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[jpd]

I'd like to hear why we can't have barcodes to ID the mail in ballots

 

[MakoMatt]

I'd like to hear why we can't have barcodes to ID the mail in ballots

If it ain’t broke it don’t need fixin’. ’………….. unless of course you want to see fewer Americans voting who don’t fit a certain demographic mold?

The Facts About Mail-In Voting Fraud

Trump claims mail-in voting is "corrupt." But research indicates fraud is very, very rare.

time.com

Mail voting fraud: Data points to low risk and high benefits for voters | Brookings

Analysis finds mail voting fraud in the U.S. is exceedingly rare and shows universal vote-by-mail boosts access, turnout, and cost efficiency.

www.brookings.edu

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/mail-voting-is-safe-secure/

https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2020-05-27-ELW-Facts-About-Voting-by-Mail.pdf

Shall I go on??

 

[MakoMatt]

If it ain’t broke it don’t need fixin’. ’………….. unless of course you want to see fewer Americans voting who don’t fit a certain demographic mold?

The Facts About Mail-In Voting Fraud

Trump claims mail-in voting is "corrupt." But research indicates fraud is very, very rare.

time.com

Mail voting fraud: Data points to low risk and high benefits for voters | Brookings

Analysis finds mail voting fraud in the U.S. is exceedingly rare and shows universal vote-by-mail boosts access, turnout, and cost efficiency.

www.brookings.edu

https://bipartisanpolicy.org/report/mail-voting-is-safe-secure/

https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/2020-05-27-ELW-Facts-About-Voting-by-Mail.pdf

Shall I go on??

SFB thinks it’s funny. Please show us some credible data from reliable sources that indicates that fraud is a problem with mail in ballots

 

[jpd]

There obviously is a problem if you can do this.

To catch anyone doing this safeguards should be put in place like barcodes to prevent and discourage others. I really don't care how rare it is. You're going to say the system works because he got caught, which is avoiding the fact that it does happen and shouldn't..

LODI, Calif. —
Shakir Khan, the former Lodi city council member who was at the center of an election fraud case, has been sentenced to serve time in jail, a release from the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office read.

Khan, in January 2024, took a no-contest deal for stashing 41 ballots at his home for the 2020 election. Investigators also found that he had registered 23 people at his home and that his email and phone number had been used to register 47 others.

 

[longcast]

There obviously is a problem if you can do this.

To catch anyone doing this safeguards should be put in place like barcodes to prevent and discourage others. I really don't care how rare it is. You're going to say the system works because he got caught, which is avoiding the fact that it does happen and shouldn't..

LODI, Calif. —
Shakir Khan, the former Lodi city council member who was at the center of an election fraud case, has been sentenced to serve time in jail, a release from the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office read.

Khan, in January 2024, took a no-contest deal for stashing 41 ballots at his home for the 2020 election. Investigators also found that he had registered 23 people at his home and that his email and phone number had been used to register 47 others.

Correct. Let's implement policies to bring risk to as close to zero as possible.

You hear people might be "afraid" to vote.

The answer : What are you hiding?

 

[MakoMatt]

There obviously is a problem if you can do this.

To catch anyone doing this safeguards should be put in place like barcodes to prevent and discourage others. I really don't care how rare it is. You're going to say the system works because he got caught, which is avoiding the fact that it does happen and shouldn't..

LODI, Calif. —
Shakir Khan, the former Lodi city council member who was at the center of an election fraud case, has been sentenced to serve time in jail, a release from the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office read.

Khan, in January 2024, took a no-contest deal for stashing 41 ballots at his home for the 2020 election. Investigators also found that he had registered 23 people at his home and that his email and phone number had been used to register 47 others.

No mention of anyone voting who should not have.

 

[MakoMatt]

Correct. Let's implement policies to bring risk to as close to zero as possible.

You hear people might be "afraid" to vote.

The answer : What are you hiding?

No need to get any closer to zero than we already are.

The Impact of Voter Suppression on Communities of Color

Studies show that new laws will disproportionately harm voters of color. Federal legislation is necessary.

www.brennancenter.org

 

[MakoMatt]

What's So Bad About Voter ID Laws?​

What's So Bad About Voter ID Laws? | League of Women Voters

Voter ID laws have long been debated in the United States. While supporters argue that voter photo ID laws are necessary to prevent voter fraud and ensure the integrity of elections, reality tells a different story. Not only do these measures disproportionately impact Black, Native, elderly, and...

www.lwv.org

 

[MakoMatt]

Why Trump's blockade won't cause Iran's oil industry to 'explode' this week
Trump said his blockade would cause Iran's oil industry to 'explode' this week. Why that won't happen

 

[jpd]

I don't think you can help yourself.
If Trump is for it, you are dead set against it.
Pretty simple.

This part made me laugh....asking for ID which is needed for EVERYTHING today and likening it to poll taxes, literacy tests and violence and intimidation.

Not only are voter photo ID laws ineffective as means of combating voter fraud, but their main impact is that they promote voter suppression.

The use of restrictive voting laws to disenfranchise minority voters can be traced back to the Jim Crow era, when many states employed various tactics — including literacy tests, poll taxes, and extralegal measures such as violence and intimidation — to prevent Black Americans from voting.

 

[MakoMatt]

I don't think you can help yourself.
If Trump is for it, you are dead set against it.
Pretty simple.

This part made me laugh....asking for ID which is needed for EVERYTHING today and likening it to poll taxes, literacy tests and violence and intimidation.

Not only are voter photo ID laws ineffective as means of combating voter fraud, but their main impact is that they promote voter suppression.

The use of restrictive voting laws to disenfranchise minority voters can be traced back to the Jim Crow era, when many states employed various tactics — including literacy tests, poll taxes, and extralegal measures such as violence and intimidation — to prevent Black Americans from voting.

You are incorrect, I do support some of what Trump wants to do.

An example, we should arrest, and deport criminal illegal aliens.
Both sides of the aisle support that.

But the way Trump implements and carries out that is all F’d up. American’s being shot to death by gun happy undertrained ICE agents. What percentage of ICE arrests were criminals? Steven Miller, Trump’s NAZI in advisor in chief, has set quotas for arrests.

We need a comprehensive immigration plan.
Where is Trump on that? Nowhere.
Oh, wait, he’s has a plan to sell Gold Cards $1,000,000.00 to get into the country.

Where is Trump, with the “dreamers”
Nowhere, MAGA’s don’t give a chit about them, they are the people that stole the jobs of the toothless, ignorant, inbred MAGA base who live in Appalachia, W Virginia, and evidently parts on NY.

What I think is pretty simple, are the gullible, angry, racist people who fall for Trump’s bullchit.

 

[Rick67]

There obviously is a problem if you can do this.

To catch anyone doing this safeguards should be put in place like barcodes to prevent and discourage others. I really don't care how rare it is. You're going to say the system works because he got caught, which is avoiding the fact that it does happen and shouldn't..

LODI, Calif. —
Shakir Khan, the former Lodi city council member who was at the center of an election fraud case, has been sentenced to serve time in jail, a release from the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office read.

Khan, in January 2024, took a no-contest deal for stashing 41 ballots at his home for the 2020 election. Investigators also found that he had registered 23 people at his home and that his email and phone number had been used to register 47 others.

I think he owes you an apology. You never spin like he does with everything (Yeah But).

 

[longcast]

I don't think you can help yourself.
If Trump is for it, you are dead set against it.
Pretty simple.

This part made me laugh....asking for ID which is needed for EVERYTHING today and likening it to poll taxes, literacy tests and violence and intimidation.

Not only are voter photo ID laws ineffective as means of combating voter fraud, but their main impact is that they promote voter suppression.

The use of restrictive voting laws to disenfranchise minority voters can be traced back to the Jim Crow era, when many states employed various tactics — including literacy tests, poll taxes, and extralegal measures such as violence and intimidation — to prevent Black Americans from voting.

Let's get this straight. It is a level playing field if ALL LEGAL AMERICANS are required to have and use photo ID to vote. Not a black thing, a brown thing, or a white thing. Pretty simple. If you hold dear to your heart to vote, you will do whatever it takes to get that voter photo ID. It is truly that simple.

Otherwise I DO NOT need to show my PHOTO ID for ANTHYING in this country. You cannot have it both ways.

 

[longcast]

You are incorrect, I do support some of what Trump wants to do.

An example, we should arrest, and deport criminal illegal aliens.
Both sides of the aisle support that.

But the way Trump implements and carries out that is all F’d up. American’s being shot to death by gun happy undertrained ICE agents. What percentage of ICE arrests were criminals? Steven Miller, Trump’s NAZI in advisor in chief, has set quotas for arrests.

We need a comprehensive immigration plan.
Where is Trump on that? Nowhere.
Oh, wait, he’s has a plan to sell Gold Cards $1,000,000.00 to get into the country.

Where is Trump, with the “dreamers”
Nowhere, MAGA’s don’t give a chit about them, they are the people that stole the jobs of the toothless, ignorant, inbred MAGA base who live in Appalachia, W Virginia, and evidently parts on NY.

What I think is pretty simple, are the gullible, angry, racist people who fall for Trump’s bullchit.

You are incorrect, I do support some of what Trump wants to do. And you still vote with the sick left.

An example, we should arrest, and deport criminal illegal aliens.
Both sides of the aisle support that. Wrong - the left cherishes their vote

But the way Trump implements and carries out that is all F’d up. American’s being shot to death by gun happy undertrained ICE agents. Here's a tip for sick left activists - You refuse to obey law enforcement and attempt to injure or kill an officer - FAFO and accept the consequences.

What percentage of ICE arrests were criminals? Steven Miller, Trump’s NAZI in advisor in chief, has set quotas for arrests. Cleaning up the blatant nonsense of the Biden administration and failure of past Presidents.

We need a comprehensive immigration plan. Ideas?
Where is Trump on that? Nowhere. Right on the frontlines cleaning up
Oh, wait, he’s has a plan to sell Gold Cards $1,000,000.00 to get into the country. Folks with that kind of money come here and create businesses, provide opportunities and jobs. Growth.

Where is Trump, with the “dreamers” Ask the president who created and maybe even Biden. Created something with no off ramp.

Nowhere, MAGA’s don’t give a chit about them, they are the people that stole the jobs of the toothless, ignorant, inbred MAGA base who live in Appalachia, W Virginia, and evidently parts on NY. Making fun of people who may live in poverty? Maybe did not have the opportunity that you had?

What I think is pretty simple, are the gullible, angry, racist people who fall for Trump’s bullchit. Yet above you say you support Trump policies? Where you you fall into that rant?

 

[longcast]

Olivia Dunne & Miller Lite bring the fun while Bud Light continues to flounder, Nancy Mace shoots a gun & MEAT

Bud Light hasn't featured a female celebrity on its Instagram page in over a year. Plus, rec baseball and the Thursday Night Mowing League both have season openers tonight.

www.foxnews.com

See how easy this is, Bud Light? This could've been you. I have no idea if Olivia Dunne actually sucks down Miller Lites at baseball games or just holds them as props. It doesn't matter. What matters is that Miller Lite, right now, is getting the American Eagle treatment. These brands are playing with house money because they've decided to hire attractive, biological females to market their products.

The woke era — approximately 2018-2024 (when Trump was elected) — will be remembered by marketing agencies who thought trans in sports and trans/DEI marketing was a winning strategy. It was a disaster. Axios published a report in 2023 estimating woke had cost companies at least $28 billion in market value.

 

[MakoMatt]

I may as well have this discussion with a bagful of turnips.

For those of you that can read…….

The SAVE America Act Explained: How the New ‘Show Your Papers’ Voting Bill Is Even More Extreme Than the SAVE Act

At President Donald Trump’s urging, Congress is intent on passing an even more extreme version of the SAVE Act. But no matter what the far right calls these “show your papers” bills, its push to require Americans to show a passport or birth certificate to vote threatens to silence millions.

www.americanprogress.org

 

[MakoMatt]

“You are incorrect, I do support some of what Trump wants to do. And you still vote with the sick left.”

And you vote for a thief, liar, felon, con artist, rapist.

 

[jpd]

 

[MakoMatt]

“An example, we should arrest, and deport criminal illegal aliens.
Both sides of the aisle support that. Wrong - the left cherishes their vote”

Illegal aliens do not vote…….

 

[longcast]

“You are incorrect, I do support some of what Trump wants to do. And you still vote with the sick left.”

And you vote for a thief, liar, felon, con artist, rapist.

Be careful. TDS clouds your thinking and triggers your keyboard.

Just like this guy..............

ABC News reached a $15 million settlement with Donald Trump in December 2024 to resolve a defamation lawsuit. The lawsuit centered on anchor George Stephanopoulos repeatedly stating on air that Trump had been "found liable for rape".
BBC +2

Key Details of the Settlement

• Payment: ABC News agreed to pay $15 million to Trump’s presidential library.
• Legal Fees: The network also agreed to pay $1 million toward Trump’s attorney fees.
• Formal Statement: ABC News issued a note of "regret" regarding the inaccurate comments made during a March 2024 interview with Representative Nancy