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Manator.eth π©πππ
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Chainleft
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This is something I'm not very informed about in US politics. In my country, it's well-established that you need IDs to vote. I was surprised that it wasn't required in the USA, so I checked with Claude whether there was an issue with ID access in the USA. I didn't know obtaining IDs was cumbersome in the USA. They need to subsidize ID access:
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raulonastool.eth π© π°
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Yeah, this disproportionately affects the lower class of Americans who can't take time off work during business hours to spend 4-6 hours at the DMV getting their ID. So many argue that requiring an ID to vote goes against the constitutional right for ALL american citizens to vote if some citizens are excluded for socio-economic reasons. Blockchains can solve this, too.
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Steven Leshinger π©
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Iβll be honest, Iβm still struggling to wrap my head around this. In the US, itβs almost impossible to do anything without an ID. Eg, you need an ID to get a job. If someone is too busy working, they presumably already have an ID right? Otherwise they wouldnβt have been able to complete their w2?
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raulonastool.eth π© π°
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I'm not an expert on this, but iften times it's not that they "don't have ID" but that they don't have valid ID. I.E., expired or mismatched addresses. It's normally people who live in rural areas to far from DMVs, the elderly who aren't as mobile, low income families who often live in big cities and don't need a vehicle, and young college age americans who do just fine with their student IDs or live at home with parents. The why and how is speculative, but this makes up over 10% of eligible voters.
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