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47of74

(18,470 posts)
33. I'm a bit more of a hardass
Fri Jul 20, 2018, 03:59 PM
Jul 2018

I think it should be life imprisonment and on days when I'm in a really bad mood I think it should absolutely be eligible for the death penalty.

If the past two decades have shown anything, it's that voting has to be held as absolutely sacred and that anything that impedes free and fair elections cannot be tolerated.

We've known this has been going on for years... Wounded Bear Jul 2018 #1
I was sounding the alarms about purging and vote suppression 2 years ago. DemocracyMouse Jul 2018 #8
we have known since at least the 2000 debacle. niyad Jul 2018 #14
Jeb/Katherine Harris knowingly purged 8,000 people w/ the same names as different felons in Texas AdamGG Jul 2018 #54
And let sixteen years pass without getting rid of the electoral college system. maddiemom Jul 2018 #62
Too important to ignore! FM123 Jul 2018 #28
Comrade Kris Kobach. peekaloo Jul 2018 #2
Folks have to check their registration and local Democratic organizations need to help where Hoyt Jul 2018 #3
The biggest problems may be polling place closures in high density areas, along with... Garrett78 Jul 2018 #5
The new purging rules involve matching up data from drivers' licenses FakeNoose Jul 2018 #9
And there is no need to do this. LisaM Jul 2018 #17
Yes. And even if that would have further skewed the popular vote, it would not have changed outcome thesquanderer Jul 2018 #12
It was happening in those states Bettie Jul 2018 #18
Where is your source for that? thesquanderer Jul 2018 #51
The real problem was that people weren't aware of the purge FakeNoose Jul 2018 #26
If 19 million people showed up at the polls and we're turned away mythology Jul 2018 #32
crosscheck JonLP24 Jul 2018 #48
Exactly! mountain grammy Jul 2018 #27
Where is your info coming from? thesquanderer Jul 2018 #50
Do You Think Voter Suppression Played Any Role in the Outcome? erpowers Jul 2018 #44
I am sure there were some convent polls that ever closed, lots of poll workers are Hoyt Jul 2018 #46
Kick dalton99a Jul 2018 #4
Sounds reasonable. Who's going to tell Trump? bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #6
The only way the GOP can stay in power IS TO CHEAT... Raster Jul 2018 #7
Unfortunately, they DO cheat and no one stops them. FiveGoodMen Jul 2018 #35
I am hoping that this will be the time... Raster Jul 2018 #36
This can never be posted enough... mikeysnot Jul 2018 #10
Thanks, Mikey... Raster Jul 2018 #37
You Are Right erpowers Jul 2018 #45
catapult the propaganda mikeysnot Jul 2018 #60
KnR Hekate Jul 2018 #11
My dream Amendment XXVIII 47of74 Jul 2018 #13
I would would add a Section E: Volaris Jul 2018 #24
I like it. A lot. RandomAccess Jul 2018 #31
I heartedly concur.... Raster Jul 2018 #38
Wow. I share your dream. VOX Jul 2018 #64
I'm sure Russian hackers made some strategic changes to the voter rolls. triron Jul 2018 #15
this is a result of not holding reps accountable, like ever AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #16
And when you let an administration Bettie Jul 2018 #19
Oh, but let's move on. Don't look behind, look ahead. The past is the past lunamagica Jul 2018 #20
Yeah, let's just ignore the fact that the Russians attacked the electoral process to install Trump triron Jul 2018 #25
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker Jul 2018 #21
More from link above: Kobach's interstate crosscheck is implicated of course. hedda_foil Jul 2018 #22
All states should allow voter registration on election day Zing Zing Zingbah Jul 2018 #23
There should be just a few simple rules. DFW Jul 2018 #29
I'm a bit more of a hardass 47of74 Jul 2018 #33
I am not a big fan of the death penalty DFW Jul 2018 #34
I am also not a big fan of the death penalty... Raster Jul 2018 #39
Yeah I'm not a big fan of it myself. 47of74 Jul 2018 #47
Why should I be able to vote in the state I was born in? MichMan Jul 2018 #59
Verify your voter registration. toddwv Jul 2018 #30
This is cool! flibbitygiblets Jul 2018 #43
We need to get every one of those 19 million to speak up and march on Washington fescuerescue Jul 2018 #40
Greg Palast shadowmayor Jul 2018 #41
Yes!! MountCleaners Jul 2018 #42
If they can't work to make it, they'll rob to take it. Initech Jul 2018 #49
19 million is the most extreme case and not believable. 8 million yes. Lucky Luciano Jul 2018 #52
Enough to have flipped North Carolina & Florida AdamGG Jul 2018 #55
No question we would be saying madam president. Not even close. nt Lucky Luciano Jul 2018 #61
That's not what the article says oberliner Jul 2018 #53
Lots of funny stuff about that election mvd Jul 2018 #56
i started reading a GWB era book on this w/ footnotes til i got to depressed. pansypoo53219 Jul 2018 #57
Well, there seems to be no Democratic Party leadership efforts to attack these problems UCmeNdc Jul 2018 #58
Agreed Yellowdog88 Jul 2018 #63
I wonder if they D. leadership this is not think this is an important problem? UCmeNdc Jul 2018 #65
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