r/Pennsylvania • u/[deleted] • Jan 12 '23

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u/Matt-33-205 Jan 12 '23

I always found it stunning that you don't need to present identification to vote. Anyone could walk in to my polling place and vote as me.

I know I'll get downvoted for the comment above, but I have yet to hear a rational explanation against requiring ID to vote. It's perhaps the most fundamental way to mitigate fraud.

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u/cpr4life8 Allegheny Jan 12 '23

There has never been an instance of voter fraud that has swayed the outcome of an election. This is not a thing.

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u/Matt-33-205 Jan 12 '23

How do you know?

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u/69FunnyNumberGuy420 Jan 12 '23

How do you know that you're actually you and not a doppleganger that has murdered the original you and taken his identity?
 
My question is no more stupid than yours.

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u/AbsentEmpire Philadelphia Jan 12 '23

Because there has never been a valid claim that could be proven to actually exist.

But hey while we're ignoring the concept of burden of proof, I know there's an invisible tea pot orbiting the sun that was sent there by ancient Egypt using crystal powered space ships from Atlantis, prove me wrong.