Re: Looks like Republicans don't want Veterans to vote after all

xhoster@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote in news:20080508160149.119$g6@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Paul Ciszek) wrote:
>> In article <Xns9A983D55AEC13moonblanchedgmailcom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> Dover Beach  <moon.blanched@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> >"ZBicyclist" <ZBicyclist@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
>> >news:qeuUj.2915$nW2.1814@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >.
>> >>
>> >> I think the 11 million statistic is not very relevant in terms of
>> >> its impact on voting. I find it hard to believe that a lot of
>> >> people would bother to register to vote but never bother to get a
>> >> government photo ID.  The one's a lot more useful than the other.
>> >>
>> >
>> >They're useful if you're employed and able-bodied, and you like to
>> >travel.  Lots of people are retired and/or disabled.  The ID doesn't
>> >do them nearly as much good as you think.  If you wind up
>> >disenfranchising the elderly and infirm you're going to
>> >disenfranchise a big ol' bunch of people as the baby-boomers start
>> >getting creaky and losing their licenses.
>>
>> It sounded like the veteran in the original article may have let his
>> license expire voluntarily; he may have switched over to a bike
>> because he, or maybe his family, didn't think he was fit to drive
>> anymore. 
> 
> Having a driver's license doesn't mean you *have* to drive.
> 
>> This
>> is the sort of decision we should encourage, not penalize people for.
> 
> I think we should encourage people to maintain valid photo ID, even if
> not necessarily in the form of a drivers' license.
> 

I agree, but we should also not make it insanely difficult for people to
maintain their ID.  Just making sure that there are enough ID offices,
making sure the ID offices are on public transit lines, would be a good
start.  Oh, and let's have them open extended hours on certain days.



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Dover