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Capital City Hoo

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For the 2024 midterms?


not really. I don't get worked up about ID requirements, banning water in long lines, etc. like some others do. I do believe people are playing games at the margin, and the margins are pretty thin right now. Is that a threat to our democracy? No.

I don't love some of what I see wrt to oversight and management of the elections, rule-making, etc. That is the longer-term danger (look at what has happened to election officials in some places over the last 15 months).

But what I really don't like is people being unwilling to accept results of elections and people needless casting doubt on our institutions. We have paths to address concerns and grievances - they generally lead to courts where people can take an oath, present evidence and testify. There is nothing wrong with our system, but people sure seem interested in tinkering with it in strange ways.

At this point, I'd totally support national election standards just so we can stop having the conversations they generally have in the developing world. This is the United States.
[Post edited by Capital City Hoo at 01/20/2022 09:17AM]

(In response to this post by Lupos)

Posted: 01/20/2022 at 09:12AM



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