Reparations, Racism & Building a better Society

How do we end systemic racism in the USA

  • Increase education spending in targeted area

    Votes: 11 73.3%

  • Enhanced Affirmative Action programs - hiring, education

    Votes: 6 40.0%

  • Prision and sentencing reform

    Votes: 10 66.7%

  • Higher Education reform

    Votes: 9 60.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 9 60.0%
  • Total voters
    15
Guy Chamberlin said:
Arguing that it's simple to get an ID lets you ignore that this strategic voter suppression is pretty ugly at the core, and few can deny its racist underpinnings with a straight face.  
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Getting an ID to vote, having 3 1/2 years to do so with $1,400 plus kids money in stimulus money to pay the $20 paperwork fee (if there is one) is not a racist policy.  
 

How do these people sign up for Medicaid if they are eligible?  Medicare if they are eligible?  Doctors office when it says ID upon arrival?   I did say all of this with a straight face too.  

 
Archy1221 said:
You don’t need a license to prove identification to sign up for those programs nor do you need a license to vote in order to satisfy the voter ID laws.  
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I've explained that to you before.  There are people who were born here legally but don't have birth certificates...etc.

 
BigRedBuster said:
I've explained that to you before.  There are people who were born here legally but don't have birth certificates...etc.
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Ya I think you brought up a story of less than 10 cases of this if I’m not mistaken.  And that number will continue to decrease over a short amount of time.  I’m sure we could find an exception to those people.  I can’t remember how they worked and paid their taxes or collected benefits though without any sort of identification at all.  

 
deedsker said:
Which 11% of people don't have. What is your point? You are going in circles. Unless you want everyone to get a government issued ID for free. I am happy with that.
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I’m not talking in circles, you are just not understanding the conversation. You said 11% don’t have a license.  What’s your point exactly in stating that.
 

1) where did you get the 11% figure from cause I didn’t see it in your link and

2) what type of “license” does that figure represent. 
 

Voter ID’s are free to get I believe in states that require them.  I’ve said before they should be free.  It doesn’t require a drivers license.  People seem to be able to show proper ID when getting paid by an employer, signing up for Medicare/Medicaid/or SNAP, or going to the doctors office.  Why is it hard to show ID vote?  Why is it racist to require it?  Is it racist for a doctor to require it? 

 
Archy1221 said:
Getting an ID to vote, having 3 1/2 years to do so with $1,400 plus kids money in stimulus money to pay the $20 paperwork fee (if there is one) is not a racist policy.  
 

How do these people sign up for Medicaid if they are eligible?  Medicare if they are eligible?  Doctors office when it says ID upon arrival?   I did say all of this with a straight face too.  
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So just to be clear, you don't believe there is an active GOP strategy to use whatever means necessary to suppress the Black vote. 

 
Guy Chamberlin said:
So just to be clear, you don't believe there is an active GOP strategy to use whatever means necessary to suppress the Black vote. 
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Correct.  This might be different in CA, but elsewhere Republicans have to abide by the same voting standards as any democrat.  
 

so I’m clear, you don’t believe Black voters are able to get a voter ID sometime in the next 3 1/2 years and then mark out some time during the 2-4 week (sometimes longer depending on the state) early voting period for the next Presidential election to vote in an election that is important to them?  
 

Same question can be asked of any demographic but you brought up Black voters so that’s my ask.  

 
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