On Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 12:29:02 PM UTC-8, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/10/2015 3:18 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 10:56:52 -0700, Embudo > wrote:
> >
> >> Most states will issue them for those who do not or can not drive.
> >
> > You don't get one if you can't drive. To drive well enough to pass
> > the driving portion of the test (try parallel parking on the first
> > pass if you've never done it before, try figuring out a maze of
> > traffic signs instructing vehicles if you usually take the bus). To
> > pass the test, you need behind the wheel experience and you won't get
> > experience if you don't have a car.
> >
>
> Huh?
>
> You can get a state photo ID easily in most states. Same procedure at
> getting a driving license, minus the driving and testing. Just show up
> with the required documents.
>
> Here is what our state requires
> http://www.ct.gov/dmv/cwp/view.asp?a=805&q=490078

"Easily"?
My mother-in-law couldn't do it, not with the papers she still has
in her possession. She's 97, never needed a drivers licence, and
hasn't worked for decades.
She's been a registered voter since Wendell Wilkie was on the
ballot. Why the hell would she need something extra now?

And none of my grandmother's family have birth certificates. They
were optional, and my great-grandparents didn't see the point.
Imagine having to prove you exist!