To me, this shows how sick as a nation we have become:

[gopiscrap]

In Texas acceptable ID to register to vote is a concealed carry permit iszsued by a law enforcement agency

yet:

a student ID issued by a state school is not considered acceptable ID to register to vote.

Two problems here: it shows we value guns and vioplence more than education and,

the fucking NRA has it's claws in another imension of society: the voting process.

[RKP5637]

1. I found this pretty weird the first time I heard of it ... n/t

[JoeInNy]

2. I understand where you're coming from

Hi, I'm new here. Been reading this forum for years and totally love it here.


I understand where you're coming from but in this case I see nothing wrong with this and don't see that it has anything to do with the NRA.

The concealed license is a state issued ID but the student ID is not.

Thus the state can accept one and not the other.
As a matter of fact from what I've read the state runs you through very extensive background checks, both state and national (fbi), to get your concealed license ID.

Much more so than when you get a driver's license.

So if anything it's more valuable if anything than a driver's license when it comes to just ID'ing a person and making sure they are who they claim they are.

Great forum!!!!!!!

Thanks

[emilyg]

4. Good point.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

5. You need to look at the larger picture.

The repigs in the State Legislatures want gun owners to vote and not students. It's all part of a larger nationwide voter suppression scheme.

The bottom line is they shouldn't be requiring ANY photo ID. But if they do, a STATE issued school ID should more than suffice. We are not talking about access to state secrets or nuclear weapons for Christ sake.

The ID requirements are a solution without a problem. Actual VOTER fraud is virtually non-existent. Not to be confused with ELECTION FRAUD which is certainly a problem... of which VOTER SUPPRESSION is a major component.

[gopiscrap]

6. Exactly

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. Welcome to DU, JoeInNY!

[uponit7771]

8. I'm not going to agree with the technicallity when the whole purpose is voter suppression

....I could care less which ID it was what Texas is trying to do is keep people from voting that are minorities and live in urban areas who usually don't have or need ID

[snooper2]

3. I think the number of Honda Elements that have been sold is a better indicator..

Ugh...