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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Following. For example, democrats are stating that Texas is trying to suppress voting because they are restricting drive through 24/7 voting. Um, what? I live in deep blue Maryland and we don’t have 24/7 drive through voting, but democrats are demanding that Texas do it?
And the whole ID thing. You need ID everywhere. FFS you need ID and Vax card to enter a restaurant in DC now! [/quote]

Texas is a huuuuuuuuuuuuge state. And it's hot. Have you ever been there? It is massive. People have to drive long distances to vote. Drive-through voting would make their lives easier. In Maryland, a teensy, tiny state, drive-through voting is not needed. In Texas, it is.

The ID thing is directed at low income (and let's face it mostly non-white) voters who may have registered to vote years ago and for whom obtaining a photo ID in order to vote would be very difficult. These people have been voting for years using their signature and address. That's been good enough until now. But the Republicans suddenly want these very low income people to spend money they do not have to get a photo ID, which involves many steps and costs $ for transportation as well as for the price of the ID. (How much do you pay for a driver's license in your state?). 
I'm in favor of grandfathering people who don't have an ID and requiring it of new voters unless their income falls below the poverty line, making it too cost-prohibitive for them to obtain one. 
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