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Voter ID laws are NOT racist

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HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M
I live in Massachusetts. A few years ago there was a Presidential Election in the Dominican Republic. To assist DR citizens who were not in the country at the time, voting stations were set up in a few cities in Massachusetts where the most people from the DR lived.

Anyone wishing to vote had to show ID, as required by DR law.
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MethDozer · M
@HoraceGreenley Most of the world requires one. Yet, it is evil when the US tries it, as are many things.
HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M
@MethDozer thanks for making my point!
katielass · F
@HoraceGreenley well, that was Trump's point yesterday when he said you have to show ID to buy groceries. For you demtards, it's like saying I've told you a million times. You really do need an ID to do just about anything. You sure can't cash that welfare check without one.
HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M
WoodyAq · M
@MethDozer The US has a history of using the requirements for voter suppression of the poor. That's why it is controversial.
MethDozer · M
@WoodyAq Again, So does most of the world, yet we get shit over the mention is requiring an ID like most of the world. It is typical really.
WoodyAq · M
@MethDozer No democracy has a historical legacy quite like the US when it comes to voter suppression. A lot of it racially-based.

It doesn't help the cause that it is being pushed by a racist president.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
I'm Okay with Voter ID. But lets link it to compulsory voting. That way everyone gets a say, and only one.@WoodyAq
WoodyAq · M
@whowasthatmaskedman The libertarians will never go for it.
HoraceGreenley · 56-60, M
@whowasthatmaskedman how do you make voting compulsory?
MethDozer · M
@whowasthatmaskedman Forcing someone to vote is just as wrong as denying someone a vote. Compulsory voting has no moral or logical basis.

@WoodyAq Or anyone who values free on of choice and from force.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
We will need to disagree on two points.. First, voting is the peoples part of the democratic freedom/responsibility deal. If you don't hold up your end, then you cannot complain when a guy with 20% of the vote takes the nation down the toilet.
But more importantly, mandating compulsory voting all mandates the full and fair provision of proper voting facilities for all, everywhere.. A BIG problem under the current system.@MethDozer