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1. He got a Covid Relief plan passed that 80% of the public likes.
I personally am not worried over someone who can't be bothered to do basic things to vote as to whether they exercise their right to vote, that is true. I never have advocated for restricting anyone's rights, that's a statement you made. Again, you need to understand that not being responsible for whether someone exercises their right is not the same as restricting their right or even wanting to restrict it.
I voted for Biden.
Looks like 2020 was the 1st time they ever used drop boxes in GA.
So the four largest counties in Georgia had a total of 94 drop boxes for the very 1st time Georgia used drop boxes. This new law cuts those same four counties down to just 23.
Of course you can break down these numbers, or explain them away by claiming that the public doesn’t really know what’s going on- there’s some truth to that, but it applies to every President.
What we have to come to grips with is that the country will never be "unified" again. There are too many different factions, too many different agendas, When I was in grade school I remember reading that America can not be destroyed by anything but itself.
Less than 48% are unhappy. There's a large number of us that exhert very little energy on the day-to-day nonsense the politically motivated do.
We have only been completely unified 2-3 times in our modern history: December 8, 1941, November 23, 1963, September 12, 2001. In other words, there has to be some sort of significant attack against us. Hopefully we’ll never be unified like that again.
90% of the public has no idea what is all in that bill that they like. Probably more than 90
I'm glad you agree this is the case. Now, we need to explain this to all those who say it has to be ID and try and get them on board and away from their straw man.
The problem GA had was the logistics. They had such a huge number of mail in ballots this last cycle that it overwhelmed their clerks who are required to hand match the signatures to the signature on their voter application from however many years earlier. If they deemed it different enough, it would put a wait on the ballot application until they could contact the person direct to ask them to do it again for verification. This update made it so that they could just provide an ID number and avoid the signature matching process altogether.I'm glad you agree this is the case. Now, we need to explain this to all those who say it has to be ID and try and get them on board and away from their straw man.
My point is...are we hey trying to even compromise? This goes back to having the majority under Obama. The party seems to have been about little more than obstruction with a Democrat in office for some time. Even with control of the senate...McConnell mainly tabled most things from a Democrat led House.
The taxpayers of Georgia funded that stadium with a perk of getting major events like the all star game. I’m sure that was promised. If MLB wants to play judge and jury, maybe they should finance their stadiums from now on, and don’t screw the people who built that shiny new stadium.
I agree. I am 100% serious and not at all kidding when I say the Republican party should be burned to the ground. It's not that the US should become a one-party state or anything like that. And it's certainly not that the Democratic party is perfect -- as the home of the woke cult, they have some folks who can give the QAnon shaman a run for his money in terms of insanity. But the Democrats are still run mainly by rational adults, while the GOP seems incapable of pulling itself away people who have no business anywhere near government. I'd rather see the Democrats just have uncontested power for a decade or so while some other party emerges as a competitive alternative. I might not like that one either, but it'll be better than what we have now.
So first, let me start by acknowledging that I misspoke when I said "here in Florida". Apologies for the generalization. That is inaccurate in this state. All counties here have their own process so there are likely smaller counties who work the way your link says. With that said, this is how it works for us in our county and how it works for those that were in the Voter ID thread when I was asking them about it when we moved here in 2017 (guys from Tampa area, Jax area, Miami area etc) and how it works for my in laws in south Florida. I don't know anyone that doesn't go through this process.
We need to stop conflating "unifying politicians" and "unifying sides" and "unifying people". The fringes are never going to unify. And their loyal followers aren't going to unify either. For example....."the people" have been on board with an "infrastructure week" for at least two election cycles WAITING for it to happen. "The sides" are only on board when they are in charge. There is going to be a large portion of the population very pleased with updates bridges, roads, broadband options, more stable electric grids and more options for electricity. The list goes on. That's the "unity" part. Screw the bitters on the "sides" who don't like that the other side got it done or don't like HOW the other side did it. A majority of people don't care much about that at all. They just care that it's making things better for them.
2020 was the first time they used drop boxes because they were only added for the Covid pandemic. Now that we're expected to be coming out of the pandemic, they are reducing the number of drop boxes because they don't expect to have as many people using them.
Why go back to the days of voting before the pandemic? The people of this country got behind the new ways of voting by responding with record turnouts.
There shouldn't be any question that some states who were brand new to doing mail-in ballots had some struggles. It takes a few election cycles to work through the kinks IMO. You're not going to get it right your first go around. I'll take your word for it that all this is true. My problem is, none of this has anything to do with voter ID as people love to claim and point to as if its the silver bullet that will fix everything. This is clearly an example where voter ID wasn't going to fix the problem.
McConnell clarifies:
This is all political theater. There is no legit freak out. It's why the people posting in here have changed the subject.
Why not go back to what was working for them before the pandemic rather than use something that was specifically designed for a pandemic situation? The state of Georgia is obviously not expecting 1.3 million people to continue to vote by mail or use the drop boxes. Reducing the number of drop boxes that the state has to manage/maintain/secure then makes sense.
I believed the stated reason for these new laws was something along the lines of making sure that Georgia has fair and secure elections
What percentage of people liked Trump's infrastructure bill? Was it more or less than 90%?
There was an ongoing pandemic with lock downs in place. People were literally told not to go out, not to gather in groups, not to co-mingle with people outside of their quarantine circle. I think that it's a huge assumption that they "embraced" that. Yet, still, the ability to continue that process if they prefer it is not being taken away from them yet people are acting like it is.
Probably both since it was a management nightmare for them before. The ability is still there for them to use drop boxes. If they have to drive 3 miles to get to their drop box vs 2, I don't think that will hinder them at all. If they don't want to or can't drive then they still have the ability to mail it in just like everyone else.
This was the post - emphasis mine.
Not sure of a benefit per se, but the explanation:
When you have Republicans making arguments like this, it just makes it more clear what the intentions are for this bill. Republicans are well aware the younger generations hate them and trying to suppress the vote is the only chance they have unless they drastically change the party.
Fewer to have to maintain, manage & secure. Every county still gets at least one & counties with larger populations get more. Outside of a pandemic situation, most of the drop boxes they currently have would remain empty and/or receive very few ballots. Why keep that many if most of them are not going to be used and it only takes a few more minutes to travel to the next one?
Completely separate issue and without going into all the details this probably false. The MLB is jury and executioner on where they do their business.
