Edit: this was never supposed to come across as support for voter ID.
So I saw this article today, and was thinking about how hilarious it would be if Dems passed some sort of voter ID law just because it would make reddit libs cry. But I don't want people to be hurt over it either. Also, as much as we like to dunk on libs, "owning" them through screwing people over is never cool.
I understand that one of the main reasons people are against it is that it's essentially a poll tax as it stands now, and I agree with that. Making IDs free would invalidate that argument. The next argument I hear is that people who live far away from DMV or Secretary of State offices would have trouble getting there to get their picture taken. I am one of those people who live far away from government offices and I manage to get my ass there once every three years.. I don't see how this is such a problem. But I also recognize that attitude is similar to some sort of bootstrapping chud bullshit.
I also see arguments that boil down to "all POC are too dumb and poor to be able to go to the DMV and get the licenses" and that's obviously awful, and is basically the libs version of the subtle racism of lower expectations. You never see this said about white people. To them, all white people who live in rural areas are MAGA knuckle draggers who don't deserve the time of day. I really feel like libs only care because it's something that is popular on the right, and they want to stick it to them. They also think that voting is the most precious and sacred institution ever devised by man, so that's part of it. Point being, I'm sure every lib that goes to vote, hands over their license when asked. It's another example of libs using POC for political gain and then not caring about any of their real problems.
I think if the government wants to hand out free ID cards and all it requires is you going to an office to get your picture taken three times a decade, I don't see a problem, and I'll bet it would actually help people out with other obstacles that require ID. Like, how do libs think these people function in other areas of life? You need an ID to buy several items, sign up for social programs, drive, enroll in school, sign up for utilities, rent/buy a house...
Please tell me if this is chuddy and set me straight if that's the case.
If the argument hinges on free IDs, that will never happen in a million years. Also, even if that was the case, it’s not “bigotry of low expectations” to recognize that the poorest citizens might not be able to afford to take time off to go to the DMV during business hours. Besides, the only type of fraud IDs prevent is voter impersonation which is a high risk low reward scenario. You have to know the name and address of the person you’re stealing a vote from, know that they haven’t voted yet and potentially getting spotted by neighbors or poll workers who know the person you’re pretending to be.
Voter fraud would be really hard out where I live because there are two families in this town. All of the local government people here are from those families and know everyone else. Last time I voted,I showed them my address and they were like "oh, you bought my nephew's house over on redacted road".
All I'm getting at with the bigotry of low expectations is whenever that argument comes up, there's only one race ever mentioned, and one area of the country mentioned. I find it odd that it never gets talked about in regards to the First Nations reservations out west or people living in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. My problem with that argument is just the way that libs use POC as props then throw them to the wolves once they got their way.