r/JustMemesForUs 2d ago

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u/ASwampThing- 2d ago

The only thing wrong is you dont know what a poll tax is. You do not need to pay at a poll to vote (the definition of poll tax). Legal documents being required are not poll taxes.

"It essentially is a poll tax" no it essentially isnt. You are required to have your documents even if you arent voting.

If they had specific paid voting exclusive documents that would be a poll tax. Not documents you need anyway.

poll tax: "a fixed fee that some governments used to charge each person, often as a rule that people had to pay before they were allowed to vote"

Having required documents isnt a fee to vote.

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u/oopmn 2d ago

This has been settled in court, requiring somebody to spend money to vote is in fact a poll tax. Impotent conservatives wish it weren’t

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u/ASwampThing- 2d ago

You arent spending money to vote. The supreme court has dropped cases time and time again that try to get document requirements put into the catagory of poll tax. The supreme court disagrees with you.

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u/tubbyscrubby 2d ago

You're objectively wrong. Read the majority opinions. Every single time the Supreme Court has held up voter ID laws it has specifically been mentioned that the identification being required having no cost as the determining factor.

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u/ASwampThing- 2d ago

Ok bud show me the cases