cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/42694823

Trump has no power to “decree” that voters must present ID or to end mail-in balloting. But that doesn’t mean he can’t at least try both. Under the Insurrection Act or some other dusty statute, he can declare a state of emergency. Then he can decide that said state permits, nay requires, him to take extraordinary measures. On October 5, say, that might mean outlawing early voting. By October 13, it might mean no mail-in voting. By October 29, a reminder that all voters must present ID to vote. And by Sunday, November 1, two days before the election—an announcement that all these “reasonable” measures have alas failed, and he is now forced, against his will, to postpone the election.

  • nymnympseudonym@piefed.socialEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    You don’t have to get a new ID

    They don’t like that your old one doesn’t have a record in a centralized government database.

    I am never getting a “Real ID”. I pay the extra $40 fee every flight. FUCK YOU NAZI TRUMP

    • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
      4·
      1 day ago

      Except when your driver’s license expires, you don’t have a choice. And if you’re a man, it isn’t a problem. You show your birth certificate, and you’re done. A woman has to explain and document name changes from marriages and divorces.

      Frankly, if I were a woman getting married today, I wouldn’t change my name. I can’t believe that tradition hasn’t died decades ago.

      • nymnympseudonym@piefed.socialEnglish
        1·
        1 day ago

        My state allows me to get a State drivers license that is not Real-ID compliant.

        My state-issued drivers license does not have on it:

        • my picture
        • my SSN
        • my home address

        It is in part because of this somewhat recent Amendment to our Constitution

        [Art.] 2-b. [Right of Privacy.]
        An individual’s right to live free from governmental intrusion in private or personal information is natural, essential, and inherent.
        December 5, 2018

        https://www.nh.gov/glance/state-constitution/bill-rights