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View Poll Results: Abrams or Kemp?
Abrams 88 61.97%
Kemp 54 38.03%
Voters: 142. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 10-03-2018, 01:43 PM
 
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I just received a Presidential text message. Are you freckin serious. I am for the least amount of government involvement in my life as possible. Things like this will help Stacey win.



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Then-President Barack Obama signed a law in 2016 requiring FEMA to create a system allowing the president to send cellphone alerts regarding public safety emergencies.

How will this help Abrams win? This wasn't a Trump creation or policy.
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Old 10-03-2018, 02:09 PM
 
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I just received a Presidential text message. Are you freckin serious. I am for the least amount of government involvement in my life as possible. Things like this will help Stacey win.
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I was annoyed when I saw it too, but upon further investigation it has nothing to do with the current President. The test was performed by FEMA, the system was part of a 2016 law, and FEMA is required to test the system every 3 years.

If they want people to take these alerts seriously they need to omit the word "presidential". I was buying lunch when some folks got the alert and everyone in the store was either annoyed or cracking jokes.
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Old 10-03-2018, 02:16 PM
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How will this help Abrams win? This wasn't a Trump creation or policy.
It won't. I wish it would, but people have already forgotten about it and a stupid 1.5 second text alert is not going to be on anyone's mind a month from now.
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Old 10-03-2018, 02:28 PM
 
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I just voted so if anybody wants to cancel me out they better get moving.
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Old 10-04-2018, 06:25 AM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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Why in the world would anybody object to the alert system?
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Old 10-04-2018, 06:31 AM
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Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Why in the world would anybody object to the alert system?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Br...en_Eighty-Four)
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Old 10-04-2018, 06:49 AM
 
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Love it!
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Old 10-04-2018, 09:23 AM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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Oh, Icon - it’s not Big Brother at all. It’s a public service announcement system.
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Old 10-04-2018, 11:13 AM
 
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I was right in the middle of setting up my new phone when the alert came through. I thought something was broken.
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Old 10-04-2018, 11:39 AM
Status: "Pickleball-Free American" (set 5 days ago)
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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Oh, Icon - it’s not Big Brother at all. It’s a public service announcement system.
And one that knows exactly where you are at all times.
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