Trump and the GOP promoted absentee voting in the last election. Apparently it was okay when it helped them win. |
the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the DOGE Administrator, shall review each State’s publicly available voter registration.. this reads to me like DOGE is going to be reviewing voter rolls. That seems suspicious and they have no legal authority to do this. |
This. Also, if we're going to require proof of citizenship we need to make it easy for people to get the required documents. Like perhaps not gutting USPS, making it harder for people to get the proper documents. Not making them have to travel even further during even more limited hours. This is all by design, and the intent is not voter security, it's disenfranchisement. |
Too much stupid DOGE When added all together, the net conclusion will be that DOGE is incompetent and shouldn't be doing this. |
They can’t even get the five things email right. People are getting messages from OPM that the email inbox is full. |
Wouldn't it be hilarious that Trump does all these things like voter ID to address supposed "fraud" and "stolen election" only to end up having so much backlash over all of his other crap that Republicans lose massively in the midterms...
Which would prove there was no "fraud" or "steal" in the first place. |
You had a good run. But nobody believes this anymore. |
Depending on whether you think Trump won the 2024 election. |
The fact remains, there is no proof of widespread voter fraud. This is a solution without a problem. However, if we're going to require proof of citizenship, we have to make it easy for people to acquire that proof. Otherwise, the result is disenfranchisement, which of course is the actual goal. You're a useful idiot if you believe otherwise. |
I had to at one point shoe my vaccine record to eat out so this is a low bar. It is not difficult to either get a license or state ID. This is a great thing to enact. I think we should have voting day off and if you are sick or out of town then absentee ballet. |
I have no idea why DOGE should be involved at all. That’s the part that scares me |
The folded is exactly why this works on morons like you. It is NOT in fact easy for everyone to get a license or state ID. Many people rely on public transportation. Many of those same people work hourly jobs. Many of those same people can't afford to miss work to sit at the MVA to get a state ID. Many people move a lot or have parents who weren't good at keeping records. They don't have access to the paperwork needed to get the state ID, nor do they have the money to order replacement documents, and again, there's the whole transportation and needing to work for a living thing. Many of those people are elderly and home bound. Many of those people are disable. Many of those people are single parents. Creating barriers to voting for specific populations is an American tradition. But is also goes against our ideals and what this country is supposed to stand for. Anyone who is eligible to vote should be able to vote. Unless there are efforts made to ensure it is easy and free for people to get the require proof of citizenship and ID, this is nothing more than a thinky veiled effort to keep more young, elderly, poor, disabled, brown people from voting. And of course all of those populations are less likely to support the GOP. But that's just a coincidence, I'm sure. |
This is a losing argument. Most people are rational and agree you have to prove who you are. Saying you can’t get a ride to get an ID when many places are open later hours now and also weekends. You can even make ahead of time appointments. I remember old school when you had to grab a number and wait hours. Again most people of both parties want elections with ID. |
Morons can't even write: "Yet States fail adequately to vet voters’ citizenship, and, in recent years, the Department of Justice has failed to prioritize and devote sufficient resources for enforcement of these provisions." What does it even mean to fail adequately? |
It’s all written by AI. Wasting water with not a care in the world. |