Florida on the precipice

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  1. IrishCorey

    IrishCorey Well-Known Member

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    Well, case in point here guys.

    I recently moved from Decatur to Hartselle, Alabama. I applied for my new ID and I still haven't received it . I moved here in August. When I went to get my new ID, they asked me to turn in my old one. I only turned in one (I had a DL and a state ID). Thank God I kept one because they tried to keep me from voting because my address on my ID didn't match my new mailing/voting address. Luckily, I brought my voter identification card that told me where my new polling place was.

    Point being, life isn't a series of round pegs that fit into round holes. Hell, just because the dude is some homeless guy without an ID, does that mean he doesn't get to vote?

    Because I moved at the 1st of the month, and my state is a GOP led ***********, should I not have the right to vote?

    Stuff happens and it happens a lot easier than you seem to realize.
     
  2. Stu Ryckman

    Stu Ryckman Well-Known Member

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    So...you got to vote.

    You haven't convinced me yet...

    Certainly not to the point where efforts to establish ID are characterized as "voter suppression"...problems can be ironed out.
     
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    So if a person is HOMEless can he vote in any precinct he wants?
     
  4. Stu Ryckman

    Stu Ryckman Well-Known Member

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    Sure...and since he's got no address and no ID he can vote as many times as he wants. Hell, it's better than voter suppression.
     
  5. IrishCorey

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    I had to make a huge stink to get to vote. Perhaps I should have included that, or placed more emphasis on it.

    But assuming there aren't millions of hoards of homeless roaming district to district tipping the scales, I really think it's a lot more hype than substance to this issue.
     
  6. Stu Ryckman

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    Just like so many other issues as well. :?