OP is a white supremacist.

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No, but many are in areas that are extremely difficult, if not impossible to get to using push transportation.

Map out for me please, the best way to get from Friendship Heights to Glen Burnie. For extra credit: same thing to any other DMV - BUT it has to be one that’s full service.

If you feel compelled to sputter:” But Uber....”, then price that out round trip as well. Note also, that the DMV might still be appointment only, which means not a lot of flexibility if, say, the bus you have to transfer to is late.

I’m sorry, are you seriously implying that the poor struggling population of FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS has no access to the DMV and therefore can’t get an ID and get vaccinated?? The Friendship Heights that is 76% white and has a median HHI of $103K? Man the struggles they must face. 🙄

Pre-Covid, Friendship Heights received monthly service from a DMV bus — acknowledging the difficulty that many people in the area — might have accessing the DMV. You don’t have to be “poor” to have struggles accessing services.

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Just want to note here that all other wealthy countries require ID for every little official activity. I often hear how unfair it is for some vulnerable populations in the US to get ID cards, but the logical thing to do is to facilitate access to a national identity card system (not a driver's license), instead of waiving the ID requirement, which enables all kinds of fraud. In other countries, people have to dig out their birth certificate and marriage certificates and all the rest of it, to get an ID. It's a bother, but necessary bother. Why not Americans? It seems to me both political parties could come to an agreement on this.

While you’re noting this you should also note that, unlike the Republican Party, these countries are making it easier for people to vote in a variety of ways. They also make the process of obtaining ID more convenient. Note, too, that many countries are the size of a US state, and, unlike the US, have consistent rules and requirements through the entire country.

As many people have said multiple times, while some people have issues with ID requirements in general, many more object to how the issue is being used to bolster voter disenfranchisement, and note that this is a difficult and expensive process mor some people to do — especially when there’s no good reason to do so. (No, I don’t view the paranoid ravings of people who mistake “entertainment “ for “news” as a good reason.)
I stand of blithering on about what conveniently unspecified “other wealthy countries” do (yeah, I noted a complete lack of specifics here), why don’t you devote some space to suggesting some practical ways to address some very real problems?

The Feds could guarantee every citizen two free copies of their birth certificate. Post Offices and public schools (the most convenient outlets I could think of) could offer monthly opportunities to obtain IDs. Underserved areas (yay MD!) could have access to an MVA bus.
I’m not an ID supporter. If you are, than at least suggest something useful —- if you can.

Anonymous wrote:I’m sorry but this example is ridiculous. By that logic they would also never be able to get their child to a doctor, so what do you suggest - abolish school medical requirements as well? The antivaxxers would love it!
Getting an ID is not something you need to do monthly/weekly. People can figure it out in the vast majority of life circumstances.

There are more doctors than DMVs. There are more hospitals than DMVs. More of them, unlike DMVs are located near public transportation options. Many are open 24/7.

These comments sound like they’re coming from a bot.

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Just want to note here that all other wealthy countries require ID for every little official activity. I often hear how unfair it is for some vulnerable populations in the US to get ID cards, but the logical thing to do is to facilitate access to a national identity card system (not a driver's license), instead of waiving the ID requirement, which enables all kinds of fraud. In other countries, people have to dig out their birth certificate and marriage certificates and all the rest of it, to get an ID. It's a bother, but necessary bother. Why not Americans? It seems to me both political parties could come to an agreement on this.

Here we go. This is an issue in a lot of rural places. Have you ever been to the MS Delta? They don't exactly make it easy for the poor to gain IDs or anything else for that matter. In DC, MD, VA - I have no worries. In MS, AK and LA - I have lots of worries.

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Anonymous wrote:You don’t need an ID to vote (and if you ask you are a terrible racist!!). But you DO need an ID to get your tickets to Disney world.

You can’t bring your own water or food into a baseball stadium. But if you ban free drinks and water outside a voting place - racist.

Imagine being so incredibly stupid you don't understand the difference between a private, for-profit company enforcing its own rules on its own property that nobody has any right or need to be on and suppressing a constitutional right.

Imagine being so incredibly stupid you can't get an ID.

Wow. Ignorant much?