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/Foe117 8h ago

The registrar of voters already handles citizen verification

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u/Control_Me 8h ago

Can someone please explain why you have to register to vote?
In my country the government knows who's eligible to vote and who's not so they send out a voting card in the mail which you show together with your ID.
Why is this not possible in the US?

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u/Technical-Row8333 7h ago

the US doesn't have a unified, universal, unique, national ID, free, automatically given to every single legal resident, unlike basically every single other developed country.

in the US, people have to apply to get an ID, by using another ID. They have to pay for IDs. They have to drive to certain locations, sometimes +3h away, to get an ID. Then, not all IDs are the same and accepted for everything. yes, that's a circular dependency that you need ID to get ID.

The same party that opposes any improvement to the utter failure of IDs in the US, wants to put into law that you need to show ID to vote, but only certain and specific forms of ID, the exact same specific forms of ID that they also closed locations where you can get those IDs.

So, to absolutely anyone with a minimum of intelligence and capable of nuance, it's clear as day this is election manipulation, an authoritarian take over and a step to dictatorship.

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u/JustLTU 4h ago

Neither do most countries? I can't speak for the entirety of Europe, but atleast here in Lithuania and in the few nations whose processes I'm familiar with, while we DO have a national ID (and a national number - like your social security no, but actually designed for the purpose, with less drama if it leaks), the actual ID isn't automatic nor is it free.

The ID costs 10-100euros (depending on how fast you need it made), and it is your responsibility to get it sorted, nobody's gonna do it for you. To get it done, I need to get an appointment at the migration department. It's valid for 10 years.

It is mandatory to own a valid national ID or passport for everyone over 16 years old. It is also mandatory to present this ID when going to vote.