On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:04:39 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

|On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:21:25 -0500, wrote:
|
|On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:49:30 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
|
|But there is no law requiring you to get one. That is the basis for
|the suits against "voter ID".
|
|Here's what I don't understand about this whole voter ID thing.
|
|Here in CT, a form of positive ID which essentially is a driver's
|license is required. The ID has to show residency in the town or, in
|matter of taxation, real estate in the town. No exceptions.
|
|What's do hard about doing this at the Federal level?
|
|The best I can tell they say it discriminates against homeless people.
|The argument is the requirement results in a defacto poll tax since it
|costs money to get the state ID.
|I think it is dumb too but don't shoot the messenger.
|
|If they receive state or federal benefits of one kind or another, then
|they have to have a SSN. From there, it's a simple step to obtain an
|ID.
|


Would that were true.....

You aren't supposed to be able to get a SSN unless you are an American
citizen, but....
http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10002.html#how

......as an illegal you can get many benefits.....
http://archive.gao.gov/d45t15/150100.pdf

....because in many instances it is illegal to ask immigration status
or it isn't required....

an ID is a piece of cake....

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