I think we're going about the voter ID problem backwards. We argue that we need voter ID, people claim it's discriminatory against low income minorities, and therefore racist.
So fuck it. Don't mention voting. Let's start a HARD PUSH for free state IDs. Doesn't have to be fancy. Doesn't have to be a driver's license. Just a push for a FREE ID that meets all minimum government issued ID requirements.
It's easy, we just gave BILLIONS of dollars in foreign aid to other countries in our "COVID bill." Just one billion of those dollars would buy a Texas Driver's license for all 330 million Americans 3 times over. We can surely afford as a country paying for a basic government ID.
A basic ID in Texas is $16. That's HALF the cost of a DL. Let's do THAT. Don't talk about voter ID, REMOVE the obstruction. Make a CLEAN argument that no one can object to.
"It's impossible to exist without a government issued ID, so a minimum ID should be provided free of charge by your state government. Driver's license still costs."
Liberals and Democrats CAN'T argue with it, because it's "gimme gimme" and Conservatives/Republicans shouldn't argue with it because it cleanly removes the biggest and only hurtle to Voter ID.
What do you guys think?
I like this, alongside the vaccine passports are racist idea. Then of course, the lib’s head goes into a knot because xir would wonder how minorities would be smart enough to get the shot but not a basic ID card.
I actually had someone argue this morning that it's OK to require ID for any financial transaction, but shouldn't be to vote.
That's where I got this idea from. OK. So let's make this problem just GO AWAY bey removing the obstructions to getting an ID.
Also, don’t you need an ID to get the shot? Here in Chicago you have to show an ID proving you are 65 or over to get the shot at clinics.
Right. So as much as lefties argue that "healthcare is a human right" they shouldn't be able to argue against it.