# 5 Things That Are Harder Than Registering To Vote, Featuring President Obama **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 27, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548 "2016-06-27T19:08:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/1 "2016-06-27T19:08:59Z")
[A PSA on registering to vote.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eE7Da_6AMM) Even those of you who don’t agree with the man have to admit he has style. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/2 "2016-06-27T19:14:20Z")
Well, that proves it. Obama is a superhero. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/3 "2016-06-27T20:01:31Z")
That’s not a real dog! He _lied_ to the American people! Though it is, perhaps, too early to talk impeachment… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/4 "2016-06-27T20:36:21Z")
That totally fucking rocked! ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/5 "2016-06-27T20:38:15Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > [A PSA on registering to vote.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eE7Da_6AMM) > > Even those of you who don’t agree with the man have to admit he has style. I like that. And he is very good at this stuff. And since it is so easy, we can move ahead with voter ID laws. Excellent! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/6 "2016-06-27T20:41:21Z")
I agree that Obama excels at these sort of things. But I’m sure he does not intend this to imply that voter ID laws are less of an evil than they truly are. The purpose of those laws is to suppress Democratic voting, we must never forget that. ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/7 "2016-06-27T20:43:28Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > I agree that Obama excels at these sort of things. But I’m sure he does not intend this to imply that voter ID laws are less of an evil than they truly are. The purpose of those laws is to suppress Democratic voting, we must never forget that. While that might be there reasons for some, it is not the sole reason. We must never forget that, too. But if it is so easy, what’s the pushback? Democrat voters can’t be expected to do something easier than un tangled a headphone cord. I guess I can see that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/8 "2016-06-27T21:01:53Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > I like that. And he is very good at this stuff. > > And since it is so easy, we can move ahead with voter ID laws. Excellent! > [@magellan01](#): > > While that might be there reasons for some, it is not the sole reason. We must never forget that, too. > > But if it is so easy, what’s the pushback? Democrat voters can’t be expected to do something easier than un tangled a headphone cord. I guess I can see that. 😃 Ya know, this was a nice light-hearted thread about a non-partisan action that the POTUS took… until you showed up and posted. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/9 "2016-06-27T21:04:03Z")
NOOOOOOoooooo… Summer dies … NOOOOOOOOooooooooo… Guess I’ll save money now that I don’t need cable. THANKS OBAMA !!! ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/10 "2016-06-27T21:23:16Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > I like that. And he is very good at this stuff. > > And since it is so easy, we can move ahead with voter ID laws. Excellent! I’ll take non-sequitur for $1,000, Alex. Registering to vote is also easier than getting a photo ID. So, I guess Obama should have had 6 things instead of 5. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/11 "2016-06-27T21:27:46Z")
> [@RitterSport](#): > > I’ll take non-sequitur for $1,000, Alex. > > Registering to vote is also easier than getting a photo ID. So, I guess Obama should have had 6 things instead of 5. I registered to vote on the same form I used to get the photo ID … ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/12 "2016-06-27T21:31:36Z")
> [@watchwolf49](#): > > I registered to vote on the same form I used to get the photo ID … I know! All you needed was a bunch of forms and historical IDs, birth certificates, money, etc., to get the photo ID. And then, check a box to register to vote, or something just as easy, right? I’m honestly not sure what your point was. Registering to vote is easy. Getting photo ID can be easy or difficult depending on your circumstances. How does that contradict what I said? ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/13 "2016-06-28T12:30:40Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > I like that. And he is very good at this stuff. > > And since it is so easy, we can move ahead with voter ID laws. Excellent! Yep, coolest President ever, by far, no question about that. And despite that, he’s brought dignity back to the office after the last two basically peed on the Presidential seal, figuratively speaking. Apparently Americans hate Presidents that are dignified, thus the choices we have now. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/14 "2016-06-28T16:15:14Z")
> [@magellan01](#): > > And since it is so easy, we can move ahead with voter ID laws. Excellent! Some of us see easy voter registration as a goal we’ve achieved not a problem that needs to be fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/15 "2016-06-28T16:28:29Z")
Maybe its been a while since I saw a closeup of Obama, but myu first thought upon seeing this was man has he aged in the last 7 years. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/16 "2016-06-28T16:31:15Z")
I’m gonna miss this crazy cat when he’s gone ☹ ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/17 "2016-06-28T16:37:42Z")
Probably worn down by Michele’s unrelenting sexual demands! Trying to fell sorry for him, but it ain’t easy. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/18 "2016-06-28T16:39:49Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Some of us see easy voter registration as a goal we’ve achieved not a problem that needs to be fixed. It should be easy but with proper verification. Applying should be easy. Verification of eligibility should be strict. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/19 "2016-06-28T16:39:52Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Maybe its been a while since I saw a closeup of Obama, but myu first thought upon seeing this was man has he aged in the last 7 years. Obama and I are the same age. Let’s agree that his job is more stressful than mine. Has he aged noticeably since 2008? Definitely, but so have I. He and I are simply at an age when the hair grays or thins, when wrinkles show up, when waistbands expand. He and I would still be showing our age if we switched jobs. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-things-that-are-harder-than-registering-to-vote-featuring-president-obama/758548/20 "2016-06-28T16:41:22Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Maybe its been a while since I saw a closeup of Obama, but myu first thought upon seeing this was man has he aged in the last 7 years. And thank God he has. The alternative is being dead.