by Kesegowaase » Thu Jan 30, 2014 7:17 am
You don't get to vote on laws, you vote for congressmen/women First of all, if they allowed everyone to vote on every law, there would be no need for congress.As for the new ID laws, these are needed to streamline the identification process. Currently it is very easy to obtain real identification that is completely valid using stolen or forged documents, or in some cases with no documents at all. For instance in many jurisdictions all you need to do to get a drivers license is show a piece of mail from an address and say you lost your wallet with all your ID in it. The person will take the piece of mail, and ask you a few questions such as date of birth etc and issue you a drivers license in that name and address. You will then have a completely valid drivers license which you can take to other government agencies and use to obtain other identification etc, as well as to obtain loans and mortgages, credit cards etc.The police in one state generally have no idea how to what the requirements are to get a license in another state, and take the identification card at face value without question. In order for them to have this confidence, they need to know the ID is real, and that you are the person on the ID.This is just my personal opinion of course. The funding may be an issue in some areas, however it is a state responsibility to have a secure identification and licensing system, the federal government is just now getting around to holding them to that requirement, and making it a more uniform system. Sources: my opinion scanlanr 72 months ago Please sign in to give a compliment. Please verify your account to give a compliment. Please sign in to send a message. Please verify your account to send a message.