185 Save act and voter integrity - editorialpinups

The argument against having voters present ID to vote is very interesting.  To show what is needed to purchase Sudafed, buy cigarettes, adult beverage, place a vote in congress, go to a politicians town hall, is very condescending.  Of all of the responsibilities of being a United States citizen, one of the most important is to elect your representatives.  Responsibility to fulfill the actions of a good citizen to do the maximum effort to put one’s self into position is up to the citizen.

The voter ID requirement is a part of the SAVE act bill going through the chambers.  While the ID is the visible end result, it is the procurement of the ID that is called into question.

The attitude that citizens should not act responsibly is the result of the constant last twenty years of the pounding from various members of the media and academia saying we will take care of you.  So the concept of being allowed to vote without id and proof of citizenship is a continuation of the “we will take care of you” phenomenon.  Try buying Sudafed without the same ID that allows you to vote.

The main type of photo ID that was proposed is the Drivers License.  The second form is the alternative is the photo id that is a government issued non drivers license that states offer for those who do not drive.  The problem is that some states bastardized these id forms by offering then to illegal aliens. These are also the same states that seem to be fighting the voter id requirements.

The humorous part of the discussion is how the opponents are fighting it.  There is the constant discussion that people, especially those of color and women. Over seventy percent of the electorate is in favor of voter id. That includes women and people of color in that group.

One difficulty in the current bill is the proof of citizenship.  Keep in mind just about any type of verification of citizenship can be supplied with fraudulent credentials.  Birth certificates are not a national standard in the United States.  It is left to the states per the tenth amendment of the United States constitution.  A constitutional amendment could be passed to tighten this up, create a federal process or standard to be used by the states. Legislation if written the right way could be done and be quicker to implement.

A second idea would be to require the Social Security Administration who since the time my kids were born to want people to apply for Social Security cards when children are born or they cannot be listed as a dependent on income tax forms. Social Security cards could be formatted to include citizenship on the card as verification of birth is required to during the application.  If you apply for a social security card when older, you need to supply proof of citizenship.  This link is from the Social Security administration: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10023.pdf. Since non citizens can get social security cards and the reason they are eligible to get social security cards is needed at application this seems to be a no brainer.

I applied for my social security card in grade school as part of a social studies class project.  The card I received said to keep it on me at all times to show your employer. It also said not to be used as identification.  The use as identification seemed to have changed along the way as every seems to use it as identification.  Since that is now the case, include citizenship on the card.  Also allow for on demand e-verify at the polling place.  Then give out the paper ballot.  Have the only data connection at the polling place be an item to be used the e-verify connection.

One thing I have never figured out with voter registration is when you move, how you are unregistered from your previous address.  This was a big point of contention with various states and counties blindly sending out mail in ballots during the 2020 virus election debacle. I do know that I had received an Illinois ballot in the mail after I moved my residence to Iowa.  Since voter registration is handled by the states as defined by the tenth amendment of the bill of rights, there is no comprehensive federal voting registration system.  Different states have different procedures.  Within the states there are different methods of handling the change of voting venue.

With in person voting and voter id, going to different states to vote is possible, but difficult and expensive.  Even going to different parts of the state can be challenging, but it is illegal.  Once caught, you are gone.

To the disappointment and emotional shock of some in the electorate, more and more proof is becoming available about the lack of security in voting machines and the counting processes that lends to voter fraud. Unfortunately we have had to live with the results of the 2020 election and the destruction it did to the United States and the confidence in the United States as that beacon of freedom.  The world events that came because of the results of the 2020 election have caused excessive death, distrust, and the perception of four years of American weakness that needs to be and is being corrected.

The need for the United States to be returned back to elected officials making laws and decisions, and away from hired bureaucrats is starting to happen. The election process can also force the congress at the federal level to go back to the original idea of participation. Citizens taking time from their lives to represent their neighbors and not as a career. A time in life then returning to civilian life.  We need to return the particiation in congress to receiving a stipend, no health insurance, no pension, make it a sacrifice, not a life style.

Strong citizen voter registration is needed.  Yes, it may take some work to verify that a voter is a citizen and has ID to prove.  Just as a strong marriage takes hard work and sacrifice, so should voting. Granted not everyone knows of a good marriage, but as a society are we beyond doing hard work?  If so, then we are dead as a society and a country!