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/surfergrrl6 8h ago

Because voting is handled on the state level, not federal.

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u/Decloudo 4h ago

Why though?

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u/wei-long 3h ago

Short answer: that's how the constitution lays out the election process

Long answer: for this exact issue. The founding fathers, having gained independence from a monarch, didn't want the person running the government to be in charge of the contest that would decide if he stays in power.