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relogic

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17. The franchise and participation
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 12:35 PM
14 hrs ago

is reserved for enthusiastic R voters. Any advantage given to their opposition is preemptively countered. They surely can’t have meaningful waves of democratic-enthused people at polls.

Speaking of polls. Have you considered the preponderance of multi-front attacks on successful application of mail-in voting? It, of course widely popular for legal balloting. Why would any patriot of free elections want enthused voters juggling the onerous mechanisms of in-person voting?

Do these saboteurs of democracy want deliberate voters sitting in their living rooms safely pondering the weight of their ballot. No. They want Americans turned away at polling lines, intimidated and thwarted in their American franchise with the lie of voter fraud and other rationalizations.

If voting by mail works as well as it does without question-why are the R traitors intent on destroying it. We know why.

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Great question... sop 17 hrs ago #1
The draft is run by the federal government; voting is run by state governments. Different "theys." WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #2
But the are trying to eliminate automatic registration by the states. Mblaze 15 hrs ago #9
Trump is trying to change that and federalize voting. Probably never happen. Martin68 15 hrs ago #10
There really is no reason for not being registered to vote. Katinfl 17 hrs ago #3
I don't think it is all states...nt Wounded Bear 16 hrs ago #4
This message was self-deleted by its author orangecrush 16 hrs ago #5
It should be orangecrush 16 hrs ago #6
Conservatives and REPUBLICANs don't want to dave99 7 hrs ago #20
That may be true but think how convenient it would be to register to vote. Katinfl 12 hrs ago #19
One poor girl (a likely student) who was registered to vote in our county, had to renew her DL LeftInTX 14 hrs ago #18
actually the TDL can be from out of state. You are registered to vote in a county yellowdogintexas 2 hrs ago #22
They could Rebl2 16 hrs ago #7
It could happen orangecrush 15 hrs ago #12
Because they want to wield power, not lose it in an election. Omnipresent 16 hrs ago #8
Damn straight orangecrush 15 hrs ago #11
Because (R)'s would lose elections. ... aggiesal 15 hrs ago #13
Funny how that works orangecrush 15 hrs ago #14
In Pennsylvania new drivers (at least 18) are automatically registered to vote ... FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #15
hell no. i wont go. im too old. AllaN01Bear 15 hrs ago #16
The franchise and participation relogic 14 hrs ago #17
Isn't the registration only for males? efhmc 4 hrs ago #21
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