National poll tax.
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There are these things called social security numbers. The first three digits of that number indicate what state you were born in and there are different three-number prefixes for resident aliens and naturalized citizens. If your social security number starts with 050-134, you were born in New York. If your SSN starts with 362-386, you were born in Michigan. SSN beginning with 729-733 are for naturalized citizens and applicants for citizenship.
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As european, I find it extremely baffling that you don't have to prove your citizenship to vote in USA. Is there some detail here I'm missing? Is it about how difficult it is to implement this in practice?
First it isn't an actual problem. In most elections there's one fraudulent vote cast out of every million or so votes.
Second, historically every single attempt to institute these policies has been done with the goal of suppressing the vote.
The problem is the US in the past has designed voter registration rules explicitly to prevent black people from voting.
This talk of voter fraud is a dog whistle. Election fraud is way more prominent than voter fraud.
They make these things difficult on purpose
I think the argument is that its somehow racist or prejudice against a group that doesn't know how to get IDs. Ive never seen a solid argument against providing proof of citizenship to vote. I think the main complaint against it is Trump is doing it.
People don't know how to get ID? In my country you just get that shit on the mail with your new address whenever you move...
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But those people would theoretically be able to get IDs? Or are we talking about illegal immigrants?
I think the main complaint against it is Trump is doing it.
That's not a very good reason, is it?
Of course it's not a good reason, but it's also not the main complaint. That's a disingenuous argument.
The problem is that the locations that offer IDs become political footballs.
Imagine that you change the law to require a certain type of ID in order to vote (even though you already have a social security card, it doesn't count for voting purposes), and that said ID cannot be acquired via mail.
Imagine, then, that the place you go to get the necessary ID is closed down, or intentionally understaffed via defunding/budget cuts. Hours reduced to 10am-4pm Monday through Friday, perhaps, when most people work. The next nearest location may be hours away. It may not be accessible via public transit. It then becomes incredibly burdensome for someone with limited time, transportation, or income to get the necessary ID. Now you're able to control access to the IDs in lower income areas by shuttering or defunding locations.
This isn't just a theoretical situation. This occurs.
Now, I think you'll find that most people are onboard with requiring ID to vote, provided that the barriers to getting the ID do not have a chilling effect on low-income voters.
But that's not the way things tend to go.
Present a plan that expands access to the ID printing services and watch the resistance to these sorts of policies disappear. Or better yet, mail one to every eligible taxpayer the first time they file a tax return. It's not particularly difficult.
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Yeah no not happening
How about a breathalyzer unlock dipshit's signal app?
Who, you mean Whiskeyleaks?
No Signal, official gov communication lines only.
Funny the covid vaccine card was their way of keeping track.
And just like that, F-47 ended illegal voting ladies and gents!
Outside the theatrics for his idiotic base, has anyone informed Felon-47 that this is already the case?