Hi I suggest you read the United Nations Contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. distributed 6th August 2018 it has some very clear guidelines and implications in regards to Governments actions such as those mentioned below.https://twitter.com/JuliaHB1/status/1127920225595338752 …
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No ID not vote it's that simple. Who doesn't have ID in 2019

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old people who forget it after catching two buses to get to the polling station, someone who after working on a building site all day calls in at the polling station covered in shit on his way home , a blind person who mistakenly picked up his shopping list , possibly more eg's
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Well, go home, get it and then go back to vote. Or, like going on holiday make sure you’ve got all the necessary ID with you! Not rocket science is it?
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But...but...but... I don't want to take my id!
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Dawn Butler isn’t never worth listening to.
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Two negatives there ! Is she, or isn't she ?
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Is never worth listening to*
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That's absolutely correct...


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Do these people see racism in everything

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Except themselves.
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This is why Labour are against ID - strangely enough they require ID for their part conference!!https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/jeremy-corbyn-gives-job-as-campaign-chief-to-leftwinger-guilty-of-voter-fraud-a3684296.html …
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It also requires two separate items of ID to join the Labour Party
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This misunderstanding is just so basic it's astonishing. But discrimination isn't just direct, it is also INDIRECT. So while the stated intent may be X, if the result is Y, then it can still be discriminatory.
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Policies which have the effect (intended or otherwise) of suppressing the votes of particular groups are not examples of 'democracy'. They are examples of discrimination.
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Here is an explainer of Article 14 which sets out why stated intent isn't always the be all and end all: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/human-rights-act/article-14-protection-discrimination …
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That's not to say that voter ID laws are or would be contrary to human rights legislation, but it hopefully explains why it's not good enough to rely on the stated intent as being the determinative factor as to whether something is in fact discriminatory.
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Identity cards are law in at least two European countries. In Spain, ID card with index fingerprint on the rear and Miguel who responded to this thread is Portuguese and they also have to produce ID. I am sure they adhere to human rights legislation.
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Also Switzerland Sweden, Norway I think
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Doesn't matter the intention - if the effect of a policy is widespread suppression of minority and working class votes, and the policy's advocates are okay with that, both they and the policy are racist, classist, and anti-democratic
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Id struggle to find anyone I know that hasn't got photo ID
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If they don’t have or want to show ID they can apply for a postal vote
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So being working class means you can’t produce an ID form?? That’s nuts

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Does this mean that working class voters are being squeezed out of membership of the Labour Party?
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@going4golds You don't need ID to join labour. If you're talking about the cash subscription, membership is heavily subsidised for those on low incomes (about £2 per month) - far cheaper than a driving licence or passport.
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