re: List of things black people can’t do because they lack ID’s.

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AggieHank do you actually believe that 25% of AAs don’t have an ID?

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As an aside, the Horn is correct about the 33% figure. I am willing to assume that you simply made an error, rather than making a major (and insulting) affirmative misrepresentation.

With that caveat, that figure does seem counterintuitively-high.

I suspect that this is a comparison or apples and oranges, in that SNAP requires the individual to have had SOME form of identification to originally qualify and that such identification is something less than a current, valid photo ID issued by. governmental entity. But I’ve not researched the question in any depth. VERY quick search reveals the following:

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Q. Can states require a photo ID on the electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards used by individuals who receive food stamps?

A: Under federal law, states can require that EBT cards for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) include photos of the beneficiaries or that customers show photo ID to use the cards. Massachusetts is the only state that currently has such a law. LINK

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In other words, once you GET the card, you do not need an ID to USE the card, except in one small state.

In Texas, it would appear that one can initially-qualify with a host of different means of identification, many of which do not include a photo. Examples seem to include birth certificate and pay stub.