Marc Elias
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622 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 7 Jul
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So it's gotten very much tied up in a lot of misinformation by the right wing, and I would love to put an end to that.
Right.
And so people understand there are only five states in this country that a real ID can prove citizenship.
In 45 states in this country, a Real ID does not prove citizenship.
So when Republicans say it's not a problem because just have a Real ID driver's license, unless you are in one of the five states that borders Canada.
Jesse, I have no idea why.
There's probably a fascinating backstory why it is the five states that border Canada.
have this allowance to prove citizenship.
But understand that if you're in Alabama or Mississippi or Florida or Texas, your real ID does not prove that you are a citizen.
It may prove that you're a legal, that you're legally in the country.
But if you're a visa holder, you can get a real ID in most states.
And so, you know, this is really just a lot of shell game in order to disenfranchise voters.
Because to your point, Jesse, like, look, I...
I was born in New York City.
My wife was born in Ithaca.
You know, we did a little bit of experiment and we're like, okay, what would it take to get a, you know, a original or a certified copy, you know, like of a birth certificate?
And I'm not here to hate on the state of New York.
I mean, I love, you know, I still love New York, but like the vital records offices, which you probably know from having kids, like these are not fast moving organizations.
The
It's not like you go to a website and you put in a credit card number and out comes a document.
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