• themeatbridge
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    2111 days ago

    Not everyone needs a real ID, and you’d just be preventing poor citizens from voting.

    • @jordanlund@lemmy.world
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      511 days ago

      Real ID is becoming a requirement for all state issued IDs. Let me see what the current deadline is:

      May 7th.

      https://www.oregon.gov/odot/dmv/pages/realidtraveler.aspx

      "Do I need a REAL ID?

      Yes, if you…

      Are 18 and older and will travel in the U.S. by plane after May 7, 2025, without a valid passport.

      Visit military bases, secure federal facilities or nuclear plants.

      No, if you…

      Have a star on your license, permit or ID (this means you already have a REAL ID).

      Prefer to use an unexpired, government-issued passport for U.S. travel.

      Do not travel the country by plane.

      Do not visit military bases, secure federal facilities or nuclear plants.

      Are under 18 years old. TSA does not require children under 18 to provide identification when traveling within the United States."

      • @horrorslice@lemmy.zip
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        911 days ago

        You are not forced to get a Real ID and can stick to a state only drivers license (if you want).

        It’s a requirement for those listed things.

      • themeatbridge
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        611 days ago

        So you only need it under certain conditions. It’s not a requirement to vote. So most people don’t need it, because the vast majority of people don’t visit military bases, secure federal facilities, or travel via aircraft.

        Voting is a fundamental right. You really want to make it so only people wealthy enough to fly places get to vote?

        • @jordanlund@lemmy.world
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          -511 days ago

          Like I say, motor voter states already have the requirment, just make all states motor voter, flip to 100% vote by mail, and tell the Republicans “mission accomplished” and watch them lose their goddamned minds.

              • themeatbridge
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                210 days ago

                Not everybody who has the right to vote needs a driver’s license or an ID card.

                • @jordanlund@lemmy.world
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                  -310 days ago

                  Everyone who wants a job, house, bank account, doctor, etc. etc. needs at least an ID card.

                  It’s not possible to function in modern society without identification.

                  • themeatbridge
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                    I can’t tell if you’re being deliberately obtuse or you really just can’t see beyond your own lived experience. Either way, your worldview is problematic, and you’re standing on the side of fascists.

      • @theneverfox@pawb.social
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        411 days ago

        Louisiana just declared a state of emergency over their aged license system, they’re saying if you need to fly you might need 180 days to go through their accelerated program to get a real id

    • @CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee
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      Getting a real ID isn’t a requirement to register to vote at the DMV. You could also be there to get a regular ID, register your car, etc. This is how we do it in Oregon and we also have regular election offices too. The very people you’re talking about are much more likely to visit the DMV at some point than visit an election office.