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yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
6. I've been saying this forever
Thu Dec 8, 2016, 01:55 PM
Dec 2016

It seems better the just yakking how unfair it is. Most states have ids that are free so it may just take getting transportation to some who need it.

Why don't we just do a drive to get treestar Dec 2016 #1
I totally agree! mfcorey1 Dec 2016 #2
AMEN underthematrix Dec 2016 #7
True but can be expensive. Many poorer people won't have the utility stubs or cash to pay for them. bettyellen Dec 2016 #3
now funding is easy to do treestar Dec 2016 #4
That and also follow up to make sure they aren't purged would go a long way. bettyellen Dec 2016 #5
Then Black Wealth needs to provide support to underthematrix Dec 2016 #8
Black people should fix this? bettyellen Dec 2016 #12
No this is not about black people fixing it. underthematrix Dec 2016 #16
But you're saying this is on black people to fix- problems white people bettyellen Dec 2016 #17
Look I'm 66 and I know white folks are not gonna fix underthematrix Dec 2016 #18
Let the DNC fund it. Make sure funding is not an issue. We go fund me everything else. If Jill mfcorey1 Dec 2016 #9
I've been saying this forever yeoman6987 Dec 2016 #6
Got a link on that talking point? Kingofalldems Dec 2016 #11
Actually the cost of forms needed to obtain the ID and transportation to the ID centers are the bettyellen Dec 2016 #20
Of course they really are not free. Poster was throwing out republican talking points. Kingofalldems Dec 2016 #21
Did they change the law? The specific IDs are free but some of the places you have to go bettyellen Dec 2016 #22
So that makes them not free. Kingofalldems Dec 2016 #23
They'll just purge them, voter purging is the thing that needs to be fought first imho uponit7771 Dec 2016 #10
I thought we were doing well this year- with at least three states having last minute court cases we bettyellen Dec 2016 #13
The still used the purge software and now who's going to make them responsible uponit7771 Dec 2016 #14
How do they do that? treestar Dec 2016 #15
They have groups that appear to be about "voter integrity" bettyellen Dec 2016 #19
They sure do treestar Dec 2016 #24
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