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slightlv

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19. Anyone remember the hoopla when SSN's were first

Reply to dickthegrouch (Reply #6)

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 04:17 PM

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proposed? The Religious people had a pure hissy fit... "Mark of the Beast" type stuff when it was proposed. Government assured everyone at that time that SSN's would NOT be used as IDs for any citizen. Gee... look... they lied! /snark

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DOGE Gave Your Social Security Data To 'True The Vote' [View all] turbinetree Yesterday OP

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ANYONE? vapor2 Yesterday #1

THIS orangecrush Yesterday #3

I will join.............I didn't give any one permission ........Musk should be in jail along with his proud boys turbinetree Yesterday #8

Me! Me! Sign me on! n/t TygrBright Yesterday #9

Where do we sign up? yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #25

"They" have to cheat to win. Botany Yesterday #2

Yup. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #26

Republicans have not won a national presidential election since 1956 that they haven't cheated in or been .. Botany 23 hrs ago #29

Sounds about right. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #31

In any of the previous 248 years of this Republic an admission like this would have instantly ended administrations. Hugin Yesterday #4

Yup yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #27

What the hell has Social Security data got to do with voter rolls? dickthegrouch Yesterday #5

One way it could be used is cross-referencing Qutzupalotl 4 hrs ago #37

The only fix for this I can think of is new (longer) SSNs for us all dickthegrouch Yesterday #6

Anyone remember the hoopla when SSN's were first slightlv Yesterday #19

At one point SSN was the Driver's Licence number in at least Hawaii dickthegrouch Yesterday #23

Ks was the same way, dick... slightlv 20 hrs ago #36

"They won fair and square." Kid Berwyn Yesterday #7

"Although SSA said it has not yet found proof ... WestMichRad Yesterday #10

If True the Vote is in possession of this data, they can/should be prosecuted for possession of stolen goods. patphil Yesterday #11

prosecuted and sued for damages moonshinegnomie Yesterday #14

Census bureau says there are 174 million registered voters in the US patphil 23 hrs ago #33

trump ordered the crime and musk executed the order. rampartd 22 hrs ago #34

There need to be prosecutions! yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #28

We knew that Musk's DOGE was about a lot more than cutting costs. Lonestarblue Yesterday #12

every voter should sue muskrat personally moonshinegnomie Yesterday #13

Class action lawsuit would be better, imo. ShazzieB 23 hrs ago #32

There are a lot of lamp posts up and down Pennsylvania Avenue.... BurnDoubt Yesterday #15

Is there an Attorney in the house? BurnDoubt Yesterday #16

Prosecute them. ChicagoTeamster Yesterday #17

I wonder if Marc Elias has enough staff to take this on? nt Ilsa Yesterday #18

I would love to be part of a class action lawsuit on this! slightlv Yesterday #20

Same here. ShazzieB Yesterday #21

I don't understand how my SS # tells them how I voted FakeNoose Yesterday #22

Gee. Who woulda thunk? We've been raped. Evolve Dammit Yesterday #24

I've been jumping up and down about this since last Spring. yellow dahlia 23 hrs ago #30

K&R UTUSN 22 hrs ago #35