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hoolstoptheheels

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I totally agree that we should be working to increase voter participation,


And that certain things repubs do are open to the interpretation of being about the opposite of that. Figuring out ways to screen out ballots and voters instead of figuring out ways to encourage every legal voter to vote and every legal vote to be counted.

Of course, many repubs will strenuously object to that interpretation. What we are witnessing now still goes far, far beyond this sort of “voter suppression” accusation. I think that’s a debate we’ve seen here before ad nauseum and will see again. Voter ID rules, the dangers of mail in, all that.

I believe what Trump is doing is completely different. It’s an outright attempt to seize power however he can, not to try to tip scales in an election in his favor. Personally, I think the whole country should follow the model of places like CO, WA, and OR and move to 100% mail in voting. But I won’t call someone “seditious” for disagreeing with me.

Defense of Trump’s actions now, or even just tolerance for it - that is active or passive support for a coup. I just see no other way to put it.

(In response to this post by 81_Hokie)

Posted: 01/05/2021 at 11:01AM



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WSJ - Coming Republican Civil War. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/05/2021 08:57AM
  Ba-Donka Ivanka ** -- Tuckahokie 01/05/2021 10:50AM
  You’re on to something! Why wait? ** -- hoolstoptheheels 01/05/2021 10:49AM
  Who's spankin' 'Vanka? ** -- 81_Hokie 01/05/2021 10:50AM
  Why Daddy, of course. Was there any doubt? ** -- TomGlansAski 01/05/2021 10:55AM
  Pence cannot do that. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/05/2021 10:20AM
  Imploding? You serious Clark? ** -- HoodatB 01/05/2021 11:14AM
  Sedition Party for short ** -- WaxHoo 01/05/2021 10:25AM
  Hoo exactly do you see imploding, and how ... ** -- WaxHoo 01/05/2021 10:23AM
  Don’t play along ** -- Molina 01/05/2021 10:10AM
  Nancy gets sworn in on 1/20 ** -- Brown Water 01/05/2021 09:57AM
  Nothing, it’s just ceremonial. ** -- DownTownHoo 01/05/2021 09:56AM
  Not really. There are many repubs drawing a line at sedition. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 01/05/2021 10:16AM
  They're in the Patriots party ** -- WaxHoo 01/05/2021 10:22AM
  I think you are referring to more traditional attempts to -- hoolstoptheheels 01/05/2021 09:55AM
  Sigh. I should have known ** -- 81_Hokie 01/05/2021 10:33AM
  Yup :>) ** -- Tuckahokie 01/05/2021 10:55AM
  Yes always beginning of the end, tipping point ** -- HokieDan95 01/05/2021 09:45AM
  Dan still hasn’t proven he wasn’t smoking that pipe -- TomGlansAski 01/05/2021 09:40AM
  Sounds like he's hitting it this morning. ** -- VAGentleman05 01/05/2021 09:47AM
  Agreed, each assertion quite ridiculous -- Quaker 01/05/2021 09:09AM
  LOL at calling the small Constitutional Wing -- Shenhoo 01/05/2021 09:37AM
  Exactly Shen. They are “surrendering” to the Constitution. -- hoolstoptheheels 01/05/2021 09:57AM
  They aren’t above stealing an election. -- hokie in cville 01/05/2021 09:13AM

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