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pwb

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9. The thought was about an easy location to get a Voter I.D.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 02:32 PM

18 hrs ago

There are lots of police stations. Putting up with an asshole cop for ten minutes shouldn't stop most people. Lots of Post Offices that could be used too.
Few Motor vehicle offices that issue I.D.s now.

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Fund local police departments to issue legal voter I. D. [View all] pwb 22 hrs ago OP

WTH? That's a terrible idea. The police don't issue IDs, the state FSogol 22 hrs ago #1

Voting is Local. pwb 21 hrs ago #4

I didn't suggest a remedy. You are also mistaken, states FSogol 19 hrs ago #7

This post is about an acceptable I. D. pwb 19 hrs ago #8

You said elections are local. USPS would be good, except FSogol 18 hrs ago #10

FTP. Fund post offices to do it instead n/t leftstreet 22 hrs ago #2

Even better, just make it easy pwb 21 hrs ago #5

Go to the police to get an ID? Miguelito Loveless 22 hrs ago #3

yeah cops do such a great job protecting rights. and they definitely need more money WhiskeyGrinder 21 hrs ago #6

The thought was about an easy location to get a Voter I.D. pwb 18 hrs ago #9

I'm not talking about "putting up with an asshole cop for ten minutes." I'm talking about cops willfully interferring WhiskeyGrinder 16 hrs ago #13

A bad solution to a non-existent problem. hunter 18 hrs ago #11

You are right pwb 16 hrs ago #12

It's not even a solution to the non-problem. Ms. Toad 15 hrs ago #14

You are saying we need a National voter I.D. ? pwb 14 hrs ago #16

No. I am saying that **even if** we needed to prove citizenship Ms. Toad 14 hrs ago #17

I am against voter I D pwb 14 hrs ago #19

I'm not suggesting you are in favor of it. Ms. Toad 13 hrs ago #20

FTP EarthFirst 14 hrs ago #15

You don't think State Department of Motor Vehicles are Partisan? pwb 14 hrs ago #18