I watched Al Sharpton's show on MSNBC last night with considerable interest because I am blind, have just moved, and my passport has expired and my Social Security Card has gone to Valhalla along with my 1966 Beatles lunch box. In order for me to get a NY State non-driver ID card I must have my social security card and a valid picture ID. Since my expired passport is no good, and since the federal building where I must go to get a new social security card is not within walking distance you can imagine the boot camp logistics I will have to go through to get both the social security card and the state non-driver ID. This will take other people who can drive me, and of course, it will take time away from my work. It could conceivably take at least two days to do this. I am a blind person who has allowed his identity materials to become outdated, a mistake to be sure, but a mistake that millions of Americans must also have collectively made. If you're not a driver, if you're not mobile, if you're challenged by the nature of your circumstances in these United States, then guess what? You're not going to vote in the next election. I will get this straightened out, but it's a steep path that's been created by racist and ableist forces. The messae is clear: your kind should just stay home. And we will make it next to impossible for you to clear the bureaucratic red tape so you will just want to stay home. There, there. Be a good cripple. Watch some more "I Love Lucy" kiddo. Thanks Rev. Sharpton for spotlighting the subborning of voter rights.
Planet of the Blind 
Expired passport and no SS card? I will pray for you. Have you considered application for Finnish citizenship? This might be the easier option; get their passport, then show it to NY for ID. In California, if a person lets passport expire and loses SS card, the person swims far, far out into the ocean until their arms get very tired and the poor soul sinks to the bottom of the deep, blue sea. I can’t tell you how many friends I’ve lost this way.
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