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House GOP passes sweeping anti-voting bill that could disenfranchise millions, sends measure to Senate
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I'm a Canadian so I don't have to put up with this... but I don't think I could legally prove citizenship on the spot though.
I do have a birth certificate, but it's damaged, and would be considered invalid. It would cost me money to replace.
twist: They look at the ID, proclaim it's fake and add them to the ICE bus waiting outside.
Oh man i could just imagine going to replace my birth certificate because its damaged, and when they ask to prove my identity, say it's not valid because of damage and then deport me on the spot.
back in the day.....
I was young and quite disorganized
I misplaced my license, it was gone long enough I knew i had to deal with it.
Looked up the required documents to get an ID
couldn't find my birth certificate. never had a passport I had a social security card, but I had laminated it (technically void) I had some mail from my address
BC needed a license. SS card needed a license license wanted a passport or a BC and SS or a bunch of other things.
I setup a DMV appt, (before 9/11) brought everything with my name on it that I could. begged for mercy. A manager came over, rubber stamped it and I walked out with my ID, Went to all the other places and replaced all the documents.
Glad they were able to help sort you out there, that could have been a disaster.
Yeah we moved to real ID now. They're bonkers about you having exactly what you need. I don't know what someone would have to do now. There HAVE to be protocols. it's not a unique situation.
Anyone, I've learned, and I can pass it on to my kids. what not to do.
Actually if you're unlucky enough to be born off the grid in the US it's really hard to get back on as an adult. I remember seeing articles about someone who grew up homeschooled and was now trying to prove their identity.
something like this?
https://homeschoolersanonymous.net/tag/alecia-pennington/
In this case it literally doesn’t even begin to matter for us because all we need is our voter registration paper that government mails to us. We can bring other stuff but that’s it.
In Canada, you can go to your provinces service website to order a new one. They will mail it to you.
I know I can get it, I just can't be bothered and don't want to spend the money.