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Civil rights group marks MLK Day with call for 'Trump card' national ID
A prominent civil rights group is marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day by pressing President Trump to honor his promise to create a national photo ID card for citizens.
Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of the iconic civil rights leader and a co-chairmen of the Drum Major Institute, met with Trump two years ago on MLK Day. During that meeting, the then president-elect endorsed the idea of a national photo ID. This year, the group is calling on Trump to follow through.
William Wachtel, co-founder of the Drum Major Institute, said the group sees the issue as critical to ensuring King's work to remove barriers to voting.
[...] The idea has invited controversy in the past, in particular over privacy concerns. In 2013, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) introduced a measure, the Protect Our Privacy Act, attached to a Senate immigration bill. The Paul amendment sought to prevent the creation of a national ID card, citing worries that it would make it easier for the government to track people. Wachtel sought to ease concerns about such an ID, saying it would not be mandatory and would only be an option for those who sought it.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday January 22 2019, @09:49PM (1 child)
No, I believe any ID required to vote should be otherwise untrackable and free to its holder. I also believe saying that black folks are incapable of coughing up $15 and standing in line is racist as ten kinds of fuck.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1) by digitalaudiorock on Tuesday January 22 2019, @11:03PM
Your word...not mine. When the FUCK did I ever say that? Stop putting words in my mouth.
I love how all of you avoid the fact that this "voter fraud" doesn't exist in the first place. I guess that's be too tough to spin...(queue the fake statistics).