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saras

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3. We vote on Tuesday because it USED TO be a respected national ritual.

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Sun May 6, 2012, 04:20 PM

May 2012

I'm in a vote-by-mail state, and I love it, except for the fact that it cannot, by nature, be made secure. But neither can any other system America uses, and both parties are absolutely adamant about NOT creating transparent, inexpensive, honest elections.

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Voting - Why can't we do it on the week-end? [View all] phantom power May 2012 OP

And waste a good weekend? Turbineguy May 2012 #1

What do you think this is, a democracy? mmonk May 2012 #2

We vote on Tuesday because it USED TO be a respected national ritual. saras May 2012 #3

A historical reason why voting is on Tuesday Retrograde May 2012 #11

Highly recommended. K&R n/t theaocp May 2012 #4

We could, Repukes oppose because too many poor working minorities would be able to participate. Pisces May 2012 #5

Add this to the recipe... MrMickeysMom May 2012 #6

Or make it a mandatory national holiday. Edweird May 2012 #7

The " stop the votes" laws set up by the Rethugs goclark May 2012 #8

People will come up with just as many excuses for not voting Retrograde May 2012 #9

It is in the Constitution, I think treestar May 2012 #10

You want to let poor people vote? TBF May 2012 #12

Religious people would whine. Odin2005 May 2012 #13

Why does it have to be done in one day? liberal N proud May 2012 #14

I would vote for Sunday voting.... Kalidurga May 2012 #15

Many of us can. surrealAmerican May 2012 #16

National election days should be considered a national holiday obxhead May 2012 #17