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Originally Posted by PaulS
And the sentence you quoted did not say they had less "access" to drivers licenses.
So I can just walk in emptyhanded and walk out with a SS card? Didn't know I could do that.
A lawsuit filed against Alabama in early December 2015 cites the example of a high schooler who can’t vote because she lacks a driver’s license. According to the suit, she needs to get a state issued voter ID at the DMV, but the one nearest to her is only open one day per month and there’s no public transportation to another DMV 40 miles away roundtrip.
During closing arguments in a 2012 case over Texas’s voter ID law, a lawyer for the state brushed aside geographical obstacles as the “reality to life of choosing to live in that part of Texas.”
In a now-infamous remark, Mike Turzai, majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, praised the state’s legislative accomplishments — including passing a voter ID law — at a 2012 Republican State Committee meeting.
“Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done,” he said.
Reverend Wright, EBD cards - this thread is funny.
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"one nearest to her is only open one day per month and there’s no public transportation to another DMV 40 miles away roundtrip"
THAT'S NOT RACIST! Because if a white person lives next door, they are in the same exact boat. That burden is not a function of race, it has nohting to do with race. Those people need to address that with their state.
"a lawyer for the state brushed aside geographical obstacles "
We need to address that. Again, it has exactly nothing to do with race. Race doesn't determine who lives out in the woods...
Paul, you want to argue that it's less convenient for some folks than others to get that ID card, I concede that. But the addiitonal burdens are not a function of one's race.
And if one chooses to live far away from society, that person is absolutely agreeing to accept the consequences of that choice, and not all of the consequences are necessarily pleasant.
"Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done,” he said."
Again, you are quoting someone who is merely stating he agrees with you. Many times, I asked for the "why", not the "who agrees with you".
You got creamed here. You can't begin to justify the argument that race dictates how convenient/burdensome it is for one to get a photo id.