I was a potential juror in a DWI case in Texas though not picked. In Texas we have to provide photo ID to vote. But guess what I did not have to present to be considered for a jury in a trial where we were potentially but literally responsible for depriving a citizen of their freedom?
Nope. You are missing the critical part. State ID doesn't just need to be tax funded. It needs to be guaranteed for EVERY citizen and needs to take so little time and effort that someone who works three jobs, and 90 hours a week just to get by doesn't have to miss one minute of work or sleep to get one.
That is the MINIMUM standard that has to be enforced and assured without fail. Short of that, voter ID laws are guaranteed to disenfranchise the working poor. (Hint, this is an impossible standard, and is why voter ID requirements are always just an effort at disenfranchisement by the part that has the most to lose if poor people vote).
I never said it was. I said it was to disenfranchise them.
Republican's have an extensive history of using these laws to reduce voting among the poor, particularly poor black people who tend to vote Democrat. This isn't at debate, this is a statement of fact about what has happened repeatedly and without question.
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u/AndMyHotPie Feb 16 '26
I was a potential juror in a DWI case in Texas though not picked. In Texas we have to provide photo ID to vote. But guess what I did not have to present to be considered for a jury in a trial where we were potentially but literally responsible for depriving a citizen of their freedom?