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Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 days agoFor real, I have no fucking idea what people in Britain and the US talk about when it’s all the end of democracy for demanding proper ID at the voting booth
The requirements for what constitutes an acceptable ID keep tightening. And if you have to pay for an ID in order to vote, that’s a poll tax. Which I’m sure you don’t have a problem with either, since your country doesn’t have a history of using them to oppress minorities.
mirshafie@europe.pub 4 days ago
LMAO I have no idea what you’re on about. Sami and Tornedalings would laugh in your face if you presented this argument.
Maybe there are legitimate grievances for what should count as proper ID and how you can acquire them, I don’t know, I’m not that much in tune with this part of American politics. But I find it very hard to believe that the requirement of biometric/photo ID is the real problem. If it is genuinely so difficult to acquire a proper ID, then you should probably work on that issue instead of the idea of requiring them for voting.
Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 days ago
The proposed law requires a passport. With a name that matches your birth certificate, first and last, even if you’re married.
Stop spreading republican talking points.
mirshafie@europe.pub 3 days ago
I don’t even know what Republican talking points are. I’m commenting from a Scandinavian perspective in which a photo/biometric ID plus your voter card that gets mailed to your address is required to vote.
I’m not saying that the proposed legislagion is good or bad. I’m saying that it’s genuinely difficult for Americans to acquire proper ID then that’s a deeper problem that you should address first.
LotrOrc@lemmy.world 3 days ago
You need IDs to vote in the US as well. Most people register to vote when they get their ID, and for most people, that is your Driver’s License or State ID card. Those already have your information.
The issues here are they are tightening the ID requirements. Most people in the US dont have passports. In addition, the changes they are making require you to have the passport match your birth certificate. If you get married and take your spouse’s last name, and have that on your passport, you now do not have a valid voter ID.
This is an easy way to wipe off quite a lot of women, minorities, and poor people from the voting rolls.