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Originally Posted by nico-t
All these complete retards screaming racist when you bring up voter ID, now that's succesful brainwashing.
Sorry but in the rest of the developed world this is not even an issue - Everyone who votes must have an ID. You know why? Because voting without ID is pretty fucking easy for fraud you idiots! Think! Voting without an ID is like a bank stashing their cash on the sidewalk. "We trust everyone!". Banks are racist!
Does common sense and logic hurt your brain?
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Pretty much everyone I know that is against the voter ID laws (myself included) is not opposed to having to prove you are a citizen to vote. I don't mind that you have to show some kind of ID to register/vote so long as the law puts in some sort of provision for helping the poor/disabled pay for that ID if needed.
What I am opposed to is that most of these laws also come with voting restrictions attached to them. They shorten or even remove early voting days, they make absentee voting harder, they limit registration dates, and put restrictions on how/when/where you can vote. All of these rules are meant to limit voter turnout which helps Republicans at the polls. This is why it is Republicans who put these laws in place. They don't really care about making sure the vote is secure, they are trying to do everything they can to limit who can vote.
This is why many of these laws end up getting struck down in court. If they passed a law that simply said, "You need a photo ID and we will help you get one if you can't afford it or need other help" most people wouldn't care or challenge the laws. But, that is not how the political game works. Neither party does stuff simply to help people or because it is the right thing to do, they do things that will better their chances of getting elected.