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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
And that's exactly why it's utterly stupid.
Many people realize, especially the young ones, that Republicans just aren't giving what the majority want, or what's needed. So they don't vote 'em.
Hopefully this new law will get quickly squashed and removed due to being completely pointless and stupid.
Equally stupid.
edited 4th Apr '13 7:35:38 AM by Irene
Shadow?@NC Voting Law: How stupid, why are they acting like this? The Republican party seems to be doing a lot of stupid stuff, but the party doesn't seem like it is gonna collapse. Even the most enthusiastic republican would have to concede there was a high chance of Barack getting reelected considering he was the incumbent. Why are they getting politicians acting like their power is coming apart at the seems right this very second? Or is this more of a long-term fear seeing as how their approval among the younger set is much lower?
@Survey: I'd like to but I don't want to give away my zip code. If they discovered I'd used a fake zip code they'd probably throw it out, if the program bothers to check that is.
Democrats, ironically, aren't barring people from voting(you know, beyond age at best, 18 and older only). Although I can't remember the whole immigrants voting policy.(I was born in America, so forgive me for not doing the research), and the reason they're winning is simply because of their policies and practices. There's always a fair chance more people could vote Republican with no one barred.
To be honest, Republicans making it harder for people to vote in general probably does not help them get more votes in general, due to people being pissed off at this practice. Not saying that many voters will change their vote, but it certainly does not help their stance.
Shadow?Tentacles hit the nail on the head. It's a poor attempt.
And will fail most likely. If these things keep up, they may soon no longer be a viable regular party. Might as well be a Green Party instead of Red/Blue.
Really, if you want more voters, change your policies to actually avoid discrimination and support humankind in general.
Shadow?...the FBI was harassing maids in the Dominican Republic for dirt on Robert Menendez?
The hell?
edited 4th Apr '13 8:31:13 AM by RadicalTaoist
Share it so that people can get into this conversation, 'cause we're not the only ones who think like this.![]()
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Chicago also has more people, more gangs and probably more (legal) guns (going by actual numbers). Plus Chicago's guns will likely be handguns, which are the kind of gun normally used for crimes.
Though I do believe that state gun law is stupid. Unless you're going to man the borders between states you need to have roughly similar gun laws across the entire country.
edited 4th Apr '13 8:56:30 AM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranThat's exactly my point. It IS apples and oranges. Playing with the numbers to make it look like it's strength of gun laws that has an impact on gun violence is misleading. I'm sure it makes a difference, but the point I made was that urban gang-related violence makes up something like half of all gun violence in the country.
Anything else is really just obfuscating the issue.
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From the way I read it more like "make the parents discourage the students from voting."
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