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tp480 said:
You got it! I live in a state where the option to vote by mail is available.
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DudeNY12 said:
Same here. I'm back and forth on which method I'll use this year. Part of me absolutely wants to cast my vote in-person.
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As a registered independent voter I understand and respect both methods, actually.

Just as long as we are all fully exercising our constitutional rights to vote. It's paramount for me because I know many have shed blood or given their life just so I as a Black man can have a say in our democracy.

The last time that I cast my ballot in person was back in October of 2008 when Barack Obama was in the process of being elected president. It just felt right, you know?

Ever since then I have been voting by mail and it's actually my preferred method overall because I can have my ballot with me while going on the web to do research on the candidates and the various issues.
 
JordanC said:
Or just maybe they are the people who some states want to make it inconvenient or harder for them to vote. People who are poorer or old. Some states don't want all people to vote. The number of polling places are reduced so it's farther away or a person would have to take off work and have transportation to go vote.

I live in a state that has all mail in ballot. All mail does not increase voter fraud or voting Democratic. It does increase voter turnout. Republicans are fearful and they stop it from happening at every turn.
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Nevertheless, I prefer to vote in person.
 
Bookworm616 said:
No way it lasts that long. It'll die out over the summer (the virus can't live in the heat) and IF we have a second wave, it won't last nearly as long. This whole thing will be over by the end of the summer, though they'll likely force us to wear masks for several months, maybe until the end of this year, which is ridiculous. I'm already so over the mask thing. Having to wear them at my 2nd job for hours, especially now the weather is getting warmer is starting to affect me. It's VERY warm. My FT job has already stated we won't start to phase in coming back to the office before the end of summer, which is also ridiculous, but I am enjoying my "commute". LOL.

Kids need to get back to school. Another year means the kids lose so much in their education and socialization not being able to go back to physical school.

And people NEED to get back to work.
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Just saw your post. It`s summer and the situation is worse than when you posted. Mostly due to the stupidity/ timidity of certain politicians.
 
The Dark King said:
He doesn't have to
The rules don't exist for him as long as the cult supports him. They will literally ride or die with him. I've never seen or heard of such a thing in my life
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For ages we have been going to Third World countries and lecturing them about rule of law, respect for constitution, etc and now we are doing the very things we have been telling these countries not to do.
 
Othello1967 said:
Just saw your post. It`s summer and the situation is worse than when you posted. Mostly due to the stupidity/ timidity of certain politicians.
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There are significantly fewer deaths each day than when I posted this.

But, the media can't scare people into continued compliance with that, so they just report on new cases and in teeny, tiny letters they add the death count.
 
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Ra said:
Heard from various news sources that they are eyeing Chicago & various other "liberal" cities for the same treatment.

I know Trump was pissed that he couldn't hit Seattle with that shit once they dismantled the "CHOP" zone that was up. He was dying to send in the MAGAForce to cause chaos & fuck people up.
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How else is he supposed to distract from the fact that he royally fucked up his response to COVID-19? If he can show his base that he has "those people" under control then he'll be sure to have their votes locked in come election time.

It's the southern strategy retooled for 2020.
 
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Since1980 said:
How else is he supposed to distract from the fact that he royally fucked up his response to COVID-19? If he can show his base that he has "those people" under control then he'll be sure to have their votes locked in come election time.

It's the southern strategy retooled for 2020.
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Yep.

I'm up here in Washington State & the local federal authorities just informed the governor & the mayor of Seattle that Trump already snuck troops into the state sometime yesterday. Just finished watching a press conference by the Seattle mayor, the police chief & fire chief informing the public about this since there are several organized protests scheduled in the city for this weekend. They told anyone who wants to be involved in the protests to do so peacefully because it is their right & duty to do so as citizens, but don't take the bait to engage local or any of these federal agents in conflicts.They know there are "agitators" trying to hi- jack protests for their own negative ends by defacing or destroy public property, ( which is how & why they were finally able to shut that CHOP zone down that was erected) so if they aren't trying to play into Trump's bullshit.
 
Ra said:
Yep.

I'm up here in Washington State & the local federal authorities just informed the governor & the mayor of Seattle that Trump already snuck troops into the state sometime yesterday. Just finished watching a press conference by the Seattle mayor, the police chief & fire chief informing the public about this since there are several organized protests scheduled in the city for this weekend. They told anyone who wants to be involved in the protests to do so peacefully because it is their right & duty to do so as citizens, but don't take the bait to engage local or any of these federal agents in conflicts.They know there are "agitators" trying to hi- jack protests for their own negative ends by defacing or destroy public property, ( which is how & why they were finally able to shut that CHOP zone down that was erected) so if they aren't trying to play into Trump's bullshit.
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That's some good advice and hopefully everyone listens because Trump would love nothing more than a conflict right now tp show white Christian conservatives that he is the "law and order" president.

And hopefully Trump won't show up and decide that he wants to hold a Bible in front of a nearby church. How fucking sad is it that we've come to this fucking point as a nation?
 
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