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Registering to vote is silly

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Jump Ship, Mar 18, 2019.

  1. Jump Ship

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    So I read Ted Cruz just won the Senate in Texas by one percent over Beto back in November. That reminded me to register to vote. The issue is the entire process is archaic and outdated. Why do we have to print out and mail our application 30 days prior to voting. Everything should be done online since everything is tied to our Social Security number. it is only to register to vote and not actually vote.

    This is the first time I’ve had to actually mail an application letter in an envelope in my entire life.
     
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  2. Jump Ship

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    Meant to be in the D and D, but this is not really political so I guess it is fine in the hangout.
     
  3. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Why are you just now registering to vote?
     
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    one of Pelosi's prospectives . . . 16 years old. won't kick in for two more years ;)
     
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  5. Wooderson

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    Registering to vote takes hardly any effort and requires about as much advance planning.
     
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  6. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Right...it's not like an election sneaks up on anyone
     
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    I heard Trump might beat Hillary if she really did have secret documents on her server. Is it too late to register?
     
  8. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Not in Minnesota. :)
     
  9. Jump Ship

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    I haven’t bought stamps in years. Where is the e-form?

    Mailing in appications is silly. It is 2019.
     
  10. Jump Ship

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    Thank everyone who voted for hillary and trump. You guys made too much of a mess.

    [​IMG]
     
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    What an awful poster this guy is.
     
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    If you can't figure out how to complete a simple process then you don't deserve to vote.
     
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    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Don’t have to thank me...I voted for neither. Why didn’t you vote?
     
  14. Jump Ship

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    It’s outdated, you can’t hate me for wanting to save the planet. Actual voting should be done publicly in private booths, but registering to vote should not require so much time and resources. If you are an American citizen you should automatically be registered and enabled to vote. But if you are going to require people to register then actually force them to spend on it it will only deter them from voting.

    Unless you are happy with that outcome.
     
  15. King1

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    I don't think that everyone should be allowed to vote. We definitely disagree there.
     
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  16. Jump Ship

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    Alright, that’s your belief and I respect it.
     
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  17. King1

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    Fair enough
     
  18. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    So much time and resource? A short form to fill out, an envelope to address and drop in the mail qualifies as "so much time and resource"? Did it take longer than ten minutes?
     
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  19. Jump Ship

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    Us millenials, man, we are lazy.

    But seriously, i have to buy a stamp? I cant remember the last time i needed to buy an actual stamp.

    [​IMG]
     
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    Dumb thread is dumb. It does help explain a few of your other posts I've noticed recently.
     

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