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post 1572617021 02-01-2019, 04:52 AM
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Why would it need to be a national holiday? Aren't workplaces already required by law to let people go out to vote at some point during their work day if there is no reasonable way the person could work around it off of work? Also,what about just sending in absentee ballots if you don't like showing up to the polls on election day? Seems like just another excuse for people to get out of work for the day entirely, if you ask me.
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Private companies don't have to abide by federal holidays. Just because you have a federal holiday for voting, doesn't mean the turnout will be higher. Theoretically maybe a little higher if all these people vote, but I don't think there will be much change.
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post 1572619891 02-01-2019, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
it's too dangerous.
Imagine all the broward county votes debbie would be finding in her email at the last minute though
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Originally Posted By Trapstar4.4⏩
that can only be done via blockchain technology. we are a long way off from that, but it will happen in our life times

either way im all for it. our society works hard af, at least when compared to euro fckers. i'll gladly take the day
Fair point and I'm glad you mentioned block chain.

I should be able to vote get an ID (receipt) that I voted and log into a website to verify that my vote was tallied correctly etc.
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post 1572622871 02-01-2019, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted By sandaltan⏩
lol @ you determining who's qualified to vote and who isnt. everyone should vote, age 18+

the higher the voter turnout, the better our democracy functions.

republicans love their voter suppression and gerrymandering to rig the elections (and now they're full into blown foreign collusion) because they know their views are wildly unpopular with the nation as a whole.
Including felons?
post 1572624311 02-01-2019, 07:41 AM
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Originally Posted By Dave22reborn⏩
Including felons?
Liberals want as many people with underdeveloped brains and/or poor decision making skills voting as possible
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Originally Posted By Stizzel⏩
Liberals want as many people with underdeveloped brains and/or poor decision making skills voting as possible
Well, they do want to lower the age of voting to 16...
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Originally Posted By Dave22reborn⏩
Including felons?
Depends on the felony.

Felony possession of the devils lettuce = loss of voter privileges for life

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Originally Posted By Dave22reborn⏩
Including felons?
for all the slippery-slope bullsht you spew about government gun grabs it's ironic how quick you are to let that same power slowly chip away at who can decide who gets to run the country.
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Odd that OP is taking the angle of nefarious motives by the R's as they would actually stand to gain the most from a national holiday for voting.
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post 1572625041 02-01-2019, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted By Tamorlane⏩
for all the slippery-slope bullsht you spew about government gun grabs it's ironic how quick you are to let that same power slowly chip away at who can decide who gets to run the country.
So you want rapists to run the country?
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Originally Posted By BFast55⏩
Odd that OP is taking the angle of nefarious motives by the R's as they would actually stand to gain the most from a national holiday for voting.
no they won't, and that's why McTurtle and the GOP will do everything within their power from preventing it from happening.
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Originally Posted By BFast55⏩
So you want rapists to run the country?
1) hyperbole
2) allowing a group to vote != them running the country by themselves
3) chipping away at who can and cannot vote is common practice in corrupt governments, until only the people who side with those in power get to vote

It's typical to see those of the left to support voting for the most amount of people possible (democrats) and it's typical to see those on the right be okay with suppression so long as they are the ones withholding the power (republicans).

Let's not forget the real reason the GOP want to suppress votes:
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-a...nsus-projects/

Hence Lindsey Graham breaking down into tears when they almost couldn't shove through Kavanaugh to rig the Supreme Court in their favor.
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National holiday is stupid.

Open polls for 72 hours, 3 days in a row. Problem solved.
post 1572625971 02-01-2019, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted By JoshSP1985⏩
Fair point and I'm glad you mentioned block chain.

I should be able to vote get an ID (receipt) that I voted and log into a website to verify that my vote was tallied correctly etc.
The problem with a chain of custody for a vote (traceability), is that people worry their vote could then be held against them.

Whether that's a legitimate complaint or not would be a long debate.

That said, it's also why when people say, "Voter fraud doesn't happen" it's complete BS. Because thereis no traceability. 10 minutes after I leave the polling station, there's absolutely no way for me to know if my vote was thrown in the trash and another replaced it.
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In Canada employers have to give you time to vote. You don't get the day off but you can leave work to vote. We have early voting as well.

You have to show you id to vote. It can be a provincial id or a drivers license but you need it to vote. Who the hell doesnt have id's?
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Originally Posted By ThePD⏩
Who the hell doesnt have id's?
illegal immigrants
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Originally Posted By JimFromRaleigh1⏩
National holiday is stupid.

Open polls for 72 hours, 3 days in a row. Problem solved.
can't, too much time for polls to be compromised
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Originally Posted By Cleveland33⏩
can't, too much time for polls to be compromised
What do you mean?
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Originally Posted By ThePD⏩
In Canada employers have to give you time to vote. You don't get the day off but you can leave work to vote. We have early voting as well.

You have to show you id to vote. It can be a provincial id or a drivers license but you need it to vote. Who the hell doesnt have id's?
Most states require employers to do the same here
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Originally Posted By Tamorlane⏩
no they won't, and that's why McTurtle and the GOP will do everything within their power from preventing it from happening.
Naw, brosephus. You are looking at this the wrong way. ******* Mitch has welfare recipient's best interests at heart. One less day in which GOP voters don't go to work is one less day where their income would go to pay for welfare for Democrat voters. You should be thanking him. As usual you didn't think the situation through before forming an opinion. GOP Man Bad is all the consideration you needed.
Originally Posted By Tamorlane⏩
1) hyperbole
2) allowing a group to vote != them running the country by themselves
3) chipping away at who can and cannot vote is common practice in corrupt governments, until only the people who side with those in power get to vote

It's typical to see those of the left to support voting for the most amount of people possible (democrats) and it's typical to see those on the right be okay with suppression so long as they are the ones withholding the power (republicans).
Calm down, bruh. Most felons are democrats so it is completely understandable why leftists are so adamant to let them vote. My purpose was simply to make sure you are aware that rapists would also be included in that (also child molesters, murderers, drug traffickers, sex traffickers, etc.).
Let's not forget the real reason the GOP want to suppress votes:
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-a...nsus-projects/
Interesting post. You seem to think that skin color is a limiting factor when it comes to ideas and beliefs that people poses. Neat.
Hence Lindsey Graham breaking down into tears when they almost couldn't shove through Kavanaugh to rig the Supreme Court in their favor.
Of course a triggered liberal worth zher salt would be remiss if zhe didn't mention Kavanaugh at least once.
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Originally Posted By Tamorlane⏩
for all the slippery-slope bullsht you spew about government gun grabs it's ironic how quick you are to let that same power slowly chip away at who can decide who gets to run the country.
Please lady, you support big government, while claiming to be a libertarian.
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Originally Posted By Tamorlane⏩
illegal immigrants
Let me guess, they should be allowed to vote as well, right Tammy? Along with felons, and the mentally ill...
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Originally Posted By HoganIsGOAT⏩
Yes, which is why voting should be allowed on multiple days and not one.
If only there was a way to do like an absentee balot or something. That would solve everything.
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Early voting and mail-in voting in the USA IS A THING. Everyone knows this, right?
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Originally Posted By AriGhold⏩
Voter suppression is the number 1 tactic used by republicans to maintain power. No democracy should want to reduce the number of legal votes cast in an election.
nor would they refuse border security and install sanctuary cities just so they can shuttle around illegals to vote for them. Voter suppression, fuking lol. Election day not being a federal holliday isnt suppressing a single vote. Not only do people actually fet off work with plenty of time to still vote, they can still cast early ballots if they somehow actually work the entire day.

go ahead and make it a holliday, idgaf, but also require ID. fair is fair. and yes, every legal citizen is fully capable of getting an ID. if they are physically capable of voting then they are also capable of acquiring id.
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