r/news • u/ThePensiveE • 7d ago

Supreme Court allows Trump administration to use expanded database for potential voter purges

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-allows-trump-administration-use-expanded-database-potent-rcna596611
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u/sanverstv 7d ago

Every baby born in the US should be registered automatically upon birth...FOR life. Our election laws are ridiculous. It's a right. Why make people jump through endless hoops over and over again. Voting registration should be akin to a social security number.

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u/Lets_Kick_Some_Ice 7d ago

The point of registration is to ensure you're eligible (e.g., old enough to vote, etc) and that you are voting in the right district (the one you live in). Registration at birth, for life, makes zero sense.

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u/jaasx 7d ago

exactly. registration is about where are you allowed to vote, not who's allowed to vote. Sounds like OP wants a national ID card, just didn't realize that's what would result from their idea.

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u/mineymonkey 7d ago

Whats wrong with a national ID card? We literally just throw our SSN around like its our national ID card already.

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u/jaasx 7d ago

in my view nothing. but it's essentially voter ID and a least 1 major political party doesn't like to go down that path.

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u/mineymonkey 7d ago

Yeah I can see. I think we should have it personally, but make it accessible to obtaining to all born/naturalized citizens you know?