Liberals, about this odd fight against having to show an ID to vote.... (heroin, polls)

[SyraBrian]

I don't recall 19th century folks lugging portraits of themselves to the voting booth and life got along quite well.

[thefragile]

Originally Posted by JerseyGirl415

I have to show ID to buy cough medicine or Advil cold and sinus but it's not mandatory to show ID to vote? Yes, I see a problem with this.

Some people like to say this yet I have never, not once, ever had to show an ID to purchase cold medication or even my own prescription medication.

[Moth]

Originally Posted by SyraBrian

I don't recall 19th century folks lugging portraits of themselves to the voting booth and life got along quite well.

LOL! Yea women were banned from voting and blacks were subject to bogus "tests" at the polls.

Nice comparison.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by SyraBrian

I don't recall 19th century folks lugging portraits of themselves to the voting booth and life got along quite well.

They had them laying flat in the back of their wagons

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by thefragile

Some people like to say this yet I have never, not once, ever had to show an ID to purchase cold medication or even my own prescription medication.

Store policies vary as well as state laws. It has to do with meth manufacturing.

Where I am some over the counter drugs are in the pharmacy now and I have to show ID to buy them.
Benadryl is one of them.

[Moth]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Store policies vary as well as state laws. It has to do with meth manufacturing.

Where I am some over the counter drugs are in the pharmacy now and I have to show ID to buy them.
Benadryl is one of them.

I got carded when buying some Sudafed in Portland, OR.

In Maryland, you have to show ID to buy cans of compressed air for computer cleaning.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Store policies vary as well as state laws. It has to do with meth manufacturing.

Where I am some over the counter drugs are in the pharmacy now and I have to show ID to buy them.
Benadryl is one of them.

Yep. That SHOULD be true, nationwide. The amount of pseudoephedrine (common cold/flu OTC med ingredient) that an individual can purchase each month is limited and individuals are required to present photo identification to purchase products containing pseudoephedrine. In addition, stores are required to keep personal information about purchasers for at least two years.

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/InformationbyDrugClass/ucm072423.htm

There was no hue and cry whatsoever over the poor and minorities not being able to buy OTC cold/flu meds.

[Cliftonpdx]

Originally Posted by InformedConsent

Yep. That SHOULD be true, nationwide. The amount of pseudoephedrine (common cold/flu OTC med ingredient) that an individual can purchase each month is limited and individuals are required to present photo identification to purchase products containing pseudoephedrine. In addition, stores are required to keep personal information about purchasers for at least two years.

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/InformationbyDrugClass/ucm072423.htm

There was no hue and cry whatsoever over the poor and minorities not being able to buy OTC cold/flu meds.

You can thank the growing meth industry for that.....which is a real problem, unlike in person voter fraud.

[JerseyGirl415]

Originally Posted by thefragile

Some people like to say this yet I have never, not once, ever had to show an ID to purchase cold medication or even my own prescription medication.

"Some people like to say this"... yes I assume they are ones who have experienced it. Just because YOU haven't doesn't mean it's not a thing elsewhere. No one who says this is making it up. Each time I buy certain cold medicines, I need to show ID AND sign.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by Cliftonpdx

You can thank the growing meth industry for that.....which is a real problem, unlike in person voter fraud.

So... why is showing a photo ID to buy cold/flu meds not a problem for the poor and minorities?