Re: Toss up: How many people would be in favor of Voter ID.

Clemsonfan1851® said:

I'm a liberal but in favor of voter id nationwide.

This is 2020, not 1960. If someone can't somehow get an ID, its on them. Just mho.

If having to produce a voter ID is tantamount to voter suppression, then bag the whole idea of producing an ID for anything. Just in the last few days I had to produce my ID to make a bank deposit, stay in a hotel and see a physician. It's total BS not to require voter ID. Even if a person doesn't have a driver's license, in SC, anyone over age 17 can get a FREE ID from the DMV. There is a reason that people advocate against producing a simple ID to vote. It's to allow for cheating. The Dems who advocate against Voter ID say it's racist and disenfranchises folks. I suspect most folks see a doctor at least every few years. To prevent insurance and Medicare fraud, one has to produce an ID. Are the doctor's being racist? TSA? Hotels? No, it's pretty clear what is going on. Name me one non- Democratic politician who is against Voter ID? I don't know of any. It's the same crowd that wants to give 16 year olds and illegals(undocumented) persons the right to vote. No ID--No vote should be the rule. This is part of the problem with mail in ballots and certainly mass mail outs to anyone on the voter rolls.

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Nov 11, 2020, 3:36 PM

My question is why. Why do we need this voter ID law ?

Voter fraud has been a Republican boogeyman for the last 2 decades and no one has found any evidence that it exists. The Bush Administration selected a commission to root it out and found - NOTHING.

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/washington/12fraud.html

In 5-Year Effort, Scant Evidence of Voter Fraud (Published 2007)

The Justice Department has turned up virtually no evidence of any organized effort to skew federal elections.

In 5-Year Effort, Scant Evidence of Voter Fraud (Published 2007)

The Justice Department has turned up virtually no evidence of any organized effort to skew federal elections.

Republicans looked in New Mexico, Kansas, West Virginia and found only the odd and most random of cases.

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/washington/12fraud.html

https://www.propublica.org/article/kris-kobach-voter-fraud-kansas-trial

Voter ID is just the shiny face that Republicans put on voter suppression. Some demographic tend not to vote Republ;ican, so Voter ID is just a ruse to make it harder for those people to vote. It is a solution to a problem (voter fraud) that does NOT exist.

https://www.aclu.org/other/oppose-voter-id-legislation-fact-sheet

Oppose Voter ID Legislation - Fact Sheet

BackgroundVoter identification laws are a part of an ongoing strategy to roll back decades of progress on voting rights. Thirty-four states have identification requirements at the polls. Seven states have strict photo ID laws, under which voters must present one of a limited set of forms of government-issued photo ID in order to cast a regular ballot – no exceptions.

In fact, the rtepublicans have admitted as much - repeatedly.

https://www.kaporcenter.org/florida-gop-leaders-admit-voter-suppression-was-motive-behind-voter-laws/

Florida GOP Leaders Admit Voter Suppression Was Motive Behind Voter Laws

The Palm Beach Post revealed this week that former Florida GOP leaders intentionally designed restrictive voter laws to limit votes from Democrats and people of color. Florida voters, as we saw in this year’s election endured long voting lines and other confusion as a result of reduced voting hours, voter purges, and voter registration restrictions pushed by Republican leaders. In ... Read More

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/republicans-now-just-admitting-they-want-fewer-americans-to-vote

Republicans Now Just Admitting They Want Fewer Americans To Vote

As Trump and his GOP allies battle Democratic proposals to make voting safer in the age of coronavirus, they’re being open about how increased turnout could hurt them at the ballot box.

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Toss up: How many people would be in favor of Voter ID.