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This is an attempt at getting the video in the post....Notice how the CIA promulgates disinformation to the media to start and maintain wars. 90% truth provided to interject the 10% of lies they want the public to consume. Snowden posted this interview
From the article:
Really don't know anything about cheating. I voted around 7:15 this morning. Walked in, said a few hellos to some poll workers, gave the check-in lady my voter registration card, she looked up my info - did her thing and the woman next to her had me sign in electronically and handed me the voter form. I walked to an empty table, filled it out, walked over to an empty machine, put the slip in the machine. Once it went through I split the scene. A poll worker offered me a breakfast bar on my way out. Took it, thanked her and told her to "have a good day."From the article:
advocates who say rejecting ballots over what amounts to a mistake threatens to potentially disenfranchise thousands of legal voters.
Or it could prevent thousands of illegal votes from being counted.
....and are the "advocates" mentioned, those in favor of no id voting and universal mail in ballots? Ie: things that make cheating easier?
So no id required? If not, how can they truly know for sure that you were who you said you were? No voter reg cards I've ever seen have a photo on them, and sigs can be forged.gave the check-in lady my voter registration card, she looked up my info - did her thing and the woman next to her had me sign in electronically and handed me the voter form
....shouldn't be allowed and absentee ballots should require a valid excuse as to why an in person vote is not possible.mail-in ballots.
The day is young. LolReally haven't heard anything about cheating yet.
Yes.Did you vote yet Joe?
So no id required? If not, how can they truly know for sure that you were who you said you were? No voter reg cards I've ever seen have a photo on them, and sigs can be forged.
There are seniors who can't get around too good. People with medical conditions that don't allow them leave their homes. People without wheels. Gee Joe..............have a heart man.Everyone should have to show up in person, as there is no easy way to verify that the person filling out a mail in ballot is the actual person named on the ballot.
Let's see what happens once the results start coming in later on tonight. I do expect certain candidates to start screeching about stolen elections once they realize they are on their way to the trash bin of election history.The day is young. Lol
Yes.
I agree everything with many of your thoughts. Mainly at odds with the “get rid of the Electoral College” opinion that is often heard these days. I think the EC was a apex of brilliance in the midst of the rest of the brilliance demonstrated by the Founders. Serves as a big check on Blue Dot population centers, with their own culture and associated beliefs, riding roughshod over the bulk of the Country. Thank you, Founders.Just me thinking out loud about changes I'd like to see when it comes to elections.
General
- Get rid of the electoral college and go with a popular vote.
- No more than two four-year terms across the board (federal, state & local.
- No one over 74 can hold office and no one over 70 allowed to run - across the board.
Pre-qualifications for candidates
- Must provide income tax returns for the past 8 years. No exceptions. These will be made public. No ticket - no laundry.
- Must take and pass both an American History and a Civics test. No exceptions. Results to be made public. Don't pass - you can't run.
- Must take and pass both a physical health exam and a mental health evaluation. Results will be made public. Don't make the grade, it's bye bye.
- No more than 1 bankruptcy.
- No connections with any radical organizations ( religious, political, etc.)
- For federal positions, candidates cannot own a business in a foreign country, nor have any business interests in a foreign country.
- For federal positions, no candidate can own a business that does business with the US Government, nor can they have any business interests in the same.
- No one who has ever made unproven claims of fake, stolen elections allowed to run for any office anywhere in the US.
- No one who has ever worked for or lobbied for a foreign government allowed to run for any federal office.
- Publicly pledge, both on paper and video, to abide by whatever outcome an election may bring. Publicly state that if they lose, they will accept the outcome and move on with their life. Period. No bullshit about fake or stolen elections.
Actual candidates
- Anyone who has made it this far and is running for prez or congress must get out of the stock market. Same goes for their family members. This is so they can't profit from insider trading. And agree to stay out of the stock market for four years after they leave office.
- Publicly show where every penny of every campaign contribution comes from and what it is being spent on.
- Agree to and abide by an ethical conduct pledge where they cannot lie about other candidates or any platforms / issues they are running on. Get caught lying............they will be taking the A train outta politics for eternity.
- Publicly agree that the DOJ is not their personal police force and pledge to stay away from them and to not try to use them against political rivals or for personal vendettas.
Election winners
- Take both a physical exam and mental health evaluation every year they are in office.
- Provide copies of their income tax returns every year they are in office.
- Show where every penny of the taxpayer's money they spent went on a year-to-year basis.
- Make sure that anytime they speak to a foreign leader it's recorded both on paper and video. No secret meeting what-so-ever.
- Provide proof they are abiding by all laws concerning federal records.
- As for the prez, he or she will stay away from the DOJ and the military (except in matters of national emergency.)
- Act in the interest of the taxpayers / citizens of the country and not in their own personal or business interests.
- Any violations of the above and the person in question will be removed from office.
Out of office
- Get on with your life.
Not gonna happen but wouldn't it be nice?
There are seniors who can't get around too good. People with medical conditions that don't allow them leave their homes. People without wheels. Gee Joe..............have a heart man.
Yes, but, baloney to some degree. People tend to do what they decide is important to them to do. This sounds a lot like parents who can’t “afford” to pay $100 for their athlete to attend a sports camp while their kids are wearing designer jeans and texting on the latest Apple offering.
I get that but I also understand that human nature is to smash the EASY button at every opportunity. Voting should be an important enough endeavor so as to make it a priority in life, actually show up, cast your vote, and get a big purple fingerprint to attest to your execution of your civic responsibility/opportunity. Making things unnecessarily easy often makes those very things worth less.I was trying to be honest as to why people would actually want or need to use mail ins. As to PA you don't need a reason. All ya gotta do is ask. It's normal here.
Click on "vote by mail ballot" and you'll see what I mean.
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I said that a person should have to show good reason to get an absentee ballot, not that absentee ballots should not be allowed.There are seniors who can't get around too good. People with medical conditions that don't allow them leave their homes. People without wheels. Gee Joe..............have a heart man.
Dems are the ones who started the whole, "the other side cheated to win" rhetoric when Trump beat the hag fair and square.Let's see what happens once the results start coming in later on tonight. I do expect certain candidates to start screeching about stolen elections once they realize they are on their way to the trash bin of election history
If it had helped them to win, the dems would be defending the EC instead of trying to get rid of it.Mainly at odds with the “get rid of the Electoral College” opinion that is often heard these days.
I go in person - 1 & 1/2 minute ride / 4 or 5 minute walk, gets me outta the house and I like to see who's out & about. But to be honest I never give a thought to how someone votes.I get that but I also understand that human nature is to smash the EASY button at every opportunity. Voting should be an important enough endeavor so as to make it a priority in life, actually show up, cast your vote, and get a big purple fingerprint to attest to your execution of your civic responsibility/opportunity. Making things unnecessarily easy often makes those very things worth less.
That is f'ed up and opens the door to cheating a lot wider.
But you do care that their vote is legitimate and legal, right?I never give a thought to how someone votes.
this needs verification -- if true, wow
That is f'ed up and opens the door to cheating a lot wider.
I hope they at least require them to be postmarked no later than election day.
...but even that might not help, as most mail I receive have postmarks that most of the time are not legible enough to read.
But you do care that their vote is legitimate and legal, right?
wouldnt be surprised --we are talking about pennsylshithole
Yes, but, baloney to some degree. People tend to do what they decide is important to them to do. This sounds a lot like parents who can’t “afford” to pay $100 for their athlete to attend a sports camp while their kids are wearing designer jeans and texting on the latest Apple offering.
Voting should be in person on Election Day only. Sorry if you can't make it.
Where is this being reported? I searched and can't find anyone reporting that polling places closed early in Houston.houston has a soros county judge and others. it hired a dc election expert to run the election. result = over twenty polling locations were closed early
stated reason for closing all of them? they ran out of paper
not kidding
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