Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that residents essentially cannot leave their homes in the district unless they do so with three things in their possession.
“Remember that starting Saturday you will need these three things before heading out,” the Democrat posted Tuesday in a message on Twitter.
Those things were listed as:
1. Proof of Vaccination (12 years +)
2. Proof of Vaccination and Photo ID (18 years +)
3. Mask
Remember that starting Saturday you will need these three things before heading out:
1. Proof of Vaccination (12 years +)
2. Proof of Vaccination and Photo ID (18 years +)
3. MaskFor more information visit https://t.co/1guYaUWd08. pic.twitter.com/0s6Aspnu2x
— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) January 11, 2022
Reactions poured in on how authoritarian measures are now dictating how people living in an American city are essentially being locked in their homes unless they comply.
But many others noticed another interesting factor – suddenly Democrats and the left think photo identification is a good thing.
Weird, I do recall hearing that it was racist to require ID for things.
— Daigotsu Elenti (@ScarletElenti) January 11, 2022
Back in 2016, a U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned voter ID legislation in Texas, claiming it violated the Voting Rights Act.
At the time, the court found “that the poor are less likely to avail themselves of services that require ID, such as obtaining credit and other financial services. They are also less likely to own vehicles and are therefore more likely to rely on public transportation. As a result, the poor are less likely to have a driver’s license and face greater obstacles in obtaining photo identification.”
This narrative has been echoed by the left in every attempt to shut down requirements for identification in voting.
But Twitter users were quick to point out how Bowser’s latest requirement in Washington, D.C. seems to contradict this long-running narrative.
Since you’re okay with showing a photo ID to get into a restaurant, you support IDs for voting, right?
— Beth Baumann (@eb454) January 11, 2022
You’ll need an ID to go inside a McDonald’s in DC, but not to vote…
Beyond parody.
— Tea Party Patriots (@TPPatriots) January 11, 2022
Wait. Requiring ID is racist
— ⚡️Erick Brockway⚡️ (@erickbrockway) January 11, 2022
IDs are racist… Did you not get the memo?
— 🍹Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock (@kimmie_c_) January 11, 2022
What if my destination is a voting booth? I’m told any kind of proof of identification is oppressive in those areas.
— It’s Seanny boop/bop/beep (@seanny_its) January 11, 2022
Drunk on power. I’m glad I don’t live there.
— DavidAllen (@Raider4life8) January 11, 2022
I need a mask to walk out of my door?
— Hank Thomas (@HankThomasDC) January 11, 2022
What do I do if I’m one of the repressed, urban folk that can’t get an ID? Ya know, like for voting and stuff? Is that ok?
— Eve Brady (@averagemartha) January 11, 2022
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