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Wounded Bear

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1. Everybody has to do that to register already...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 03:53 PM

Monday

Now, requiring that at the polls is a step too far, as people don't necessarily carry that proof around with them every day.

Not to mention, how do you do that with mail in voting, which is a major target of this bullshit?

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What if everyone had to prove their citizenship to register to vote? [View all] RandySF Monday OP

Everybody has to do that to register already... Wounded Bear Monday #1

He wants to ban mail-in voting. durablend Monday #3

I know. I live in a VBM state... Wounded Bear Monday #4

This message was self-deleted by its author Wounded Bear Monday #5

My son travels for work Bettie Monday #7

Repubs and trump don't like early voting either...nt Wounded Bear Monday #11

Yep. Bettie Monday #14

NO. All 49 states* require you to state that you are citizens to register & 7 require proof to register hlthe2b Monday #8

All 49 states? Did Trump get rid of one? Wiz Imp Monday #9

All 49 states with valid voter registration systems (ND does not have one). (Hard to create long posts on IPhone) hlthe2b Monday #10

Is real ID proof of citizenship? spinbaby Monday #12

Trump's EO states not but he's trying to remove birthright citizenship... hlthe2b Monday #13

Indirectly it is... Wounded Bear Monday #15

Tracking people Joinfortmill Monday #2

No one who does not have a cert. birth certificate or passport would likely be able to get one hlthe2b Monday #6