopefully before the 2026 election these states will make a way for people to at least acquire free transportation to those either or both of those departments.
And I pray they don't do rezoning like they did here in Texas changing Democrat areas to Republican areas.
Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@Charity
Nonsense. They were concerned with vote integrity over a quarter of a century back. That was the purpose of forming the Carter-Baker Commission.
"In 2005, the United States was in the fifth year of efforts to reform its election system. The hotly contested and controversial 2000 presidential election had identified flaws in the nation’s registration and voting laws that were seen as contributing to a lack of confidence in election outcomes."
https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/carter-baker-commission-16-years-later
Nonsense. They were concerned with vote integrity over a quarter of a century back. That was the purpose of forming the Carter-Baker Commission.
"In 2005, the United States was in the fifth year of efforts to reform its election system. The hotly contested and controversial 2000 presidential election had identified flaws in the nation’s registration and voting laws that were seen as contributing to a lack of confidence in election outcomes."
https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/carter-baker-commission-16-years-later
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Thinkerbell · 41-45, F
@Charity
The "new documents" are dated 2021, so the Democrats had over three years to bring significant charges against Trump, instead of the overblown "34 felony" lawfare cases in NY, which ended up doing the Democrats more political harm than good in the 2024 election.
As for voter fraud, nobody knows the extent of it. To find out, one would have to establish a non-partisan commission that thoroughly vets something on the order of 100,000 ballot records at random to check for fraud; e.g., a vote from a dead person or someone who has left the district, or someone who isn't a citizen.
But somehow, there seems to be a marked reluctance to do that, especially among Democrats.
The "new documents" are dated 2021, so the Democrats had over three years to bring significant charges against Trump, instead of the overblown "34 felony" lawfare cases in NY, which ended up doing the Democrats more political harm than good in the 2024 election.
As for voter fraud, nobody knows the extent of it. To find out, one would have to establish a non-partisan commission that thoroughly vets something on the order of 100,000 ballot records at random to check for fraud; e.g., a vote from a dead person or someone who has left the district, or someone who isn't a citizen.
But somehow, there seems to be a marked reluctance to do that, especially among Democrats.