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0 pointsbrendoelfrendo9mo ago0 comments

This is one of my biggest issues with pretty much any ID verification legislation. If the Gov wants to enforce ID verification, it is incumbent on the Gov to bend over backwards to ensure that everyone impacted is given a free, secure ID. I refuse to accept any situation where someone is excluded from public participation because they can't afford or are otherwise unable to acquire an ID.

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MBCook9mo ago

I agree. It’s a problem we already have.

Drivers licenses are the de facto one today. You can also get an id card for those who can’t drive.

But it’s fully incumbent on you to do it. You have to arrange transportation to get it, have the free time, necessary documents, live close enough, etc.

That already causes problems for people, and is getting worse as voter ID laws get passed.

“Everyone gets an ID once you’ve figured out these riddles three and gone on a quest” is a stupid system.

brendoelfrendoOP9mo ago

A quest indeed. In my state, it is not uncommon for there to be a months-long wait for appointments at the DMV. So, you can either wait the necessary months (how are you driving?), or try to slip in as a walk-in by showing up when they open and waiting the entire day for a chance to be seen. My local office will have 3 or 4 agents staffing the front and a line dozens long waiting outside the door before they even open. I get it, no one likes the DMV, bastion of inefficiency, blah blah... but for such a critical service, they're clearly not staffed for the demand that they're facing.

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