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  • @westside-steve said:

    So?

    WSS

    Obviously you feel this is an important issue, I don't rank it very high. I also don't think it will be effectively enforced or solve an enormous problem.

    @baconhound said:

    Obviously you feel this is an important issue, I don't rank it very high. I also don't think it will be effectively enforced or solve an enormous problem.

    Obviously I don't. I don't think there's much of a problem I don't think this will be much of a solution. I think it's a strawman for politicians on both sides but especially your side, Democrats, who are hyperventilating over it.

    WSS

  • @baconhound said:

    Obviously you feel this is an important issue, I don't rank it very high. I also don't think it will be effectively enforced or solve an enormous problem.

    Obviously I don't. I don't think there's much of a problem I don't think this will be much of a solution. I think it's a strawman for politicians on both sides but especially your side, Democrats, who are hyperventilating over it.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Obviously I don't. I don't think there's much of a problem I don't think this will be much of a solution. I think it's a strawman for politicians on both sides but especially your side, Democrats, who are hyperventilating over it.

    WSS

    You likened the stance of saying voter fraud isn't a big issue to letting child molesters run free. Not sure if you are just trying to counter everything I say but you may want to read the thread again.

  • @westside-steve said:

    Obviously I don't. I don't think there's much of a problem I don't think this will be much of a solution. I think it's a strawman for politicians on both sides but especially your side, Democrats, who are hyperventilating over it.

    WSS

    You likened the stance of saying voter fraud isn't a big issue to letting child molesters run free. Not sure if you are just trying to counter everything I say but you may want to read the thread again.

    @baconhound said:

    You likened the stance of saying voter fraud isn't a big issue to letting child molesters run free. Not sure if you are just trying to counter everything I say but you may want to read the thread again.

    A little bit of bombast which you misinterpreted anyway, relax. If it makes you feel better why erect stop signs because some people are going to run them anyway. Why have the speed limit of 35 when somebody is going to go 38.

    Why require identification for any of the dozens of things it's required for now? If in fact voting is so special and sacred and important.

    WSS

  • @baconhound said:

    You likened the stance of saying voter fraud isn't a big issue to letting child molesters run free. Not sure if you are just trying to counter everything I say but you may want to read the thread again.

    A little bit of bombast which you misinterpreted anyway, relax. If it makes you feel better why erect stop signs because some people are going to run them anyway. Why have the speed limit of 35 when somebody is going to go 38.

    Why require identification for any of the dozens of things it's required for now? If in fact voting is so special and sacred and important.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    A little bit of bombast which you misinterpreted anyway, relax. If it makes you feel better why erect stop signs because some people are going to run them anyway. Why have the speed limit of 35 when somebody is going to go 38.

    Why require identification for any of the dozens of things it's required for now? If in fact voting is so special and sacred and important.

    WSS

    Not worked up at all but I don't think you are grasping my position. Based on voter turnout I'd say voting isn't sacred. Looking at the few swing states I'd argue in the majority of states a persons vote doesn't matter depending on your party affiliation.

    Photo identification is not a federal voting law, sorry. If we've solved the larger issues our democratic process faces, I'd support a free voter ID requirement.

    I think we typically have fruitful discussion but lately it seemed like you've been Calified

  • @westside-steve said:

    A little bit of bombast which you misinterpreted anyway, relax. If it makes you feel better why erect stop signs because some people are going to run them anyway. Why have the speed limit of 35 when somebody is going to go 38.

    Why require identification for any of the dozens of things it's required for now? If in fact voting is so special and sacred and important.

    WSS

    Not worked up at all but I don't think you are grasping my position. Based on voter turnout I'd say voting isn't sacred. Looking at the few swing states I'd argue in the majority of states a persons vote doesn't matter depending on your party affiliation.

    Photo identification is not a federal voting law, sorry. If we've solved the larger issues our democratic process faces, I'd support a free voter ID requirement.

    I think we typically have fruitful discussion but lately it seemed like you've been Calified

    @baconhound said:

    Not worked up at all but I don't think you are grasping my position. Based on voter turnout I'd say voting isn't sacred. Looking at the few swing states I'd argue in the majority of states a persons vote doesn't matter depending on your party affiliation.

    Photo identification is not a federal voting law, sorry. If we've solved the larger issues our democratic process faces, I'd support a free voter ID requirement.

    I think we typically have fruitful discussion but lately it seemed like you've been Calified

    Well I'm sure you meant that as an insult and that's your right.

    But please if everything else about the political system was fixed you would then Support voter ID?

    Why would that be if its a bad thing now?

    And remember what I said it's a straw man now for both sides, follow the money, or the votes or whatever.

    WSS

  • @baconhound said:

    Not worked up at all but I don't think you are grasping my position. Based on voter turnout I'd say voting isn't sacred. Looking at the few swing states I'd argue in the majority of states a persons vote doesn't matter depending on your party affiliation.

    Photo identification is not a federal voting law, sorry. If we've solved the larger issues our democratic process faces, I'd support a free voter ID requirement.

    I think we typically have fruitful discussion but lately it seemed like you've been Calified

    Well I'm sure you meant that as an insult and that's your right.

    But please if everything else about the political system was fixed you would then Support voter ID?

    Why would that be if its a bad thing now?

    And remember what I said it's a straw man now for both sides, follow the money, or the votes or whatever.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Well I'm sure you meant that as an insult and that's your right.

    But please if everything else about the political system was fixed you would then Support voter ID?

    Why would that be if its a bad thing now?

    And remember what I said it's a straw man now for both sides, follow the money, or the votes or whatever.

    WSS

    If everything was corrected in our political system I'd support voter ID. It is a costly endeavor but if would create less griping, I'm for it.

  • @westside-steve said:

    Well I'm sure you meant that as an insult and that's your right.

    But please if everything else about the political system was fixed you would then Support voter ID?

    Why would that be if its a bad thing now?

    And remember what I said it's a straw man now for both sides, follow the money, or the votes or whatever.

    WSS

    If everything was corrected in our political system I'd support voter ID. It is a costly endeavor but if would create less griping, I'm for it.

    @baconhound said:

    If everything was corrected in our political system I'd support voter ID. It is a costly endeavor but if would create less griping, I'm for it.

    Come on pal, we both know that it would not.

    😉

    WSS

  • @baconhound said:

    If everything was corrected in our political system I'd support voter ID. It is a costly endeavor but if would create less griping, I'm for it.

    Come on pal, we both know that it would not.

    😉

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Come on pal, we both know that it would not.

    😉

    WSS

    Of course it is.

    Let's say the easiest way is to add an endorsement to the States' driver license or non-driver ID cards. The cost of producing documents will be in the hundreds of millions. You'd have to shorten driver license renewal periods and require those people to go into local DMV offices more often to update their photo. That increases the amount of workers needed at the local level and would increase state/local tax burden

    http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/State-picks-high-bid-for-driver-s-licenses-4035353.php

    Then there is hiring/training competent poll workers since an ID card isn't effective if there is no verification. You would have to staff local Board of Election offices with the equipment to spot a forged document whereas now you have volunteers from the community that earn a daily wage. You'd have toAbsentee ballots would have to be notarized, which incurs an individual cost. You'd also have to create a mechanism for quickly resolving disputes, so if I hand the inspector a driver license that shows me with hair and glass, however, I'm now bald with contacts.

    It would cost more than you think

  • So your main concern is just that it would be too expensive?

    I actually don't know, but what do people use now for identification to get food stamps or registrations or bullets or welfare or subsidized housing or bus rides or just about anything else?

    WSS

  • So your main concern is just that it would be too expensive?

    I actually don't know, but what do people use now for identification to get food stamps or registrations or bullets or welfare or subsidized housing or bus rides or just about anything else?

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    So your main concern is just that it would be too expensive?

    I actually don't know, but what do people use now for identification to get food stamps or registrations or bullets or welfare or subsidized housing or bus rides or just about anything else?

    WSS

    No simply a cost benefit analysis. What do we gain for what we have to spend. With the exceptions of few programs, food stamps being one, the cost for the registration is passed to the consumer. I don't think that any party will support a "pay to play" voting system. And before we go back down the rabbit hole of "fuck it, we don't need any laws then". It is not about the theory of illegals voting being ok, just simply there are so many more serious arenas where we turn a blind eye that I don't see this as a priority at this time.