The voter suppression efforts just make me absolutely sick.

they don't want the people doing the picking....oh no, that would be, shutter, democratic.

not idiots. If they want to vote, FFS, they can figure out how to get and show an goshdarned ID. Please...again, stop with the victim female-good male-bad programmed shit.

They have little time to get these documents, once they figure out what they need, and little money to pay for the forms, original copies, etc. And then little time to get it all together and go visit the appropriate office (during office hours) to get it all approved.

Many of us don't really understand how limited time is, especially during office hours, for people who are in jobs where they can't just "take time off" for these types of things. Oh, and they often can't even make phone calls while they're "on the clock" to find out the information they need.

Since "Voter Fraud" is almost non-existent, these requirements aren't trying to solve that problem. They have another purpose which is to disenfranchise targeted groups of people.

knowing about that first hand, it does not preclude getting important things done during working hours. There are lunch hours...I spent those getting business done. Few places don't have pay phones and it is law to provide lunch and breaks. I got my out-of-state birth certificate in the mail. If you had a marriage or divorce and lost the paperwork, it's a trip to the County Recorder's office and I'm pretty sure anyone can get those for you...unfortunately...unless they are sealed. If you're a naturalized citizen, your papers are precious. It's not like you have to do it every year. And this category includes men, as well.

Everything is a hassle...doctor's appointments, children's emergencies or illness, personal emergencies...when you're poor or language-challenged or overworked, agreed. But most Health and Human Services offices have someone to help, often in various languages.

I'd prefer to just say that everyone living and/or working in the US should have a driver's license or a state photo ID, especially women. It's hard to get to a poll if you don't drive. You can't get a bank account, a check cashed or take money out of the bank without it.

If nothing else these laws will empower women (and men) to help take charge of their lives, unless they are here illegally in which case voting disenfranchisement is not the issue, and that's another subject.

They should keep the name they were born with. When I married in 1977 it was an uphill battle to NOT change my name - I had hassles with the IRS and the Social Security Administration. Both agencies assumed that I had taken my husband's name. It took four years before they finally quit making that assumption.

Now I am very, very glad I went through that.

On one level I am kidding. On another, I would recommend that no young woman change her name, ever. KEEP YOUR NAME!