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TomCADem

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8. They Care Enough to Protest, Yet Voting Is Incredibly Inconvenient...

Reply to JI7 (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:29 PM

Aug 2020

...in areas where there are few polling places, plus extreme restrictions to early voting or vote by mail. The best way to oppress young people is to make voting as tedious and boring as possible.

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Young People Turned Out to Protest, But Will They Vote? [View all] TomCADem Aug 2020 OP

Imo, Joe should discuss decriminalization or legalizing weed SheltieLover Aug 2020 #1

It didn't get them to polls in previous elections where it was on the ballots. But why don't they JI7 Aug 2020 #2

Perhaps it would this time SheltieLover Aug 2020 #3

Why didn't it before ? I think it's just fucked up selfish but it's also not true JI7 Aug 2020 #4

That's your opinion. SheltieLover Aug 2020 #6

It's not my opinion, it's a fact it did not bring them out to vote before. JI7 Aug 2020 #7

They Care Enough to Protest, Yet Voting Is Incredibly Inconvenient... TomCADem Aug 2020 #8

My opinion.they are internet people,they virgogal Aug 2020 #5

I think they will turn out. Especially suppressed black voters. ancianita Aug 2020 #9