• Atomic@sh.itjust.works
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    7 days ago

    I’ve spent quite some time in the US. I’m well aware of their bureaucracy. Maybe I just have a different opinion than others. I understand it causes some issues for some, but you can get a copy, or amend your US birth certificate for $50 using their own Government website. It’s really not that difficult.

    The fact you need to prove citizenship to register to vote is the least of their election problems.

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      The fact you need to prove citizenship to register to vote is the least of their election problems.

      Is it? Potentially millions of citizens can’t vote. There’s exactly one party pushing for voter ID laws and it’s not the one that young people without driver’s licenses would likely vote for.

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        Yes… the electoral college is a much bigger issue. Senators each represent vastly different amount of people, yet their voting power are equal.

        Two senators from California, representing 39 million people. Have no more say than two senators from Idaho representing 2 million people.

        So 39 million people get 2 votes in the senate. And 2 million people also get 2 votes in the senate.

        Democrats have had total power under Biden for 2 years. Did they make it any easier to vote? So you can say that only Republicans want “voter ID laws” but neither party gives a fuck about creating a functional system.

        If they cared at all. They’d make sure every citizen is automatically registered. And there wouldn’t even be a need for what they’re pushing now.