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In reply to the discussion: Why my head hurts: This exchange just happened Thursday on the Senate floor. [View all]love_katz
(3,247 posts)I also had to get one because I used to drive commercially and having one was required to renew my CDL for work. I had to order an official copy of my birth certificate, because the copy that the hospital sent home with my parents wasn't accepted as proof of citizenship.
What the Pukes are after is suppression of the vote, especially the votes of women, lower income people and the elderly who are lower income. It's specifically because those groups are more likely to vote for Democrats.
One tiny spot of hope: this could end up biting harder on women who vote for the Pukes, because they are more likely to take their husband's last name at marriage. Women who vote for Democrats tend to be more educated and often keep their last names after marriage. I'm glad that I made that decision when I got married. I've been divorced for over 40 years and am glad that I didn't have to come up with the money for a lawyer and go to court to get my maiden name back. Sadly, many women won't be so lucky.
This is blatantly a poll tax on women. No man will have to provide any proof of citizenship about his last name because of either marriage or divorce.