That's not really what's going on. In California (I don't know about elsewhere) the state Republican Party has put ballot collection boxes in heavily Republican locations (gun shops, republican party HQ, etc). They have labeled these as "official ballot drop off box[es]" although they have backed off of that labeling after a cease and desist from the CA Secretary of State. They have refused to stop using the boxes entirely, as the cease and desist demanded. The goal is I think a simple turnout measure to make it easier for Republicans to cast their votes. This is a form of ballot harvesting. Ballot harvesting is legal in California, but it has certain requirements, including a voter signature authorizing the harvester to submit the ballot, and a requirement that the harvester turn in the ballots to election officials with X hours (I believe 72). The ballot boxes the Republicans have set up do not meet these requirements, and I would not be surprised if the state pursued charges at some point.
Somebody did. Biden announced his running mate 12 days earlier than Obama on August 11. Trump announced on July 15 four years ago. Hillary announced on July 22. Bill Clinton announced on July 10 What is it with Obama and Biden waiting so long? There wasn't a pandemic when Obama was selecting a running mate.
Tuscon Mayor wants trump to pay bill from 2016 rally before he holds Monday rally there At this point I would demand he start paying in cash for everything. Actually, I would have done that in 2016 too, but I would also do that now.
I just heard on the local Fox News affiliate that a Texas judge just ruled it legal for mail-in ballots to be rejected over signature discrepancies, and for the voters to not be allerted until after the election. Can't wait to see how this one turns out... Better be sure to dot your "I"s and cross your "t"s... In other news, Jungle Julia voted in person today.
Why do I feel like that Judge is the exact kind of Judge that would smugly fuck your life over in the name of the "Rule of Law"
We've got lots of those judges in Texas. Ask me, I know. Or ask any of the guys I was locked up with.
I would be so fucked, my signature rarely comes out the same. Haven't done cursive since high school.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/10/20/alberta-two-weeks-2020-election-feelings-430238 "More than 219,000 Americans are dead from a global pandemic. Millions of adults are home from work and millions of kids are home from school. The streets of big cities and small towns have been convulsing with anger and protest and even sporadic violence. All of this is politically significant. All of it has contributed to an election-year environment that is fundamentally detrimental to the incumbent. But if Trump loses, the biggest factor won’t be Covid-19 or the economic meltdown or the social unrest. It will be his unlikability. That’s the story of this election: All across America, in conversations with voters about their choices this November, I’ve been hearing the same thing over and over again: “I don’t like Trump.” (Sometimes there’s a slight variation: “I’m so tired of this guy,” “I can’t handle another four years of this,” etc. The remarkable thing? Many of these conversations never even turn to Biden; in Phoenix, several people who had just voted for the Democratic nominee did not so much as mention his name in explaining their preference for president." "I’m reminded of a recent conversation I had with Dan Crenshaw, the Republican congressman from Texas. He shared how in Harris County—particularly in some of the affluent suburbs—many voters he encountered, including center-right Republicans, are refusing to support Trump’s reelection. I asked him why. “They have a personal dislike for him. It’s just that simple,” Crenshaw said." Two thoughts here: 1. This is the so-called "silent majority" in this election: the group of us that are tired of his antics, as well as the antics of folks like Graham, Cruz and McConnell. I think we all feel un-represented, and this election won't fix that, but it will be a pretty powerful rebuke of the losing party. Y'all remember when politics was boring, and C-SPAN wasn't even entertaining enough to be a drinking game? 2. The GOP has ran successfully over the past 20 years as an increasingly intolerant minority. This election may have tipped into the territory where that intolerance costs them. It's one thing for Ted Cruz or Lindsey Graham to have a spot of airtime every now and again when they say or do something salacious, but with Trump, it's been 24/7 for 5 years now. That intolerance has been loud, open and clear for years now, and it's distasteful at best, bitterly divisive at worst, and it's weakened a lot of the tenuous alliances holding the GOP together. I've noticed a lot of the wedge issues in a typical election are straight up silent.
I don't think you linked the correct article, I'm getting an article about an idiot exposing himself on zoom... accidentally, of course
I’m more concerned with the 4-4 ruling from the Supreme Court on the Pennsylvania mail-in ballot counting. The lower court ruling held meaning they can count the ballots up to 3 days after the election. But it was a marginal victory. If Barrett were on the court, I have no doubt they would have overturned the state Supreme Court ruling. And tells you everything about why they are trying to shove her on the bench so fast. The only hold out was Roberts. They always rule to make voting harder and to ensure less people are counted and able to vote. If anything, this makes the case to expand the court even stronger and expand the lower courts too. They should dilute the power of these courts so that each election isn’t so insanely consequential for basic rights. For example, the 9th circuit has 29 judges. I think that if the Supreme Court were expanded to such a degree that a single seat or 2 wasn’t such a huge deal for either side, it would be better for everyone.
I'm good with SCOTUS being kept proportional to population size. They settled on 9 before we'd even crossed 100 million, we're at least 3x that now.
Here’s a cop on duty working a Miami polling station: ...if this isn’t both intimidation and misconduct, nothing is.
Part of me says, "fine by me"... it just reminds people that voting for Trump is voting for a police state.
The reaction from Trump voters is “It’s his RIGHT to do that!” Ummm... not it isn’t. He, as sure as your born, does NOT have the right to express himself that way, especially at a polling station. It’s hilariously ironic that the team so harshly supporting “Law and Order” are openly supporting flouting the law.