in time, given how many millions of American citizens do not have these documents. And the financial costs are NOT insignificant--even to track down the birth certificate in some states. Yes, I am aware that many are negligible if you go in person and live in the state of your birth, but I just ordered two and paid a major premium (required) to have a special expedited tracked mail system submit to me. And had I not ordered one (birth certificate) in the past few decades, the verification process would have been even more intense. To those who poopooed this issue before when I brought it up, those among our population who can scarcely afford groceries are certainly not in a place to pay $75 or more to get this done, nor to take time off work to try to go in person (which has become increasingly difficult for state and local agencies in many areas sans a online interaction culminating in an appointment-- sometimes a month or more away.
And if that is still not convincing some, think back to the aftermath of Katrina 2005. Not only was there not a final death count, but for those who survived and whose every belonging disappeared, some of those people NEVER got the kind of documentation they would need to accomplish this. Oh, I hear the scoffing now, but I know first hand. Elderly in New Orleans and the hard-hit areas of Mississippi often were born at home and for many, never had a registered birth certificate. There were some few attempts to address this in the Louisiana state house, but to my knowledge it was lost in the horrific numbers of priorities with Katrina recovery. I know some politicos expressed the attitude that most would die before they "needed it," or before legislation could be passed and implemented so turned to other issues. Well, yes, by now a lot of those people have died--whether they ever got SS or other benefits, I have no idea, but those who never had a registered birth probably did not.
Yes. I feel comfortable that this level of citizenship proof to vote would be struck by the courts. But, would that happen in time or before a major proportion of the electorate would have given up--the very definition of voter suppression? I sincerely doubt it. This is damned serious to any who smile knowing they have their birth certificate and passport and are not women who took their husband's names and who unknowingly may have a voter registration that does not match their documents. And, yes, even some on our side deny this is such a problem. The hell it is not!
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