Reply #346: This is what photo ID is for [View All]

[silverojo]

<<I met a woman recently who was part of the lawsuit filed to get the voter ID law overturned in MO. She is disabled, cannot walk and does not drive. She is 35 years old and has never had a drivers license. She lives in a care facility so she does not need to shop or pay bills or rent.

Not everyone lives under the same rules you do.>>

Y'know what, I'm disabled, and I had to have my birth certificate, Social Security number, and driver's license, when I applied for benefits. So I know a thing or two about living by those rules. Just because I can't drive anymore, I'm sure not going to throw away my license; when it expires, I'll get a state photo ID.

I have a friend in California who has multiple disabilities, has never driven, so he got a photo ID from the state.

Every state makes photo ID's available to people who don't drive; that's what state photo ID's are specifically for. The woman you're referring to could easily get a photo ID, and her problem would be solved. Shelling out ten bucks or so for ID is a lot cheaper than hiring a lawyer, too.

States provide this service specifically for those who don't "live under the same rules".

The rule everybody needs to live under is: It's the 21st century. You need photo ID, whether you drive or not.