Cuomo admits he's lost total control of NYC

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(09-09-2020, 08:59 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: That's a pretty faulty premise.

In the case of Texas, as I pointed out, they allowed hunting licenses but not student ID's. 

In North Carolina, they didn't allow public assistance ID's or state employee ID's, despite both being issued by the government. These are ID's that are often used as the primary ID's for people without vehicles. A GOP lawmaker argued you couldn't use a federal public assistance ID because it wasn't issued by the state, but the law allowed military ID's...

In Alabama, they temporarily closed DMV's in areas that were predominantly Black

in North Dakota, they stopped allowing PO boxes for voter registration for American Indians who did not have physical street addresses on their reservations.

In general people who live in urban areas are more likely to vote Democratic but more likely to live in poverty. A variety of issues, including working hours, transportation options, and costs then act as barriers. 

I don't understand what is so faulty about the premise.  If the premise wasn't true, Democrats would not be so dead set against voter ID laws.

The fact of the matter is that it's the law that you have to have an ID on you.  Just like vehicle registration and insurance, it can be a pain in the a$$, but you got to have it.  Not just for voting either.  I don't get why people think it is so unreasonable to have an ID, as it is maybe the least invasive requirement that society obligates you to meet.  

Plus, those barriers you mentioned just don't make a good excuse, IMO.  I have a busy workweek too, but I have an ID.  I even got written up for having an incorrect address one time, but I fixed it.  No big deal.  

The only real barrier you mentioned would be the Alabama scenario, and if that happened it would have been really crappy, but I am naturally going to approach stories like that with considerable skepticism.

The real sad thing is that the right to vote is something that wars were fought over in the past, but now we can't require people to take the trouble to get an ID.