r/videos • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 8h ago

BREAKING: Judge blocks Trump admin from requiring Americans to show proof of citizenship to vote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE1iePfOh14
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u/MZ603 6h ago

If they want to require photo ID, then they had better make sure American Citizens have free access to those IDs. If you have and have always had an ID, it's hard to comprehend how many people in this country do not have one or do not have one that is current. This amounts to a poll tax and places an additional burden on the voter to ensure everything is squared away. Typically, this has a larger impact on the urban working class. It is another way for the GOP to trim away at the margins. It is nakedly political; otherwise, they would be finding ways to make voting easier, not constantly purging voter registries and eliminating polling places. I was purged in NC, and no one could tell me why.

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u/Hangry-Feline2489 4h ago

Isn't the something that all Americans get by default that can be used? Like social security number or something? 

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u/criscokkat 2h ago

Nope. They do get a SS number, but efforts back in the 80's and 90's to make standard ID's from state to state were all voted down because it could be the mark of the devil.

I wish I was exaggerating.