(05-29-2020, 02:37 PM)TJBender Wrote:

(05-29-2020, 02:19 PM)jagibelieve Wrote: LOL.  So you got triggered even worse than TJ.  Allegedly I got "proven wrong" even though I wasn't.

Triggered? Nah. Just trying to educate you a bit.

You know what the best way to keep threads on track is? Neither do I, not on this train wreck anyway. I do know one great way to take them off track: pretending that you want them on track while sneaking in digs and insults to people who offend your delicate sensibilities, then playing the, "I AM MOD HEAR ME ROAR" card whenever you're sufficiently triggered. Remember back when this board first moved onto its own site and you insisted that you had no interest in actually moderating anything? You were just here to handle the back end? What happened?

Here's the best argument against the restriction of absentee ballots:

An individual has to take the bus to work. This is a process that eats up an hour. It costs them $3.50 round-trip. In order to get back to their polling place and vote, they have to ride the bus back down. That's another $3.50, and another two hours round trip. Then they have to stand in line for at least an hour because of social distancing requirements that slow everything down. So now we're up to three hours which may or may not (probably not) be paid, plus $3.50 for the bus ride. And the people faced with this situation are primarily going to be low-income urban voters. You know, people who aren't going to vote Republican.

Jesus [BLEEP] Christ almighty, I wonder why Trumpublicans have their panties in a twist about making sure that everyone votes in person unless they're military or the President.

You are a poor educator if you think that your idea is "two factor authentication".  Whatever.

Regarding my personal responsibilities and actions on this board, I very seldom use "mod powers" and again... whatever.

If you consider being called a democrat is an insult, then that's on you.  I call 'em like I see 'em.  Again.... whatever.

The process to vote has not changed in decades.  The only reason democrats want to change the process now is because of COVID.  If the same person in your scenario wanted to vote in past elections he/she would have had to go through the same process.

If you have to show up in person with photo ID and documentation to get a passport, why not have the same rule to vote?  If you have to present a photo ID in person to purchase a gun, adult beverages or a plane ticket why not have the same rule to vote?  If you have to present a photo ID to cash that government "stimulus" check why not the same requirement to vote?  If you have to present photo ID and documentation to collect unemployment benefits or food stamps why not the same requirement to vote?

Again this is being proposed by you and your fellow democrats because of the "danger" of COVID.

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