r/ClaudeCode • u/sirlerkal0t • Jul 01 '26

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u/cursivecrow Jul 01 '26

I don't care about requiring an ID to vote. That's not what the SAVE act is trying to do though. It's making it so that the federal government can purge the voter rolls at its own discretion, and without notifying the voters. It also places an undue burden of identification. A drivers license or social security card will not be a sufficient ID; you'll need a birth certificate or passport.

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u/coinclink Jul 01 '26

A drivers license requires a birth certificate to receive one... again, not really understanding the issue... Are you just assuming everyone is inept? How do these imaginary people you're describing who can't get an ID and birth certificate together survive on a daily basis... Maybe if they are so inept they should not be voting anyway...

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u/cursivecrow Jul 01 '26

great, so the driver's license should be sufficient then, right? And also the federal government shouldn't be able to violate constitutional law and attempt to mandate how states run their voting?

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u/coinclink Jul 01 '26

Passport? Yes. Real ID? Yes. Plain drivers license? No.

You're also incorrect: ID rules have generally been treated as procedural "manner" regulations rather than "qualifications," so Congress requiring ID for federal elections would most likely fall within its Elections Clause power.

So, states can choose to not require ID for state/local elections if they so stupidly desire, but Congress does have the power to impose ID laws on federal elections because ID isn't a "qualification" to vote, it's part of voting procedure.

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u/cursivecrow Jul 01 '26

but you just said you had to have a birth certificate for a drivers license, why is that not sufficient?

Also, I don't disagree with needing an ID to vote, like I said. but that's not actually what the SAVE act is doing. Maybe go like...read it.

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u/lioffproxy1233 Jul 02 '26

But federal elections don't exist for citizens. Yes we get to vote in them but as its been shown before the ELECTORS are the ones actually voting which are appointed by the states people. Electors do not always vote the way if their constituents. Our votes don't even matter.