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Vast Majority of Americans Support Photo ID and proof of Citizenship to vote

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by TheGator, Oct 24, 2024 at 3:31 PM.

  1. CHFG8R

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    At the very least, there needs to be some kind of standard. In Estonia you can vote from your laptop and I'd bet any amount it's 1000x more secure than ours.

    Correct re. FL. I just show my license.
     
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    That would be stupid. The wall is a typical Trump fools gold idea as any border plan that doesn't call for a minimum doubling of border patrol is not a serious solution. But, what can you say? MAGA gonna Moron every time.
     
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  3. mrhansduck

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    Florida requires photo ID. I was distinguishing the different forms of ID required in the states (photo versus no photo) as well as a separate/additional requirement to provide proof of citizenship.
     
  4. gator95

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    Anyone not wanting ID required to Vote makes me think they have an ulterior motive. Over 80% of the country thinks this should be required. I've yet to hear a salient argument against requiring ID to vote.
     
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  5. stingbb

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    This shouldn’t be an issue. Anyone can easily get a picture ID and that should be a requirement to vote. You need to have safeguards in place to prevent voter fraud and requiring a picture ID is a very simple one that no Democrat or Republican should have an issue with.
     
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  6. mikemcd810

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    If requiring ID affects even 1% of voters, that's 1.5 million votes that won't be cast in order to stop what is by all accounts at most thousands of illegal votes.

    Non-citizens are not risking their lives to come to the country to cast a vote that has a 0.000001% chance of impacting an election at the risk of spending years in jail and being deported.
     
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  7. pkaib01

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    But it is an issue. How do you reconcile that?
     
  8. magnetofsnatch

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    How is it an issue? What is onerous about obtaining a photo ID?