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  • LuFins DadL Offline
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    LuFins Dad
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    Are those the actual numbers? 100 in Arkansas and no more than 3000 total (out of 50,000,000) seems statistically insignificant...

    The Brad

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    • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

      Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

      Doctor PhibesD Offline
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      Doctor Phibes
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      #4

      @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

      Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

      https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

      This one's a pretty good argument for not letting the fucking idiots vote in the first place.

      I was only joking

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      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

        @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

        Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

        https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

        This one's a pretty good argument for not letting the fucking idiots vote in the first place.

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        Aqua Letifer
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        #5

        @Doctor-Phibes said in "Can I change my vote?":

        @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

        Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

        https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

        This one's a pretty good argument for not letting the fucking idiots vote in the first place.

        Not very flattering for folks living in Jolly's neck of the woods, or where I grew up. 😞

        Please love yourself.

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        • CopperC Offline
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          #6

          Note: A higher value means a higher proportion of all queries, not a higher absolute query count. So a tiny country where 80% of the queries are for "bananas" will get twice the score of a giant country where only 40% of the queries are for "bananas".

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          • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

            @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

            Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

            https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

            This one's a pretty good argument for not letting the fucking idiots vote in the first place.

            JollyJ Offline
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            Jolly
            wrote on last edited by
            #7

            @Doctor-Phibes said in "Can I change my vote?":

            @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

            Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

            https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

            This one's a pretty good argument for not letting the fucking idiots vote in the first place.

            I'm all for not letting idiots vote.

            If you can't function at a sixth grade level, I see no reason you should be allowed to vote.

            I see no reason why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

            I see no reason, except for military stationed overseas, why anybody should be allowed to vote by mail.

            In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • JollyJ Jolly

              @Doctor-Phibes said in "Can I change my vote?":

              @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

              Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

              https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

              This one's a pretty good argument for not letting the fucking idiots vote in the first place.

              I'm all for not letting idiots vote.

              If you can't function at a sixth grade level, I see no reason you should be allowed to vote.

              I see no reason why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

              I see no reason, except for military stationed overseas, why anybody should be allowed to vote by mail.

              In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

              AxtremusA Away
              AxtremusA Away
              Axtremus
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              #8

              @Jolly said in "Can I change my vote?":

              If you can't function at a sixth grade level, I see no reason you should be allowed to vote.

              You succumbed to the tyranny of low expectations. You should set the bar higher at allowing only people who can function at Bachelor’s degree level to vote.

              ... why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

              Because renters pay rents that then pay property taxes.

              I see no reason, except for military stationed overseas, why anybody should be allowed to vote by mail.

              Because there is nothing wrong with voting by mail.

              In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

              Yeah, let that minimal point of education be a college degree, let that skin in the game be having paid federal income tax of at least $751 per year in each of the years since the last election cycle, and the certain level of effort being to register as a voter, fill out a ballot, and put it in the mail.

              Feel free to ask me where that $751 threshold comes from.

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              • JollyJ Offline
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                Jolly
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                #9

                You mean the filing fee after Trump paid millions?

                People of your ilk spent over $40,000,000 on a witch hunt against Trump and found nothing.

                Meanwhile, The Big Man was taking his 10% off the top, as the Chinese were buying access.

                But I'm sure you're quite comfortable with Mr. Biden.

                Enjoy.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • JollyJ Jolly

                  @Doctor-Phibes said in "Can I change my vote?":

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

                  Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

                  https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

                  This one's a pretty good argument for not letting the fucking idiots vote in the first place.

                  I'm all for not letting idiots vote.

                  If you can't function at a sixth grade level, I see no reason you should be allowed to vote.

                  I see no reason why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

                  I see no reason, except for military stationed overseas, why anybody should be allowed to vote by mail.

                  In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

                  MikM Offline
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                  Mik
                  wrote on last edited by Mik
                  #10

                  @Jolly said in "Can I change my vote?":

                  @Doctor-Phibes said in "Can I change my vote?":

                  @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

                  Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

                  https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

                  This one's a pretty good argument for not letting the fucking idiots vote in the first place.

                  I'm all for not letting idiots vote.

                  If you can't function at a sixth grade level, I see no reason you should be allowed to vote.

                  I see no reason why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

                  I see no reason, except for military stationed overseas, why anybody should be allowed to vote by mail.

                  In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

                  For the most part I am with you. Once we get down into it we might differ on details., but the principle is pretty much the same. If you have no real understanding of what you are voting on and what the issues and positions are you don't get to vote. If you have been on the dole for a certain amount of time without being disabled, you do not get a vote. If you are not rowing the boat you don't get your turn to steer any more than children get to vote. Now these things would have to be tempered with a sense of justice as there are can be extenuating circumstances, but I think it is at heart a correct principle.

                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  • AxtremusA Axtremus

                    @Jolly said in "Can I change my vote?":

                    If you can't function at a sixth grade level, I see no reason you should be allowed to vote.

                    You succumbed to the tyranny of low expectations. You should set the bar higher at allowing only people who can function at Bachelor’s degree level to vote.

                    ... why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

                    Because renters pay rents that then pay property taxes.

                    I see no reason, except for military stationed overseas, why anybody should be allowed to vote by mail.

                    Because there is nothing wrong with voting by mail.

                    In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

                    Yeah, let that minimal point of education be a college degree, let that skin in the game be having paid federal income tax of at least $751 per year in each of the years since the last election cycle, and the certain level of effort being to register as a voter, fill out a ballot, and put it in the mail.

                    Feel free to ask me where that $751 threshold comes from.

                    MikM Offline
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                    Mik
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                    #11

                    @Axtremus said in "Can I change my vote?":

                    @Jolly said in "Can I change my vote?":

                    If you can't function at a sixth grade level, I see no reason you should be allowed to vote.

                    You succumbed to the tyranny of low expectations. You should set the bar higher at allowing only people who can function at Bachelor’s degree level to vote.

                    ... why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

                    Because renters pay rents that then pay property taxes.

                    I see no reason, except for military stationed overseas, why anybody should be allowed to vote by mail.

                    Because there is nothing wrong with voting by mail.

                    In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

                    Yeah, let that minimal point of education be a college degree, let that skin in the game be having paid federal income tax of at least $751 per year in each of the years since the last election cycle, and the certain level of effort being to register as a voter, fill out a ballot, and put it in the mail.

                    Feel free to ask me where that $751 threshold comes from.

                    Yes, Ax, you have over and over proven that it is possible to take any sensible idea to the point of absurdity. There wasn't any need to prove it again.

                    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                    • JollyJ Jolly

                      @Doctor-Phibes said in "Can I change my vote?":

                      @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

                      Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

                      https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

                      This one's a pretty good argument for not letting the fucking idiots vote in the first place.

                      I'm all for not letting idiots vote.

                      If you can't function at a sixth grade level, I see no reason you should be allowed to vote.

                      I see no reason why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

                      I see no reason, except for military stationed overseas, why anybody should be allowed to vote by mail.

                      In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

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                      @Jolly said in "Can I change my vote?":

                      I see no reason why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

                      That argument doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.

                      If only the property owners could determine the property tax, then it would be 0.

                      If you do the same for other kinds of taxes, there would be no income left for the government. While this may sound appealing from a libertarian point of view, it’s not compatible with government as we know it today.

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                      • LarryL Offline
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                        Larry
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                        #13

                        I saw an article about the that said the search of "can I change my vote" spiked right after Biden said the coal and oil industry was dirty and he would phase it out.

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                        • AxtremusA Axtremus

                          @Jolly said in "Can I change my vote?":

                          If you can't function at a sixth grade level, I see no reason you should be allowed to vote.

                          You succumbed to the tyranny of low expectations. You should set the bar higher at allowing only people who can function at Bachelor’s degree level to vote.

                          ... why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

                          Because renters pay rents that then pay property taxes.

                          I see no reason, except for military stationed overseas, why anybody should be allowed to vote by mail.

                          Because there is nothing wrong with voting by mail.

                          In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

                          Yeah, let that minimal point of education be a college degree, let that skin in the game be having paid federal income tax of at least $751 per year in each of the years since the last election cycle, and the certain level of effort being to register as a voter, fill out a ballot, and put it in the mail.

                          Feel free to ask me where that $751 threshold comes from.

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                          Larry
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                          @Axtremus said in "Can I change my vote?":

                          @Jolly said in "Can I change my vote?":

                          If you can't function at a sixth grade level, I see no reason you should be allowed to vote.

                          You succumbed to the tyranny of low expectations. You should set the bar higher at allowing only people who can function at Bachelor’s degree level to vote.

                          ... why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

                          Because renters pay rents that then pay property taxes.

                          I see no reason, except for military stationed overseas, why anybody should be allowed to vote by mail.

                          Because there is nothing wrong with voting by mail.

                          In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

                          Yeah, let that minimal point of education be a college degree, let that skin in the game be having paid federal income tax of at least $751 per year in each of the years since the last election cycle, and the certain level of effort being to register as a voter, fill out a ballot, and put it in the mail.

                          Feel free to ask me where that $751 threshold comes from.

                          You are such a fucking idiot it's an embarrassment.

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                          • JollyJ Jolly

                            @Doctor-Phibes said in "Can I change my vote?":

                            @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

                            Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

                            https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

                            This one's a pretty good argument for not letting the fucking idiots vote in the first place.

                            I'm all for not letting idiots vote.

                            If you can't function at a sixth grade level, I see no reason you should be allowed to vote.

                            I see no reason why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

                            I see no reason, except for military stationed overseas, why anybody should be allowed to vote by mail.

                            In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

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                            @Jolly said in "Can I change my vote?":

                            @Doctor-Phibes said in "Can I change my vote?":

                            @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

                            Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

                            https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

                            I see no reason why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

                            In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

                            The argument for property taxes doesn't make sense, since if they're renting it out to others they're just passing the cost along to their tenants, who are indirectly paying the tax.

                            I also think that excluding unsuccessful people from voting will further disenfranchise them, leading to further divisions, anger, and in the end, violence.

                            I was only joking

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                              There is a difference between unsuccessful and irresponsible.

                              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                              • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                                @Jolly said in "Can I change my vote?":

                                @Doctor-Phibes said in "Can I change my vote?":

                                @Aqua-Letifer said in "Can I change my vote?":

                                Probably the biggest argument for Jolly's anti-mail-in stance.

                                https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now 7-d&geo=US&q=Is the earth flat#TIMESERIES

                                I see no reason why people who do not own property, should be allowed to vote on property taxes.

                                In order for the republic to function, citizens need to be educated to a certain minimal point, they need to have some skin in the game and they need to put forth a certain level of effort to vote.

                                The argument for property taxes doesn't make sense, since if they're renting it out to others they're just passing the cost along to their tenants, who are indirectly paying the tax.

                                I also think that excluding unsuccessful people from voting will further disenfranchise them, leading to further divisions, anger, and in the end, violence.

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                                @Doctor-Phibes said in "Can I change my vote?":

                                I also think that excluding unsuccessful people from voting will further disenfranchise them, leading to further divisions, anger, and in the end, violence.

                                Motivate them to succeed.

                                It's OK and it actually works well.

                                It's not mean.

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                                  No, it's a kindness. To teach children that early on is to teach them they have responsibilities that go along with their rights, something we sadly lack today.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                    @Jolly @Mik I respectively disagree with you. I think voting is a right for every citizen, regardless.

                                    For example, my mother has the equivalent of a Grade 3 education. She did work, but mainly "cash type jobs" (cleaning rooms, working at a street side food stall, etc.), so no "official" income. Is she informed about politics? Yes, but her information resources are different than someone who is college educated.

                                    What is your definition of informed? And who makes that decision.

                                    My father had the equivalent of an Grade 8 education.

                                    Should either of them be allowed to vote?

                                    I would say that you two guys are quite informed. I would also say that Axtremus is quite informed. But I am pretty sure that there will be opposite picks in the President race between the three of you.

                                    How can that be? How can three highly informed people come to a different result?

                                    Being "informed" does not mean people dont cast bad votes.

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                                      You misunderstand. My contention is not that you should have a certain level of education but that you are able to show you understand what and who are being voted on. I know lots of folks without a lot of education that are plenty smart and informed.

                                      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                      • MikM Mik

                                        You misunderstand. My contention is not that you should have a certain level of education but that you are able to show you understand what and who are being voted on. I know lots of folks without a lot of education that are plenty smart and informed.

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                                        @Mik said in "Can I change my vote?":

                                        You misunderstand. My contention is not that you should have a certain level of education but that you are able to show you understand what and who are being voted on. I know lots of folks without a lot of education that are plenty smart and informed.

                                        But how do you do that? My mother does not read or write very well. Do you call every possible voter? Do you go door to door? Do you ask them questions at the poll place?

                                        I agree that it is important for a person to know what they are voting for, but for me, the "right" to vote is even more important and weighs more than that.

                                        (As a side note, it is interesting in less developed countries and areas how they handle voting. Since some people may not be able to read and may have no identification, the candidates are listed by picture or their party picture and your thumb is dipped in a bright permanent ink after you have voted)

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                                        • MikM Mik

                                          There is a difference between unsuccessful and irresponsible.

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                                          @Mik said in "Can I change my vote?":

                                          There is a difference between unsuccessful and irresponsible.

                                          Not being able to afford a house doesn't imply irresponsibility. There's lot's of reasons for it.

                                          I don't think I'm quite ready for a discussion by a bunch of educated middle class people bemoaning the fact that the poor are allowed to vote.

                                          I was only joking

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