wrote:
> 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!
>


Since it appears they prefer not to vote - moot answer.