Ok, it seems pretty ok, though I am not sure why this is better than by voting with a photo ID (everyone has one anyway, and most people have a photo ID with them all the time).
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) and Jamie (@Vault Dweller) are here to talk about United's dreadful home defeat at the hands of Big Ange's Tottenham Hotspur. Should this have been the end of Ten Hag? How long does he actually have left? And does Nik finally want ETH out?!
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I think it's just because the social security ID is an ID that you can be sure everyone has, so it's easy to do it that way.
Registration to vote is idiotic, especially with the current technology. I guess that showing a photo ID and spraying your fingers is both easy and prevents fraud.
I guess that the easiest solution for the US would be to have SSN serve as the equivalent of ID in Europe (also put a photo there, and I don't understand why SSN needs to be hidden). In Italy for example, you have the photo ID which also contains Codice Fiscale (the equivalent of SSN). Considering that SSN is needed for so many things, it should be the best overall solution.
Looks like he's sidelined the Task Force too. Not too bothered about the death toll anymore. The virus is bound to creep back into the White House soon enough too.
Yeah I don't really get what they're up to over there. In spite of them having the bestest democracy of all time. But then I've never been in the business of voter suppression.
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Here in India (most number of voters), there's a separate photo ID that's required to vote, called the Electors Photo ID.
Basic answer is that it's deliberately made harder in the US than in other countries, where everyone is encouraged to vote by making the whole process as automatic, cheap and passive as possible. In the UK, the government does all the work, you just have to spend 2 minutes filling in a form every 12 months.
I hope she stubs her toe. And gets a runny nose that won’t stop. And has an itch right in the middle of her back that she can’t reach. And gets a paper cut on a knuckle. And stands on a Lego.
Most, possibly. But all? No, and there's the problem.
For example, I for many years as an adult did not have need for a car, so didn't bother getting a driving license. I also didn't leave the country for 17 years, and had no passport. There are plenty of other people who have no need for either, so they could easily find themselves disenfranchised just because of this. Voting shouldn't depend on your ability to drive or go to other countries, so why should you rely on those documents to prove your ID?
In the UK, you register to vote annually mainly because it is a way of checking that you still live at the address you were registered at last time, and so will be voting in the correct constituency. I don't know how other countries that have automatic registration do that.
Posted this in the other thread too, but it seems very relevant here considering the way the discussion went;
She's tweeted those words on the day when Trump sneaked out an order concerning countries which apparently 'restrict religious freedom'.MT said:
No we don't? We register and then it's up to the individual to update when they move.
Not really. You get a form through the post. It basically says 'do these registered voters still live here', and you say yes or no. When I moved, I removed the previous people from the address and added myself. The next time it comes, it will just have myself and my wife's details on it.
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Well informed sources say he had to be restrained from finishing this tweet with " You ungrateful black b**tards"
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In addition to that there are costs associated with those both in terms of time and actual dollars. For example here in the east coast its about $70-80 to get a driver's license. If voting is a civil right, no costs should be made mandatory to that. Otherwise, voting is a privilege.
I forgot about that thing. You just text a number and say yes or something right?
Exactly. Asking for photo ID only puts obstacles in the way of democracy and is unnecessary as the voter fraud they claim it would prevent simply doesn't happen on any scale in places it is not needed.
This is the key point.
The literal function of a democratic vote is to ensure that the government chosen (and hopefully representative) of the eligible population.
Demanding strict voting regulations like photo IDs results in potentially thousands upon thousands unable to vote so the election is not entirely representative of the population and is therefore not performing its function.
Voter fraud, which is touted as the consequence of lax voting regulations happens in double figures at most nationwide and is inconsequential in comparison to the voter suppression caused by tough regulations.
I'm hearing Milley and Esper teams are doing backgrounders to downplay why they were present with Trump yesterday.
Anderson Cooper pointing something out right now. Ivanka and Jared were hugely influential in yesterday's photo op stunt and helped coordinate, according to senior officials. She carried the bible to the church before handing off to Trump. However, Cooper is pointing out that neither joined in the photo op and apparently elected to not do so. He's citing this was clearly with them holding an eye to their future as this will go down as a massive publicity stunt in annals. Imagine a few years down the road and one of them (or both) is running and she trashes her own father.
He also pointed out (asshole) Mark Meadows turning towards the church looking up as if he were awaiting a speech from Trump about the church, and Trump held his finger up in "hush" signal, they took photo, and that was it.
He also pointed out (asshole) Mark Meadows turning towards the church looking up as if he were awaiting a speech from Trump about the church, and Trump held his finger up in "hush" signal, they took photo, and that was it.
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That's reaching to an extreme degree, in my opinion. More likely he wanted that photo op to be all about himself.
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His lying knows no bounds.. As predicted, and once again he's arguing something that was on camera and broadcast to the world.
Live Australian media coverage is ANTIFA, protestors paid by Soros, obviously.
He's fecking talking to and arguing with himself now
He's fecking talking to and arguing with himself now
Fake news. He isn't talking to himself, and even if he is, the bestest current president is talking to the bestest president of all time.
"People liked my walk to this historic place of worship! Didn't they mommy?"
Nobody knows more about walking than me!
People should start goading him into doing good things. He is getting predictable. Gets called a coward, so has to show the camera's he isn't
Is there anything he hasn't done better than any living and dead person/mammoth/dinosaur/undersea alkaline vent since the creation of the earth? I expect him to sign for Barca as Messi's replacement this summer.
President Trump doesn’t dare to implement Medicare for All, for the fear of backslash from his rich donors.
Let’s hijack the presidency by tweeting this.
There’s a few Slovenian’s on here that can probably give a better answer, I only have a sample size of my girlfriend and her family. The general feeling with them is similar to everyone else. There’s no pride or anything like that, more embarrassment, but then again it is a pretty left leaning country.
Of course, her home town has taken advantage of the extra publicity, not that I’ve ever gone there to see what they’ve done.
The other day, immediately after Trump tweeted something typically rabble-rousing, Ivanka tweeted some positive thoughts about the Pride marches; her action is absolutely craven - it's pure, 'positive' image-creation and I hope she's fooling no-one with this utterly hypocritical behaviour.
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