I see you don ' t understand how food stamps work . You do not need a photo id f o o d n u t r i t i o n p r o g r a m s s n a p f o o d s t a m p s h o m e l e s s p e r s o n s r i g h t s u n d e r t h e snapsnapfoodstampprogramI also know you probably don ' t know how voter ids work , do you ? The only place you can get them was at the DMV with long lines . And these laws were introduced in NC only after the voting rights acts was gutted . The claim was that these were needed to fight voting fraud , despite the fact that study after study concluded voter fraud is almost nonexistant . In fact , the only 2 instances of fraud I ' m aware of this election cycle were caused by Trump supporters . Most minorities have an extreme distrust of the government , so they will not apply for an id . Those that want to will have a hard time finding the requisite documentation or getting time off from work . However it ' s not just the voter id , they also closed down polling places , so now you ' re forcing people to travel long distances in addition to getting an ID they have never needed before . Look , you want to prove something here ? You won ' t . There are documented instances of members of the GOP openly admitting to voter suppression . This is not some wild left claim , this is a calculated move to further dienfranchise a growing segment of the population which does not typically support to GOP . From a democratic sense this is pure evil , using the law to deny a person ' s vote . The GOP is relying on this rather than change their message .