Viral Moment: Witness tells Ted Cruz to his face the new Texas voting law is racist
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2021
- Ms. Franita Tolson, the Vice Dean For Faculty And Academic Affairs And Professor Of Law, tells Senator Ted Cruz that the new Texas voting law is racist during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing "to examine restoring the Voting Rights Act, focusing on combating discriminatory abuses."
“If you allow the Government to break the law because of an emergency, they will always create an emergency to break the law.”
Bingo
What government? This is not a government - this is a Lieocracy. Government implies civility and honesty - neither apply to the Tyranny of this Lieocracy.
@@2DanTube w
@@vickiholloway9357 This reply is real vague - can you provide a little more than "w" I'm not up on the acronyms of modern social digital language?
Citizens: 😴
Govt: 🤫 We must NEVER let an emergency go to waste😎
Showing an ID and vaccine card to go grocery shopping, not racist. Showing ID to vote, racist.
Make it make sense. 🤦🏻♀️
But you allow people with gun licenses to use those as identification to vote but would not allow other forms of IDs from people who may just not have one at the time. If you want people to show ID to vote, make the IDs free! No illegal immigrant will dare going to a DMV to get an ID just to vote. Above all, the registration audits the citizenship of applicants. You guy are full of it and you know it.
Make ID free and accessible to all, then it makes sense.
Currently certain demographics of people struggle to obtain ID and that makes it discriminatory.
@@neutronstarpilot4393 free ID’s. Hmm, sounds like your implying black/brown people don’t make enough money to pay for an ID. Who exactly is the racist?
@@johnwood6226 It's entirely possible for somone to look up demographics and poverty. Unless facts are racist to you?
@@yawos9024 how is that racist though? I’m just having trouble understanding what about it is racist
Someone please explain to me how every American showing their ID before being allowed to vote in American elections can in any way be construed as racist. Anyone?
Right im so confused 😆🤦♀️
Some people don’t have I D and it is difficult for them to get ID due to working hours, lack of transportation, health issues. Also some states make getting I D
Very difficult. Also they are set up in such a way to preclude certain groups and that is done purposely.
ID hard to get ??
I say...HOGWASH !!
@@nancygreen3962 they are set up to make ids obtainable to people that are entitled to them. People that cannot get an id do not because they cannot legally. The democrats argue this as it would discriminate against illegal immigrants. Democrats bid toward the illegal immigrant population for votes. Voter id ensures that only people entitled to vote do so and to eliminate multiple votes etc. Correlation not causation
So you can't get a $15 ID in 4 years? It's actually free in TX if you make min wage or less. If you aren't responsible enough to do that you probably shouldn't vote. I don't care what race you are.
We need a ID for everything else in America, voting should be at the top of the list! I'm black and I agree with Ted Cruz.
what about the fascist covid id? my body NOT my choice?
Nice trolling, bro
@@MicahMicahel Your body and your God given Choice. No Jab for me!
@Feras Khagani it's like that in North Carolina too. I'm so sick of the radical leftist agenda!!
@@TerriTwittyGodsChild Why is it good that you have to carry 🆔 with you at all times and can go to jail if you don't have it? Were you born with an 🆔 card in your hand? Are you a human being, or just a 'part' in a machine? You say 'leftist' but in 2012 the Russian Govt started issuing universal ID cards .... So does that mean that you are supporting leftist actions and disparaging them at the same time? So, can tell me again why it is good? Waiting...
if voter ID is racist, then flying is racist, opening a bank account is racist, Washington DC is racist since all goverment buildings require ID
what ...you didn't know that everything is racist? ....the woke has literally destroyed any meaning or power that that word may have had prior to woke....WOKE IS JOKE
They'll just make sure the new people that are coming into our country will have a driver's license to vote for Democrats and if they are on welfare they will get a free ID
Don't forget getting a welfare cheque requires ID too
Voter ID is not racist I assume.
But the access to get these IDs as well as the check, if you are still listed, is ruled in a legal setting combined with changed infrastructure.
All this taken together has the effect of a social filter.
The few offices giving this ID are in locations that are not easy to go, eg if you are poor or depend on public transport.
Have a look at the different drafts leading to the Voter ID Laws, you may find that early versions show that transport costs to register had been re- funded. This important details you may not find in the final version.
I'm happy to see, how careful GOP protects legal institutions. The very microscopic small number of voter fraud makes them fight to protect the Institut if free voting so proactively. Only the fear of voter fraud creates these activities.
I know that tons if due tax payments are not pulled. I'm so confused why GOP does not jump on this with same force. Isn't the institute of fair tax handling of similar importance for a people's future? Tell me your opinion please?
@@lloydmunga4961 thats totally racist. Free id’s is also racist. That makes it unfair to people that have enough $$ to pay. Totally unfair. Wayycist!
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When everything is deemed "racist", the word loses it's meaning and becomes nothing more than an annoying sound coming from the mouth of an annoying person.
Which in and of itself is tragic since there are fairly unusual circumstances when that accusation actually carries merit.
No doubt it's lost its sting for me.
EXACTLY!
Yup 👍
Yup. We no longer believe in racism anymore
How can asking for your ID be a racist act. That's ridiculous.
I live in Indonesia and whenever ever we want to vote weather it's for viilage chief, regional, mayoral, gubernatorial or presidential, VOTER ID IS A MUST!
the idea of voter ID is racist is absurd 🙄.
It's funny how Ted Cruz got all of you thanking it is about showing ID to vote. Some people don't driver some don't have state ID some don't even have a home. so you make laws hard to get ID in certan areas you close voting places so people have to drive long distance stand in long lines that racist
Forbes has it posted as a Ted Cruz “dunk”, Hill has it as a Dem “dunk”. The news is beyond farce.
I noticed that too. I don't see how any reasonable person thinks this is a Dem dunk. The vast majority of American's including the Obama administration agree with Cruz on this.
Soooo true!!!
@@samherb1 It is a Dem dunk because Cruz doesn't even know what the position is of the people he is arguing against. Not a single one of them said that there should be no voter id laws. The witnesses said there should be no RACIST voter id laws, like the law in Cruz's home state that was found in court to be discriminatory in motivation and in practice.
Cruz is just straw manning and got caught with his pants down when told that his own state is the prime example of a racist voter ID law.
@@biomaniac22 you are incorrect, fact checked it.
@@rustyfolts3298 yet you don't post the fact check? Come on man. TEXAS LAW SB14 had to replaced by SB5 because the court ruled SB14 against the voting rights act.
Wherever you go, you need to show an ID. Rent a car, go to a hospital, rent an apartment, buy cigarettes, buy liquor etc. Yet, you don’t need an ID to vote because it’s racist!! What is wrong with these people?
They want to make it easy to CHEAT in elections. THEY HAVE NO MORALS.
None of the things you mentioned is a right, voting is a right.
@@NNick12 so what?
@@NNick12 a right for who?
@@NNick12 So is owning a firearm, and you have to show an ID and sign a declaration for that. So you are in favor of people buying weapons without having to show an ID????
Never have a met a black person, in my family, or the families of anyone I know who didn't have a valid photo ID.
That’s some accurate statistical analysis you’ve have done. thought about publishing it in the news ?
@@Gylfione 🤣
Stop!!!! According to white dems they say blacks dont have id, cant use or access the internet and don't know where the DMV is. 😂😂😂😂 and yet they say id laws are racist
I have and many of them are poor, have no mode of transportation, and might not have qualifying documents to receive an ID, especially those who are elderly. Does that satisfy your inquiry?
@@nubreaks2 what state, here in the Midwest there doesn't seem to be a problem.
Its amazing how these people are in positions of authority to be representative to us as Americans. Sad.. man but real..
This is an argument to keep us divided. ID has always been required to vote in person. The issue was for mail in ballots.
Yes, but before then, many Dems wanted to abolish voter ID for IN PERSON voting and in CA they did just that and the state has gone steadily left. Many legal residents vote when they legally can't (I've heard about them going to the polling stations) and to be honest, I wonder if they really believe they CAN vote since they are legal residents. The state does education on voting laws, that you have to be a citizen to vote. Why? because it's run by Dems. They welcome illegal voting and they welcome ballot harvesting too!
absolutely wrong. How come maga's don't know the most elementary history, even from the last few years? For instance, Florida did not require a picture state id until 2016. That new law resulted in my son being turned away from the polling station the first time he was eligible to vote at 18 in the primaries in 2016.
She isn’t Latina she has no right speaking what what we Latino / Latinas deem as racist! Voter ID is not racist! ! What an insult to assume Latino Latinas cannot walk to the DMV to obtain an ID
You have to have a government issued ID to vote in PR I still.have mine Also they stamp your hand when you vote
I'm all in favor of voter ID s if it makes a difference in elections .at the end of the day we need to make sure that elections are free from fraud no matter what party wins.
You have to show an ID nowadays for about everything you do
You don't know what a right is.
When a cop asks you for your driver's license, just yell RACIST. See how that works out for you. Good luck in court.
Is driving a constitutional right?
@Stan If you can make it alive...lol!
@@dustinbaker8272 It's hilarious how people sit in the ivory towers and pass down the bigotry of low expectations. To imply minorities lack the capacity to obtain IDs is in itself racist.
@@mtsoko8712 it isnt a lack of capacity; it is a lack of resources.
When a voter ID costs $50+ that is a form of poll tax. Which are forbidden.
Why do they allow these things to continue to go on in America, we need a whole new White house and Congress
Because we have moved so horribly far left, America is no longer our country.
@@ritab-c492 *right. The rest of the world is left according to american definition. America is just trying not to fall even further behind.
I agree
Both sides of the isle are nuts !
PLEASE !!! Read THE WARNING IN "GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS" about the dangers of political parties.THE MAN WAS 100%correct then and what's going on right now is " PROOF POSITIVE " that is stands true today !!!.
@@ritab-c492exactly right Rita. most people in this country are not MAGA people...thank God for that.
Hard to believe we're still debating voter ID. The VAST number of citizens support voter ID.
It's funny how Ted Cruz got all of you thanking it is about showing ID to vote. Some people don't driver some don't have state ID some don't even have a home. so you make laws hard to get ID in certan areas you close voting places so people have to drive long distance stand in long lines that racist
I'm with Ted Cruz on this one. What has voter ID got to do with racism ???
Their always trying to pull the race card in politics bc that's the only thing they can try and use bc their a bunch of evil fks!
Because minority voters are more likely to not have the proper ID. It doesn't matter why. The data shows they are. Therefore, putting in place a voter ID law to prevent fraud, when there was no meaningful fraud in the prior elections, can easily be motivated by racist intent.
@@shark561 oh yes I can see yr point but the solution is to give them proper IDs before proceeding with voter ID.
@@fantasticfour9778 True. But that is not in the best interests of the Republicans since minorities favor Democratic candidates. So they don't do anything to get IDs.
@@shark561 republican or democrats its their choice. We just want to make certain their vote counts .If u want to vote get proper IDs. Its not abt the parties but abt all Americans getting a fair deal. Thats all.
I’m more concerned why anyone of any party would not want voter I.D.. I feel either party could cheat without voter ID.
Same here!
People can cheat either way! It’s a dumb fight because the systems has checks and balances to ensure the integrity of the election process. 35 States have some form of Voter ID, and 15 States do not. I’d like to know if fraud is more common in the states without ID then with states that have voter ID.
Exactly!
I'm more concerned about people talking about something they don't know. Did you read the plan?
In theory most agree with them like Cruz stated. It's the intent behind them. They narrowly lost elections due to record minority turnout. Minorities have a higher percentage of people with no ID's. They don't need to stop all the minorities. Just enough to win. This law coupled with other provisions makes a sort of death by a thousand little cuts scenario. Shave off a few voters with this law. Shave off a few with that law. Numbers add up and now you've got republicans winning again.
I'm from Texas. Last time I voted it took 5 minutes. This is ridiculous
I'm from Canada. It took me 15 minutes to vote earlier this week. You say that it took you five minutes to vote, yet I read plenty of stories and see lots of news videos that clearly indicate there are many areas of the United States where standing in line for eight to 10 hours in all kinds of weather on election say is the norm. What's that all about? If it was that difficult here, I wouldn't even bother to vote.
And for years millions of other voters in tx have had to wait hours to vote.
Lemme guess. You have a stable residence, money in the bank, and aren’t disabled. So your comment means nothing in the context of the law being discussed.
Lucky you. If you think that gives you an accurate representation and an informed opinion of the election process in the other 253 counties in Texas and 49 states, now that's ridiculous.
If everyone has to show an ID to vote no matter intent it is not discriminatory because everyone has to do it. It only discriminates in that it does not allow illegal persons to vote. Give me a break.
So by "intent," describe to me how voter i.d. becomes racist? Give me one instance. Just one.
Cruz is 100% correct..
About everything? Tell me one thing he is correct about.
@@andywomack3414 just listen to the last few minutes and the points he makes. Most points, if not all, are objectively accurate.
@@andywomack3414 I don't understand where he's wrong. I feel like tribalism has affected most people.
Comrades, that has gotta be a fake profile.
@@genericallyaccepted Yea, after giving it more thought, and as much as I dislike Ted Cruz for his manners and politics, he does make a few good points.
I remember back when the Joker Movie came out I was forced to show an ID because it was rated R. How is voter ID law even being debated?
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debate what? What's the problem
Try to get to any office building without an ID,..
@@sadhu7191 Debate what? Duuuuuu!
Dimocrats want to lie and cheat. So they want mail in voting so your great grandmother who died 50 years ago can vote. So caring ;-)
I'm all for voters ID just like you would show your driver's license you have to show your legal in the u.s. has nothing to do with race.
It's funny how Ted Cruz got all of you thanking it is about showing ID to vote. Some people don't driver some don't have state ID some don't even have a home. so you make laws hard to get ID in certan areas you close voting places so people have to drive long distance stand in long lines that racist
C'mon we need ID to access banks, file our income taxes, board airplanes and just about anything else to prove who we are. We need to keep voter ID for our priviledge to vote as Americans.
As a liberal leaning person, I came here expecting to see Cruz look dumb. That did not happen.
How is voter ID racist? We need more transparency and security in our elections! I live in California and it’s a joke here.
No, he just looked like someone who already had his conclusions drawn without bothering to ask those he was questioning to further elaborate and explain. And when they did he made his own assumptions
For me worst than dumb, because if you can give a solution then the problem will last.
@@Hetridge that makes no sense
@@derricklichtenwalter1389 What makes no sense???
I gave a thumbs up to The Hill for unknowingly getting "red pilled".
"unknowingly".
Apparently according to The Hill, a viral moment is when someone makes a ridiculous claim?
Some great comments below! Like so many others noted i am proud to show my id. I too worked the polls here in Florida and NOT one person complained. They understand and take pride in verifying who they are and their right to vote.
Your missing the point of this debate republicans intentions are to prevent a particular social group from voting for dems
I'm a democrat, low income, raised by low income parents and I support voter ID laws. I am, however, white, make of that what you will.
Color should never matter. It would only matter to racists who try and ferment hate.
Then you are part of the wrong party, the democrat party does not stand for democracy (is the word game they play for the uninformed) the republican party is the one that fights for justice and true personal freedoms. I am an immigrant, a mental health professional and a proud Republican
@@allandario I don't agree with either party currently, the democratic party just happens to align with more of my beliefs. I'm left of center honestly.
@@lisaannp I mentioned it only to note that my life experiences differ from those of many non-white people's and so my opinion may as well.
@@Spero_Hawk I am center right, and I always thought the US was the best country in the world, because we were able to have a civil discussion between the left and the right. Now, I think people are closer to the extremes, which prevents us from talking and learning from each other
Then asking for an ID when buying a pack of cigarettes is racist. I’ll alert my local convenience store. 🥴
Surprised you haven't gotten more likes. Your comment is absolutely the PERFECT rebuttal. It leaves the opposition speechless lol
Purchasing a pack of cigarettes is not a right enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, unlike voting. If a voter ID is needed, it must be freely available, easy to get, and guaranteed for voters. This is to ensure that people who cannot otherwise afford a form of I.D. will have one. Otherwise, it becomes a poll tax if you have to spend money to ensure you can vote. Poll taxes have been outlawed for years because of their implementation in poorer neighborhoods, which are historically populated mostly with minorities. That is not an accident, mind you. Furthermore, Photo I.D., which is a specific form of voter I.D., have been notoriously difficult for people below the poverty line to acquire, which shuts them out of the democratic process and extinguishes their voices. Please consider this. We all should lift each other up, my friend.
@@truenews2980 owning a gun is a right but you need ID to buy.
@@truenews2980 Nearly everyone in this country can easily obtain a free town ID. Perhaps in the most remote areas of the country it may possibly (but not confirmed) be more of a process. Recent polls reflect ~80% of Blacks and Hispanics are in favor of voter ID. Racism is not in any way reflected in the voter ID requirements. If there is a cost associated for a tiny fraction of our population to have an ID, let's federally subsidize it to the municipal level. The cost would be paltry in comparison to the recent irresponsible stimulus packages passed. But under no condition should anyone be allowed to vote without proving who they are, that they are of age and registered to vote. Period. The only way to have legit votes counted without double or triple voting occurring (for EITHER party)
@@truenews2980 it was stated in the video at 2:15 that states that require an ID to vote have a provision that IDs must be provided for free to people who do not have one.
I live in Costa Rica. We are a third world country and we've had a national ID for decades, maybe for over 60 years? The argument that requiring a voter ID is a discriminatory measure is the most ridiculous claim I've ever heard in my life. Actually, "ridiculous" falls short, it is insulting to anyone with average intelligence. It is like demanding mud pies (made of real mud) to be accepted in a gastronomy competition. It is like kicking someone in the groin, repeatedly, while demanding the victim to be grateful.
El Salvador, Honduras, Germany, France, Mexico, Switzerland, Namibia, in all these countries an ID is mandatory in order to vote. I'm pretty sure this is the rule for an overwhelming extension of the world, at least where the voting processes have any credibility.
And yet she has NO qualifying statement to prove her point.
I just want to know:
WHY IS THIS EVEN A QUESTION..
YOU NEED AN ID FOR EVERYTHING..
DON'T NEED ID TO VOTE BUT NEED ID TO GET A FISHING LICENSE.. SMH
you're right this is pure dumb why the democrat don't want it because they ca not cheap next time
@@JohnDoe-do5me The regular ID is not what they are asking for in some situations.
@@queent3343 you need to stop listening to the mainstream media and do your only. because your wrong you have to have a state ID
@@queent3343 bro it takes 2 seconds to know its a state ID and not some brand new mumbo jumbo. And even if it is, that would affect everyone, not just blacks you numbskull.
@@spots8060 Bro, I never said any of that. Not appreciating the numbskull part.
WHy are they allowed to say "racist intent" with no evidence?? How do they know anyone's intent??
Because that's what you do when you know you have no moral or legal ground to stand on.
Because a Federal Court in Texas already proved it's racist. Duh! Get involved read something
@@eddiecarranza9645 No, a liberal judge made that assertion.
Because that is THEIR own intent.
Mail in ballots.
When the chair interrupts a member's time in order to ask another question, the entire system of parliamentary inquiry is ruined. You cannot assign yourself more time and more opportunity to question, simply because you are chair. Either it is a balanced application of law, or it is tyranny. No gray area here tyrants.
Next time you get pulled over by a cop, and the cop asks for your ID, just say you are voting, not operating a motor vehicle…
One has to have an ID to see the doctor or by alcohol in TX. Either a legit driver's license or a State ID. This is not racist it is COMMON SENSE.
They too lazy to go get either 😂 Bet if the job needs ID they whip it out 😂
Common sense on the left is not common…. It’s 100% absent
Sadly common sense on the right is severely lacking. ID has no business in polling places. What’s next? Will I need an ID to enter my own home??
@@m3driver245 you have to be kidding. ID proves who you are and where you live so they know you are voting legally.
@@lynnn.8821 the fact that you said that shows to me you don’t actually know how voting works.
For example, military id is accepted and it does NOT show your address.
The only thing requiring an ID would do is prevent some eligible voters from voting. Just think about, Americans have been voting for 250 years without ID. Are you saying all those past elections are fraudulent??
I'm no fan of Ted Cruz, but he is correct on every point.
This shouldn't be such a rare statement to see but it is lol.
Then you need to ask yourself am i a racist.I mean or Democrat.Just be a free thinker it works better.
Democrats are hypocrites, asking green passports of vaccine to go inside of bars or gyms that is racist and discrimination.
Thank you Sentor Cruz. Your statement is on point.
She like many lack integrity & character when it comes to right & wrong. We truly are living in the last days, because RIGHT IS WRONG & WRONG IS RIGHT IS THE NORM. It has nothing to do with racism. She has a heart issue, which is spiritual, and only the Lord can help her and those that think like she does. I have had enough of FOOLISHNESS. Just venting.. 😩
Amen. "We wrestle not against flesh and blood but against (spiritual) principalities and powers in high places" Apostle Paul.
"I'm not considered hispanic because i'm a republican." sadly accurate.
Do you live in Florida? It's full of Latino (Cuban) Republicans. Somehow they're afraid of "socialism" when they're previous generations fled from "communism." Not sure how an entire group has confused the two.
@@queent3343 Brainwashed?
@@hotrodraina4775 Possibly. It's a puzzle for us in Florida.
I’m a Republican Hispanic and I can confirm this.
@@queent3343 lol. such sleight of hand. to claim that cuba's government is not in the same branch of ideology that socialism is would be ignorant at best and wildly dishonest at worst
So when are congresstheys gonna bring up the fact that Biden is passing laws without congress
Mandates aren't laws, but I get your point. Its also something that every single president has done. Perhaps not on the matter of health, but remember the Trump travel ban? Perfectly lawful.
My grandmother told me they always had to have an ID to vote this keeps election honest and the counts were all done in one day.
@@kittenmeow6487 right! ALL countries EXCEPT the most technologically advanced country on earth, that has a MONTH to vote BEFORE voting day, then DAYS to COUNT those votes! UNBELIEVABLE what we citizens accept! No other country!
Hysterical.... the hill tried to spin this as Cruz getting dunked on but it’s the exact opposite.
Cruz literally lied about what the witnesses said. They never said all voter ID was racist. They said that Voter ID that was racist was bad, which is a much less controversial point. Cruz lied and straw manned, but his constituents eat that up.
Matthew watch the video before commenting. It will reduce your chances of humiliating yourself on Social Media.
@@robertcarlclayton7724 watched it several times. What do they say about assumptions?
@@matthewshroba1511 lol, that's even worse. Logic isn't really important to you?
@@robertcarlclayton7724 logic is literally my job and I’m paid very well for it. So yes it’s important to me.
Yesterday I returned merchandise to Walmart, Lowe's and Home Depot. Guess what?! I had to show my ID at EACH store to return without a receipt!! Are the demoncrats saying that it's racist to require an ID to make returns?! This is beyond RIDICULOUS 🤬🤬🤬 Voter ID is DEFINITELY NEEDED!!
Young people in Texas fueled Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 senatorial bid, and college students overwhelmingly lean middle of the road, liberal or far left. But while Texas’s voter ID law allows residents to use their handgun license to confirm their identity, student IDs have been left off the approved list.
VOTER SUPPRESSION!
"Its racist because it assume black people are as smart as other people and can find the DMV and save 10$ to get an ID!!!" ~ Ms. Franita NotRacist Tolson
WOw, that quote alone is very racist sounding that's for sure!
@@erikcuevas8376 that’s why it’s wrong to think it’s racist…
Joe biden quote " what makes you. Think poor people aren't just as smart as white people. And he called trump racist .
She suggested it’s a racist ID law in Texas bc it discriminates against Hispanics and Latinos when those peoples largely support voter ID laws. I’m from OK and the Latino families I grew up with ALL care about citizenship. Many went through years of hard work and money to get it. Voting means a lot to them and they don’t believe their Latino counterparts who are ~not~ US citizens should be allowed to vote (as if disallowing non-citizens to vote is nefarious; democrats would have you believe it is!). They are completely out of touch with our realities in states nearest to the border.
Sometimes they're "black" and sometimes "brown".
How could anyone chose a life in public service in the USA? I would lose my mind having to listen to banal assertions about everything being racist for hours on end.
I pray for the men and women in office who are there with a genuine intent to serve the citizens of this country. God Bless America 🇺🇸 🙏 🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏🇺🇸🙏
The one who spoke doesn’t qualify
Im a volunteer deputy registrar in Texas and these laws are absolutely voter suppression. Our ridiculous voter registration process is probably worse though.
Voter I'd is discriminating to vote but asking for medical I'd to go into a restaurant isn't
Then why aren't these people complaining that all the other first-world nations require voter ID?!?!
In the US,
-make a bank account
-travel by plane
-go to the DMV
-entering a school through the main office
all those other first world nations have universal health care cards with photo ID. Can the US provide that one?
@@richardmtl In the US, we don't even need a card for universal healthcare. You just have to walk into a hospital to get care.
Do you have a SSN? Do you have a birth certificate? If you answered yes to both, congratulations, you're an American and can get an ID to vote.
Congratulations. You don’t because to vote you just need to be a citizen with a SSN. Illegals cant vote
@@xalpacazeu1332 I think he meant "a birth certificate showing you were born in the USA">
So let me get this straight in some states you need to show a jab card so you can go to a restaurant but showing an ID to vote is wrong ? I’m not a very highly educated person however this makes 0 sense.
We have done this in Florida forever!! When I vote I show my ID and have never had a problem with that
Id is needed period. In canada everyone had id in line everyone first question they ask is id please. Id is needed my vote counted and i accept that. Drivers lisecense and insurance or proof of home address
Yes and we have systems in place to make sure it doesn't disenfranchise those who are eligible to vote. The same cannot be said for a large number of attempted laws in the USA that were written in a way that they have a large and disproportionate effect on certain demographics; so much so that the only reasonable conclusion is that they were written with that effect in mind. This is not a new phenomenon.
It's just common sense, really.
Shoes for wome
But not use of an ID that only few people has like the privilege.
Just like America the Canadians need to stop voting for liberal Marxist candidates in my opinion. Understand what Ronald Reagan said when he stated Marxism and socialism will be ushered in through liberalism! God bless our country's.
The danger is that when you try to fix what isn't broken, the result is often that you end up breaking what you claimed needed fixing.
Hence the saying.."if it ain't broke, don't fix it."!
@@eyesopen5386 And dont' touch it either.
"INSPIRE CHANGE"
Joe Biden Got 81 million votes, 10 million more votes than Obama. No way
@@missymonroe3886 The biggest differential is that Obama has more charisma in his big toe nail than Biden has in his entire body. Charisma charms people on an emotional level.
Well I need more ID to borrow a book than I do to vote!!
Voter ID should be mandatory in every state. You need it to purchase certain products, to drive a vehicle and if it is provided for free to those who can not afford it then there is no reason to not have a law that protects our voting process. Unless... one party wants to cheat.
Identifying your self doesn’t have anything to do with race
Only citizens have the right to vote in this country or any country
ID is a requirement is the law
ID laws have nothing to do with the right to vote. Your ballot is always already verified if you are a citizen. ID laws just require you to have an ID to enter voting stations to cast your (pre-verified) ballot, which is mailed to you. It is incumbent on people wanting to introduce voter ID laws to prove that ID fraud is an actual form of voting fraud, which they haven't and probably isn't.
GREAT job Ted Cruz.
And then everyone stood and clapped.
The Hill ummmmm kinda sucks. Showing ID isn't racist it's common sense.
"None tis greater in America, than the hypocrisy of fools, cowards and usurpers."
They should be hang
@@7snakeheads1 Who?
@@sashafierce515 The usurpers, obviously.
@@sashafierce515 start with big tech and see where the trail goes.
You're right. Ted Cruz and the insurrection that he's helping to push must be stopped. He's just one Republican of hundreds that's destroying our nation.
I have to show an ID when: I go to the doctors, go to the hospital for service or test, to drive my car, to withdraw money from my accounts at the bank, to cash a check, to get on a plane, any time I make a claim on my insurance...is this racist?
Absolutely if you ask Democrats
Don't forget you have to present an ID to buy a gun even though owning a gun is a constitutional right. Apparently the left believes minorities shouldn't be allowed to exercise their second amendment right since they claim voter ID is racist.
No but all those things are required because you need id so they know
Who you are and they can bill
Your insurance if you have it or not!! You need ID to take money out the bank from the Inside also with the cashing check and those things are needed for everyday use.. however your comment doesn’t make and sense when it comes to voting
Why is presenting an ID to buy alcohol not racist but presenting an ID to vote is racist? Some people have no brain cells. We need to study them to find out what’s going on in there.
@@yungheat84 Why do you need an ID to buy a gun? Owning a gun is a constitutional right just like voting. Should nonwhite people be denied their second amendment right? If they can't get an ID to vote how are they supposed to get one to buy a gun?
I went to Ames Express which I have been there many times. I couldn’t find my ID in my wallet and they wouldn’t take me. I couldn’t get medical help because you must have an ID to get help there. When asked why you have to have ID they said to many people were trying to get seen who weren’t the actual person. Stealing services as they called it. So how is this not racist. A white man going to get seen at a medical facility and turned away. Had to figure out where that ID was before they will let me In. So I’m guessing since we supposedly live in this highly racist country that they are going to just love telling people of color you can’t be seen without ID. Does this make sense? Why shouldn’t you have ID to vote?
You need an I.D. to buy spray paint at Wal-Mart
Love when the "game" of control is put in the faces of citizens.
We need more of this questioning of a corrupt agenda.
Do ya? As long as the game is not put in the faces of ALL citizens. Right Sean? Right? Come on now.
A corrupt agenda? Showing ID to vote? Hey you can leave
These witnesses were some of the most ignorant “scholars” that could have been mustered. The fact that one of them wanted to pontificate over the intent of an imaginary person to deem whether something was racist or not was an absolute clown show.
products of uber liberal higher education.
Have yall noticed the clips where he is only getting talked to are most watched. We dont look for the whole story when we see just clips of these. Thank you for posting the full story, not just a clip
Ted shoulda stood up, picked up his mic, and dropped it after this🇺🇸
Why is it racist now? In California when I voted for the first time, 30 years ago, I needed an ID as well
no, you didn't.
Yes I did
I'm going to protest next time I go to the store to buy cigarettes and they ask for I .d. that's it I'm offended 🧐😳🙄
@@aaronking5076 Yes I did, and had to have voter ID as well. I needed both to vote.
I’d cards all same color, we’re just proving that we’re the residents of this country. Isn’t the American passport same color!!!!
@John Griffith Why not. This prevents cheating.
@@debrajohnson382 how
Does it prevents cheating when you can only vote one time ?
@John Griffith This is why ID's are asked for in the first place: to prevent any chance of cheating or fraud. My ballot was stolen a few weeks ago in CA and someone voted criminally for me. This is partly because every voter is automatically sent a ballot unless he/she declines to get one by mail. So, yes, Democrat, voter fraud happens!!
@John Griffith Because centuries ago millions of undocumented people were not in USA let in by the Democrats who have opposed all legislation to prevent illegal entry. You know this John yet continue to use rascism etc as the reason. Majority of minorities support Compulsory photo id cards. ONLY DEMOCRAT leaders oppose it. WHY? John. Aren't they supposed to represent the views of these minorities? And every developed Western Country has had id for years. None claim it stops anyone legally entitled to vote from voting. It does however prevent illegals or others from voting who are not entitled to vote.
@John Griffith Which court sir? There were no court hearings so what evidence did he need to produce?
So should I be able to go to Mexico and not show any ID to vote??
When at the predetermined age of 21, I became old enough to vote I had to show a piece of government issued ID that showed my DOB, picture and signature to compare and confirm that I was eligible to vote. This was before vote by mail when you actually went to a polling place, usually a school lunch room, gym, a church, city or county facility. I didn't view them asking for nor my having to provide that information as racist. If you are eligible to vote because you've registered to vote, you are who you say you are what's the issue with presenting your ID?
Appropriate title: Viral moment witness lies to Ted Cruz's face
How did they lie?
@@len452000 you did not listen to the questions they answered and what they referred to as evidence?
"it depends", "racist intent", it is not facts, it is a feeling, she refers to, and either it is racist or it is not. and if so, then you present the facts. and so on . . . .
these are the same people who think it is perfectly ok if a white child advertises a T-shirt that says "another monkey in the city jungle" but not if a black child is wearing the same one in the same advertising context.
horrible people.
Lyin' Ted is the liar in that video.
@@goldencalf5144 Point out the lie, then 🤡
@@matzstrom3223 It's in his christian name, Lyin'.
Excellent Ted..just outstanding.
Ted, you are trying too hard. These Professors know what they are talking about.
@@favourbridgette1939 the Democratic ones don’t
Excellent, Ted came back from Cancun to do some work in Washington DC. He's just outstanding.
What was excellent about that? He was rude and only gave his opinion.
@@Burgermonster
Ted Crux, another mustard seed brain NUTCASE……just wants to be noticed with irrelevant questions that he asks. Pathetic.
Senator: so me showing my ID to make sure I am who I say I am when I vote is racist
Democrat: yes
Senator: how?
Democrat: YES
Lol I love how she brought up Hispanics, Democrats are so hilarious! Have you ever seen a more ridiculous show than when Democrats debate??? Just say Trump trump and move on.
You need an I.D for many basic transactions, must be mandatory in order to vote.
Re watch the video so you can better understand what’s being said. I think you’re having a difficult time comprehending what’s actually happening.
@@nealschloegel4096 and how does my comment skew from what the video is about, fathead in every crowd
@@nealschloegel4096 who will they know its you and if you voted?
@@nealschloegel4096 Mandatory ID to obtain welfare and government assistance of any kind, open a bank account, buy a house, rent an apartment, get a loan, enroll in school/college, get phone or electric service, obtain insurance of any kind, buy a firearm, stay in a hotel, fly, get vaccinated, go to emergency room or urgent care, be admitted to hospital, have an operation, see a dentist, receive a refund, buy a car, rent a car and VOTE. Voter ID protects election integrity. So does HONESTY.
@@josephdockemeyer6782 The ID isn't the only form of identification used in America. Unimformed People, focused on ID laws but nothing else in those voting restrictions in republican states. Ignorant Ted Cruz
I live in Mexico. People here cannot comprehend how the US does not require a voter ID card. They are required here.
And everywhere, the sane countries. America is burning.
We have voter ID cards. They are asking people to pay for an ID to prove that you are who you say you are in order to get a voter ID. This is an unnecessary step and should not require people to pay for an ID because voter ID fraud is not an issue.
@@chantellhill5820 Seriously? You don’t think voter fraud is an issue in the U.S.? LOL. And, no, we do not have voter ID cards in the U.S. Here in Mexico the voter ID cards are the most secure form of identification available. There are things my wife (Mexican) can only do with her voter ID card; they won’t accept her regular drivers license, her commercial drivers license or her passport.
@@CanyonsCrags considering a number of people are currently being sued for millions of dollars for telling lies about voter fraud and mass voter fraud has yet to be proven, no voter fraud is not an issue. If it is please enlighten me. We do have voter ID in the US. It may not have a picture but it is still ID.
@@chantellhill5820 Anyone can sue anyone for anything. Pending lawsuits prove nothing. An ID without a photo? Hmmmm. I am in Mexico with a temporary residency visa (green card). It was issued by the Mexican government and has a photo. If I show up at any polling place in Mexico wanting to vote I can prove who I am, but they will laugh at me. The voter ID cards here are very secure and meant to prove that voters are actual citizens of Mexico and authorized to vote. They are not refusing to let me vote because I am white (that would be racist). They refuse to let me vote because I am not a Mexican citizen (that is common sense, not racist).
I will let you have the last word.
Voter ID needs to be in Every State!!
That lady at the beginning thought she could out-lawyer Cruz.
She did
As a naturalized American Citizen, being able to vote in an election was one of my proudest moments. I more than happy to provide an ID every time I vote because thats how I know that my vote matters and the voting process is safe.
Amen bro me too i came here Legally in 1962 and yes i am Now a Naturalized American Citizen :) ID needs to be LAW !
If you followed the recent paranoid fiasco, you'd realize that the losing and creating of ballots wouldn't have been prevented by any form of ID. The ID doesn't make the election any more secure, it just makes it more complex. JSU!
@@userhome3601 Note true. If you need to swear to having ID AND provide the number of your license/ID on your mail-in ballot and/or your absentee ballot, it would deter many from voting illegally. As for in-person voting, having to provide ID is a no brainer. As for 2020's election, part of the problem was that THEY ENDED SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS OR LESSENED THE THRESHOLD OF A POSITIVE MATCH WITH SIGNATURES. Many states, with a push from Zuckerberg's bunch of voting/ballot "helpers", went with a standard of only 20 to 30% of the signature having to match.
With open south border, the voter identification should be a requirement for the integrity of the elections.
Driver's lic for driving.
Voter id i.e. driv lic, ss id, etc. for voting. Simple as that.
Agree, and a voter ID like I had to have when I voted in California.
Caaaaaaaancuuun Cruuuuuuz!
and Heidi.
(Ted actually looks a lot like the emu in those commercials)
ID is required by IRS to file taxes
ID is required to serve in US Military
ID is required to serve in the US Government 😳
So, does this make the IRS and the US GOVERNMENT racist?😳
I feel like if voter I'd law is prejudice then alchohol and tobacco is a prejudice law as well
Down with your voting system Cruz. You don't like it because your party may not have much future?
Uh you have to have IDs for almost everything in life…….driving,buy alcohol,cigarettes
Requiring a legal form of ID is racist? How? How is having an ID racist? Is needing an ID to buy cigarettes racist?
If you are old enough to vote, drive a car, you know you should have a ID.
Way to know your debate Ted!
Intent of a law doesn’t matter to you either?
Thank you Senator Ted Cruz for standing up for WE
Does this create an issue with mail in voting? My understanding is there's arguments to eliminate this by requiring the photo ID. The GOP purged voters for the 2016 elections is my understanding.
EVERY VOTER MUST BE POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED.
How ridiculous. I have to show my ID every time I vote. How else do you ensure that people don't vote more than once? Where is the logic?
These witnesses, are absurd, ridiculous, a joke.
by their standard opening a bank acc or applying for various licenses/permits is ''racist''
So is showing an ID to drive a car racially discriminatory, is showing an ID to buy cigarettes or alcohol also racially discrimanatory.