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MeDotOrg wrote:This is the cover of the Idaho voter's guide provided by the state:


Looks great doesn't it?

Except you'e not required to bring an I.D. to vote!

They could have just as easily written "Bring your Gun and Vote" or
"Bring your Baptismal Certificate and Vote" and it would carry the same legal authority. They just happened to mention I.D. Just completely random.

Yeah, that's it...

LittleNipper wrote:Well, guess what... Every time I need to get a new Driver Registration here in New Jersey (since the 9/11 attack) I need three specific forms of ID or I cannot get one. If I need such to register a car to prove I am who I am, and live where I live, I see nothing wrong with doing the very same for voting.

cinepro wrote:

LittleNipper wrote:Well, guess what... Every time I need to get a new Driver Registration here in New Jersey (since the 9/11 attack) I need three specific forms of ID or I cannot get one. If I need such to register a car to prove I am who I am, and live where I live, I see nothing wrong with doing the very same for voting.

That's different. When states ask people to have a picture ID in order to drive, it's not discriminatory. If stores ask people to have a picture ID in order to buy cigarettes or alcohol, it's not discriminatory. If a store asks for an ID before they'll take a credit card, it's not discriminatory.

But if a polling place asks for an ID before someone can vote, that is discriminatory. See? It's totally different.

MeDotOrg wrote:

cinepro wrote:LittleNipper wrote: Well, guess what... Every time I need to get a new Driver Registration here in New Jersey (since the 9/11 attack) I need three specific forms of ID or I cannot get one. If I need such to register a car to prove I am who I am, and live where I live, I see nothing wrong with doing the very same for voting.

cinepro wrote:
That's different. When states ask people to have a picture ID in order to drive, it's not discriminatory. If stores ask people to have a picture ID in order to buy cigarettes or alcohol, it's not discriminatory. If a store asks for an ID before they'll take a credit card, it's not discriminatory.

But if a polling place asks for an ID before someone can vote, that is discriminatory. See? It's totally different.

At the risk of belaboring the obvious, my point is that Idaho does not require that you bring an I.D. to vote. Why are they printing "Bring your I.D. and Vote" on their pamphlets when you are not required to show I.D. to vote? It would be like a State DMV printing "Bring your passport and get a Driver's License" on their Driving handbook, when you don't need a passport to get a driver's license.