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Re: Photo ID Amendment
« Reply #100 on: August 09, 2012, 02:24:44 PM »
Quote from: makattak on August 09, 2012, 02:04:32 PM
I think that's closer than my parents' closest trip to Walmart. (And mine growing up.) Illinois is a big state...

And yet, Texas is several times bigger.
Yeah, but there are a LOT more WalMarts!   :laugh:

I agree with comment above.  Anyone who has to drive a distance to a DPS office would likely have to drive a ways to vote anyhow.  Also, in my rural home town, the county seat has a driver's license office so I bet you could get an ID there also.  Most counties aren't quite that big as there are 254 of them in Texas I beleive.
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Re: Photo ID Amendment
« Reply #101 on: August 09, 2012, 02:47:28 PM »
The nearest Walmart to us is about 80 miles round trip if you take the dirt and gravel backroads, and 120 miles round trip if you take mostly paved roads.  The time is about the same; you can either buy more gas or buy more tires  =|
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Re: Photo ID Amendment
« Reply #102 on: August 09, 2012, 03:18:25 PM »
I ask this as a genuine question, because I don't know the answer...

Does a person seeking assistance from the County - welfare, food stamps, rent/fuel assistance, etc. - have to show some sort of photo ID? How about at the state level? Federal? (OK, there were three questions.)

If I report for Jury Duty, I have to. To get a (regular) job, I must. To open a bank account or cash a check, I must. Pawn something at a shop? I haven't done so, but I bet the answer is affirmative.

Surely these (soon-to-be) disenfranchised people must do something that requires a photo ID.

There are huge numbers of peeps without a driver license. So? They still need an ID for many, many 'normal' activities.
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Re: Photo ID Amendment
« Reply #103 on: August 09, 2012, 03:28:43 PM »
I also have a question. If my license is suspended, is it no longer a valid ID? Or is the plastic card removed from my possession?
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Re: Photo ID Amendment
« Reply #104 on: August 09, 2012, 04:47:22 PM »
Quote from: fistful on August 09, 2012, 03:28:43 PM
I also have a question. If my license is suspended, is it no longer a valid ID? Or is the plastic card removed from my possession?
I'm sure this varies from location to location.  In my area, police are supposed to take the actual card but (according to my cop buddy, anyway) it rarely actually happens.  Most cops let you keep it because it saves people the hassle of having to go get another ID.  Again, other areas likely differ.
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Re: Photo ID Amendment
« Reply #105 on: August 09, 2012, 05:36:42 PM »
I know in some states they punch a hole in the card to invalidate it as a drivers license, but it's still valid legal identification.
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Re: Photo ID Amendment
« Reply #106 on: August 10, 2012, 01:16:58 AM »
When my father turned in his DL when he went blind, the state (of Indiana) gave him a free* ID card.  Different color and says "IDENTIFICATION CARD" at the top instead of "Drivers' License", otherwise it's the exact same.



* - ID cards are free in Indiana, you still have to provide proof of who you are and proof of address.
« Last Edit: August 10, 2012, 09:57:13 PM by scout26 »
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Re: Photo ID Amendment
« Reply #107 on: August 10, 2012, 01:19:09 AM »
Quote from: JonnyB on August 09, 2012, 03:18:25 PM

There are huge numbers of peeps without a driver license. So? They still need an ID for many, many 'normal' activities.

See? We have lots of work to do already.
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Re: Photo ID Amendment
« Reply #108 on: August 10, 2012, 09:14:10 AM »
Quote from: MicroBalrog on August 10, 2012, 01:19:09 AM
See? We have lots of work to do already.

Eh? I'm not pickin' up what you're puttin' down.

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Re: Photo ID Amendment
« Reply #109 on: August 10, 2012, 04:10:15 PM »
Quote from: JonnyB on August 10, 2012, 09:14:10 AM
Eh? I'm not pickin' up what you're puttin' down.

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I'm guessing there's a "Show me your papers!" thing there.
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Re: Photo ID Amendment
« Reply #110 on: August 11, 2012, 07:23:30 PM »
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