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The Constitution makes no mention of a "knowledge" test.
Who cares what anyone knows about the candidates, as long as the voter meets all of the LEGAL requirements?
Anyway, EVERYONE should listen to Ted Nugent and Charlie Daniels when it comes to politics. All of the other actors and musicians are morons, but those guys know what they are talking about.
With your reading comprehension, I certainly hope you don't make a habit of going to the polls.
I have a better idea. Why don't we open te voting for a week or so ahead of the regular voting day. We can call it "early voting" and it would make it easy for everyone. Now, you might ask what the people who might be out of town for the "early voting" and regular voting would do. Well, I have another great idea. They can request a ballot by mail and just mail in their vote.
I don't know if my ideas will be utilized, but we can always hope.
Been exactly like this in Oregon for years now. Most Oregonians love it. "Oregon has the most convenient voting system in the country. Since adopting vote-by-mail, Oregon consistently ranks as a national leader in voter turnout." Oregon Secretary of State: Voting in Oregon
Been exactly like this in Oregon for years now. Most Oregonians love it. "Oregon has the most convenient voting system in the country. Since adopting vote-by-mail, Oregon consistently ranks as a national leader in voter turnout." Oregon Secretary of State: Voting in Oregon
I'm not aware of any state without early voting or mail-in ballots.
The vast majority of people who say voting is too inconvenient are lazy.
I'm not aware of any state without early voting or mail-in ballots.
The vast majority of people who say voting is too inconvenient are lazy.
Kind of goes hand in hand with early voting.....get off your azz if it means anything to you on the day of voting! I only approve of this if one is in the military overseas........yet they seem to make it impossible for our military people to vote.
I'm not aware of any state without early voting or mail-in ballots.
True. But some states will allow anyone who wants to to vote by mail and others make it more difficult.
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The vast majority of people who say voting is too inconvenient are lazy.
So why are there long lines at polling places in many states? Are all of those folks in those lines Type A over-achievers or what?
I'm a natural couch potato, myself. Oregon segued gradually into a total vote-by-mail system. The first step was allowing anyone who wanted an absentee ballot to get one, not just having to prove I was going to be away on voting day. The next step was registering to be a permanent absentee voter. I SIGNED RIGHT UP!
This is a dumb post. The left want as many people to vote as possible. The right has always done best when fewer people vote. This is based on facts not opinion.
The socialists even want the dead to vote. Easier to direct their hand for dem candidates.
The vote is more powerful than a firearm and you can get a free id to cast that vote, not so for firearms.
The elephant in the room is the media, formerly known as the press. The purpose of the press is to be the people's watchdog guarding them against their government.
It is clear, since voting began, that idiots do cast votes so the media acts as the big brother to clarify the issues and shine bright light in dark corners. Unfortunately the press has become the government's lapdog and has left the people to stumble around in darkness.
That's why a legislator can say, 'we have to pass it to find out what is in it' and still retain her office. When we had a free press, that person's spokesman would have told us 'Nancy is resting comfortably, will leave office early to spend more time with her family'.
A free press would have wondered out loud what the US president meant when he told Medvedev to tell Putin, "I'll have more latitude after the election.
Yes, but the problem is, only 36% of the 18-24 year old age group bothered to vote at all....... Now they squeal, and stamp their little feet...... "it's not fair! The old people actually bothered to vote, and we didn't. Old people shouldn't be allowed to vote!!".........
Mebbe next time, they'll glance up from their phones, and go and vote. Too late now...... never mind eh? Better luck next time.
They'll demand a voting booth in their safe spaces.
yep thats part of the democrat party problem.
you welcome everyone without vetting them.
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More silliness from the right. The dems welcome everyone with open arms. The big tent stays wide open, while the Donald has a log jam at his tent door with a small group of angry white men and a couple of their woman folk, all clawing to get though the small opening at once.
I'm not aware of any state without early voting or mail-in ballots.
The vast majority of people who say voting is too inconvenient are lazy.
I have used the mail in- but be surprised how many do NOT trust it.
I do know being from South Fl they found 2 different vans full of ballots after the fact- after all that chad counting and recounting-- really - the vans were rentals or something and not normally used... and pc problems etc- IT still NOT nice in big cities.
and rural, well you have a box in town where they train picks up once a month yea-- sure. then the poor soldiers never get their in on time-
We should be ashamed the way we handle the voting I'm sorry- and a machine goes down and you maintain the same schedule-- wrong!!! its pathetic
From the National Review - Since the U.K. voted to leave the EU, there has been a torrent of angry progressives demanding old people not be allowed to vote. As it turned out, a majority of Britons over 50 voted to leave the EU, while a majority of Britons under 50 voted to stay.
I suspect if Trump beats Hillary we'll hear similar demands in this country.
That's partly true.... the Left in the US has no problem with old people voting as long as they're so old that they're dead. If you're dead they're happy to have your vote.
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Now they squeal, and stamp their little feet...... "it's not fair! The old people actually bothered to vote, and we didn't. Old people shouldn't be allowed to vote!!".........
etc- IT still NOT nice in big cities.
