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qwlauren35

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12. Not everyone has $15 to spare.
Thu Sep 5, 2024, 07:02 PM
Sep 2024

I read an article about this.

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/07/12/u-s-house-passes-bill-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-to-vote-in-federal-races/

Essentially, "proof of citizenship" means you have to spend money to vote. Whether its $15 + Internet + credit card, or it's $150 for a passport. It's called a "poll tax", and it was unconstitutional... until a few years ago when the Supreme Court lifted the bans on voting discrimination. Thank you, Supreme Court... yet again.

I would add that 75 million people applying for passports or birth certificates over the next 2 months so that they could vote would overwhelm every system in the country.

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