[–] Chimerarose 0 points 20 points 20 points (+20|-0) ago
But you need an ID for literally everything else, including cashing a check. I have used the same credit union for 22 years, they know me by name and I still have to present my ID when cashing a check. It's ridiculous to even make this excuse. Blame game. and Salon is a leftist rag
[–] [deleted] 0 points 24 points 24 points (+24|-0) ago
The problem is the 24th amendment. It's not a bad amendment, but the issue is the following:
the 24th amendment makes it unconstitutional to instate a poll tax or any similar payment. The issue with voter ID is that IDs have a price and are not given for free (a non-drivers ID in New York costs $9-10 which lasts 4-5 years, or $13-14 for an 8-9 year ID). Since the required identification is not free, it could fall under the classification of a poll tax and be deemed unconstitutional.
The simple solution would be to provide voter identification for free, then impose voter ID laws afterward, so that they would become constitutional. Any argument that people can afford $9-10 will be met by the fact that the original poll tax that this amendment made unconstituional was only $1. Add to the fact that, in NY, most voters only vote about once every 4 years (for the presidency) which happens to be the time in which that ID expires, so you'd have basically $9-10 poll tax.
Hope this helps explain things.
[–] newoldwave ago
As an American, I can't either but the Democrat Party here wants all the Illegal aliens who sneaked across our border to vote because most will vote for Democrats.
[–] LilBrattyMkr 0 points 11 points 11 points (+11|-0) ago
You can't have illegals vote in states with voter ID laws. Of course her numbers were down in those states. Blatantly pissed because they can't rig the election everywhere.
[–] FuckYourSafespace 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
And when they DO rig the election, they still lose.