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Liberal Gramma

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11. Voter suppression in the making

Reply to unapatriciated (Original post)

Fri Jul 6, 2012, 10:08 PM

Jul 2012

The intent is to cleanse the electoral rolls of poor people who might not have this kind of documentation. Similar to Jim Crow laws and should be just as illegal.

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Good Luck renewing your GA Dirvers License. [View all] unapatriciated Jul 2012 OP

Good grief! femmocrat Jul 2012 #1

They installed the birth certificate thing in Missouri a few years back Sherman A1 Jul 2012 #3

Wow, in that case, I could be classified as an illigal immigrant. demosincebirth Jul 2012 #2

Why do people need a passport if they never travel out of the country? That is expensive if southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #4

hubby has to renew his next year. unapatriciated Jul 2012 #6

I think so too. What about soldiers who are out of the country and have GA Licenses? southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #10

There are special procedures for military who are not physically resident in the state ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #16

Well I know my husband is retired from the military. But I am wondering if a soldier is needing southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #17

I bet he'll need all of the documents, Ilsa Jul 2012 #15

Thank god we don't live in GA. However, I have a sister living there. But this is one thing southernyankeebelle Jul 2012 #18

It's some federal anti-terrorist bullshit going back to the Patriot Act... TreasonousBastard Jul 2012 #5

The Real ID Act of 2005 unapatriciated Jul 2012 #8

they required that of me when i moved here 12 years ago. rateyes Jul 2012 #7

We moved here six years ago and all we had to do was surrender our Ca Drivers license. unapatriciated Jul 2012 #9

Voter suppression in the making Liberal Gramma Jul 2012 #11

I agree TPTB do not want poor people voting. unapatriciated Jul 2012 #14

When people start losing their driver's license drm604 Jul 2012 #12

If you are a married woman, you need Ilsa Jul 2012 #13

I renewed for ten years and still have five to go... Phentex Jul 2012 #19

Same here (I have 6 yrs to go), but ecstatic Jul 2012 #21

You're probably right!... Phentex Jul 2012 #22

My renewal is due in January 2014. RebelOne Jul 2012 #20

When I first heard about this, I thought it was a joke. demilib Aug 2012 #23