photo I.D. law
@savemoney4familyfun (162)
United States
7 responses
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
27 Apr 12
Older people probably already have IDs. They got their driver's licenses back when they were younger and just kept renewing them. Older people are more likely to have IDs than anyone. Some of them probably still have their original birth certificates.
@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
27 Apr 12
It's not hard to get a birth certificate and I doubt that a large number of elderly citizens did not renew their licenses. You say "most" but give no statistics or polls to back that up. Ultimately, if people decide to not exercise their rights, it is no one's fault but their own. Most senior centers will help seniors go places and file documents and so if anyone truly had an issue getting an ID, they could find help.
If voting isn't important enough to get the necessary documentation, then they don't care enough to vote regardless of what the obstacle they might need to overcome.
Based on my personal experience, very few elderly give up their licenses until absolutely necessary or their families take them away. Driving is their independence. If you have a poll or something, cite it.
@savemoney4familyfun (162)
• United States
27 Apr 12
most of them around here dont because they said when they became to old to drive they no longer renewed or they never drove so there was no point and because they dont want to go through getting a birth certificate they will no longer be voting .
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
27 Apr 12
Honestly if an older person does not want to go through the trouble of getting an ID then my thought is that they just don't want to vote all that badly. Everyone should carry an ID anyway in the event of an emergency where the person is unable to speak for themselves regardless of age. An ID is not that hard nor expensive to get at all. Many elderly are able to obtain their IDs for free and if not, a state issued ID costs only 10.00. Birth Certificates and Social security etc are documents they should have at their disposal anyway as they are needed for other things also. If the person is capable of voting then I'm sure they are plenty capable of obtaining an ID. Why wouldn't they be?
@savemoney4familyfun (162)
• United States
27 Apr 12
you would be suprised how many said its not worth it plus state ideas here are $26 and when they try to get a copy of there birth certificates they are having some trouble due to them not being from pgh or them being so old
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
27 Apr 12
If they are saying it isn't worth it then it sounds as if they really don't care to vote. You need an ID for so many things these days and I agree that one should need one in order to vote. Age should not be a factor in getting a birth certificate and I can't imagine why most would not have theirs anyway. What is phg?
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
29 Apr 12
It is not a problem for older people. Not all of us retain our youthful good looks until we are old if that is the reason. It might be for those who entered the country illegally and did not make their presence legal or those who when they were young worked for guys such as Al Capone. For the rest, if they are nervous, it is not like it was in the Old Country like Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, Communist China, or whereever that the police are going to arrest you. Besides I do not think that the old people would like someone pretending to be them.
@savemoney4familyfun (162)
• United States
30 Apr 12
there are a lot around here that said they have not needed one for years so they have no planes on getting one so they will not be voting anymore which is sad i think
@connierebel (1557)
• United States
28 Apr 12
I think it is a great idea. They should make it easier for Americans that don't have ID already to get some form of photo ID, but the purpose of the law is to prevent non-citizens from voting, as well as prevent the kind of voter fraud that was rampant in the lst presidential election. What is the point of even voting, if people who aren't even citizens can determine who our rulers are? Of course, Obama practically said that you don't have to be a US citizen to vote, but of course he feels that way, because those are the ones that would vote for him.
@savemoney4familyfun (162)
• United States
28 Apr 12
i am a us citizen and i voted for him before and will again , i dont want a rep in office to make things worse than when bush was in office
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
15 Apr 13
for me i think having a photo ID law will bring some goodness for the people,and i think that old people could also learn and would feel good too about it,its more nice if everyone voters will have this Identification so that it will lessen the fraud voters.
@dzzziei (39)
• United States
27 Apr 12
I don't see how an older person would have more of a problem than any younger person. If they can't drive, that's the reason you need a "Photo ID" instead of a driver's license. I think anything that they do to make the voting process a better representation of the population is a plus.
@savemoney4familyfun (162)
• United States
27 Apr 12
a lot of the elderly here don't have a I.D. you would be surprised on how many here don't have one they say they have not had one in years and don't want to go through the trouble of getting one just to vote because a lot of them don't have the papers they need to get one.
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
27 Apr 12
If you're referring to the application process for the ID, I think they give priority to senior citizens, once they're in the vicinity. They would have a special lane reserved for them, and they're being accomodated ahead of the rest. So, all they need to do is show up and be served.
I like the idea of having a photo ID, afterall voter's IDs can be used for requirements when you're applying for any documents or services.
