I’m passionate about both issues.
My case about the Georgia law in question is that it seems highly doubtful that any individual voter will be disenfranchised, especially without hearing the reasoning behind why those voting opportunities were limited or knowing any additional information about it. Again, there are lots of time’s I’d prefer to vote, but because I make voting a priority I find the time that fits me best and go to it.
If there’s a case that anyone, anywhere in the USA has inadequate access to a ballot or public polling place, I’m all ears about it and in agreement that it needs fixing. Let’s hear the case if there is one. Maybe this GA law is stopping dozens or even hundreds from voting who otherwise would have. Do we have any data or even an anecdotal story for how that law stops someone from voting?
Old-fashioned absentee ballots can easily fill in a lot of those gaps, and no I’m not against a sensible absentee voting process where you have to request a ballot and then one gets sent to you by local authorities.
There is simply no strong argument that page 14 of that Georgia bill will limit any individual’s right to vote anywhere in GA. It seems like there are ample opportunities that still exist. This sort of voting law modification generally falls within my realm of “reasonable”, unless there’s notable evidence to suggest that black people, or any people for that matter, will somehow be disenfranchised if not able to vote on certain Sunday hours during early and absentee voting periods. Has anyone actually raised this as a concern for themselves, or is it pundits and activist/journalists raising it on behalf of the people they think will be unable to vote under those conditions?
Regarding the 2nd, my case is that the right to own a gun is presently much, much, much more curtailed than the right to vote, so the comparison is deeply flawed to begin with. What is at worst a minor restriction not on general voting, but early and absentee voting can’t be compared to the introduction of a hurdle that requires both time, travel and money spent to clear in order to exercise one’s rights.
If the case is that voter ID discriminates because poor minority people have more trouble getting to the DMV and paying for ID, well, what will the 2nd Amendment travel requirement and $25 FFL fee do to that same population we’re told exists? Keep in mind that this is often on top of paid classroom requirements, paid permit requirements and a plethora of other laws that vary across jurisdictions.
We do. And we do.
No they don’t. I started a whole thread on this and it never went anywhere near that. Very few gun owners want no restrictions, no background checks and free-access to firearms for anyone with the right amount of cash flowing to whoever has availability. I challenge you to name anyone of note who has made such a case.
