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Downwinder

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21. True

Reply to Jarla (Reply #19)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 04:36 PM

Jun 2013

For me it is not worth the effort to get one. I prefer to cost them an additional $20 for every vote I make. If they would make IDs available at my polling station or ever the county courthouses I would get one.

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11% of Americans don't have a Photo I.D. Isn't that a problem? [View all] Jarla Jun 2013 OP

Actually it's the POINT BainsBane Jun 2013 #1

Yup. Nothing else needs to be said. nt City Lights Jun 2013 #22

Binto (nt) Recursion Jun 2013 #29

I feel your pain. KamaAina Jun 2013 #2

Go online, make an appointment and you'll never have to wait in line SoCalDem Jun 2013 #10

It's time for national registration of all. We CAN get around parts of what the Supreme Mess did. Gregorian Jun 2013 #3

GOTID datasuspect Jun 2013 #4

Good point. Having to pay even a dime to vote = poll tax. JaneyVee Jun 2013 #5

I'm not "just" concerned about voting, though Jarla Jun 2013 #7

When I moved from NY to NJ tabbycat31 Jun 2013 #6

Mail in ballot -- No ID necessary. Downwinder Jun 2013 #8

But the lack of photo ID marginalizes people in many areas of life, not only voting Jarla Jun 2013 #9

Not near as much as health does. Downwinder Jun 2013 #12

Possibly.... Jarla Jun 2013 #19

True Downwinder Jun 2013 #21

The government is increasingly making it necessary for people to have photo ID PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #28

Not for the GOP. Rex Jun 2013 #11

I don't have one The Straight Story Jun 2013 #13

How much does that affect you? Jarla Jun 2013 #14

A lot right now in some ways The Straight Story Jun 2013 #15

Ugh! It really is a vicious cycle. I hope some good things come your way soon. Jarla Jun 2013 #17

need a car to get a job|need a job to get a car frylock Jun 2013 #24

Put a federal photo ID center in every post office. PADemD Jun 2013 #16

that's a good thought! Jarla Jun 2013 #18

Thank you. PADemD Jun 2013 #20

Good thought, but they should be free MiniMe Jun 2013 #23

Which is what the Supreme Court ruled in the case of Voter ID requirements. PoliticAverse Jun 2013 #26

Not necessarily meow2u3 Jun 2013 #30

Those people don't deserve to vote! mhatrw Jun 2013 #25

I would prefer not to have an ID SlipperySlope Jun 2013 #27

The point of voter id laws is deny the vote to as many people as possible Gothmog Jun 2013 #31