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Re: Canadian man living in Broward pleads guilty to voting illegally in ‘08 president
This is the entire defense of the ID movement, right there. The assertion that only stupid people don't have IDs. That somehow having ID is a necessary part of life that any competent person must have to get by. And over and over again, it's proven untrue. Plenty of competent, intelligent people simply have no need for IDs and don't get them. You cannot have a requirement to vote that says "you must live a similar lifestyle to mine." It's insane, it's unconstitutional, and it's just plain dishonest.
Also, don't forget that a lot of these laws require a valid ID from the state the person wants to vote in. Out of state IDs get turned away. So what about the sheer number of college students who go to school out of state but maintain their legal residence in their home state and thus have IDs from there? What have they done to deserve disenfranchisement?
If one isn't smart enough to get a photo i.d.? They probably shouldn't be voting anyway.
This is the entire defense of the ID movement, right there. The assertion that only stupid people don't have IDs. That somehow having ID is a necessary part of life that any competent person must have to get by. And over and over again, it's proven untrue. Plenty of competent, intelligent people simply have no need for IDs and don't get them. You cannot have a requirement to vote that says "you must live a similar lifestyle to mine." It's insane, it's unconstitutional, and it's just plain dishonest.
Also, don't forget that a lot of these laws require a valid ID from the state the person wants to vote in. Out of state IDs get turned away. So what about the sheer number of college students who go to school out of state but maintain their legal residence in their home state and thus have IDs from there? What have they done to deserve disenfranchisement?