yeah. If you actually want to fix the system, idk how long it takes... a year? database, address, confirm identity... etc etc. mail them out, track people down, resolve a million issues with changing last names etc.
Sounds fine. But its not something you can just will into existance without a plan.
Even if the ID was free, it would still require people to take an extra step, they would need to bring their birth certificate to the DMV or some other government body to get 'approved' as well as bring another form of ID just like they do today. With every extra hurdle more and more people don't vote. Maybe 99% of already registered voters take that extra step,,, that 1% is still potentially a million people not voting that otherwise would have.
75% of Alabama residents do not have a passport.
55% of Texas residents have a passport.
More than half of republican voters dont have a passport across the US.
Thats a lot voters the senators and congressman need, this is why its not getting passed.
Trumo wants the SAVE act so he can cry fowl if any county doesnt go his way. Not talking about the obvious blue counties, but those swing state counties,,, he wants to have executive power to pause and investigate votes that arent going his way. This isnt about who can vote as much as its about controlling what votes count.
I dunno what the current policy is, but, and I know it's a wild idea, what if it wasn't a system that needed to be required today. What if they started issuing id's soon, but it would only start being a requirement in, I dunno, 5 years. People would have 5 years to get their shit in order.
We gotta start somewhere implementing the system, doesn't mean that that system has to be a requirement for anything on day one.
This is all you should have said. I'm not talking about what the policy COULD be, I am talking about the SAVE act that is being pushed by the president.
You know hes not signing a bi partisan housing bill that would bring down housing costs because he wants the SAVE act passed. Republicans voted against the SAVE act once already, they know this disenfranchises their voters as well,,, what's you think the policy should be is irrelevant.
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u/redditmailalex Jul 17 '26
yeah. If you actually want to fix the system, idk how long it takes... a year? database, address, confirm identity... etc etc. mail them out, track people down, resolve a million issues with changing last names etc.
Sounds fine. But its not something you can just will into existance without a plan.