MLD Woody Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Not putting my stamp on this pos show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clevfan4life Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Once my parents pass away im moving to south america. Somewhere in peru or in argentina(patagonia)where i have some family connections. U.S is spiraling down the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 It seems like an odd day. Why not do it on a weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 If they did it on a weekend it'd be a horror show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cysko Kid Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I'm sure there's some data that shows that Tuesday is the day least likely for various psychotic groups to harass people at the polls like there's data that shows its best to fire people on a Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 No reason, other than that how it's always been. Used to be a reason for it though "In 1845, the United States was largely an agrarian society. Farmers often needed a full day to travel by horse-drawn vehicles to the county seat to vote. Tuesday was established as election day because it did not interfere with the Biblical Sabbath or with market day, which was on Wednesday in many towns." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 So.... Tradition. What a terrible reason. Farmers, church, and travel time. None of which matter anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 It seems to really fuck over people that get really hurt by having to take off work. If voting is so important, why not just make it a national holiday or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 If voting is so important, why not just make it a national holiday or something? I think it should be. But it's so easy to vote early by either mail or on person it's not that big of a deal IMO. Should make it a national holiday though, get off of work at 5 then you have to go straight to the polling place and wait in line pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbluhm86 Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I think it should be. But it's so easy to vote early by either mail or on person it's not that big of a deal IMO. Should make it a national holiday though, get off of work at 5 then you have to go straight to the polling place and wait in line pretty much. I think most schools have the day off on Election Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I think most schools have the day off on Election Day Only ones that double as polling places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Woodpecker has never voted and he questions why on a Tuesday? Why? Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Woodpecker has never voted and he questions why on a Tuesday? Why? Why not? Well it fucks over people that can't easily take of work or afford to lose those paid hours, for one. "Why not" and "Because that's the way it's always been" are piss poor answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 I think it should be. But it's so easy to vote early by either mail or on person it's not that big of a deal IMO. Should make it a national holiday though, get off of work at 5 then you have to go straight to the polling place and wait in line pretty much. Not every state has early voting though, correct? It just seems like a very, very outdated system that could easily be improved (a common theme in govt.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 move it to a weekend day, so those damn middle class people can't vote while they are on a trip. hahahaha. "" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Well it fucks over people that can't easily take of work or afford to lose those paid hours, for one. "Why not" and "Because that's the way it's always been" are piss poor answers. Poor little boy is inconvenienced. You don't even know what that means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 move it to a weekend day, so those damn middle class people can't vote while they are on a trip. hahahaha. "" Having it during a work day actually screws over the middle class. Jobless slugs can vote any day of the week. They have nothing else going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 We have voted for decades after work. no problem. If you work late, you can vote before. etc. no problem. might be long lines some places... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LogicIsForSquares Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 We have voted for decades after work. no problem. If you work late, you can vote before. etc. no problem. might be long lines some places... Moving it to the weekend would only help families and working class people aka very likely conservative voters. Cal, why do you support Hillary and slugs by holding on to this tradition? Hey oh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Cal is a Hillary supporter, clearly. He never says anything bad about her. I can't think of any post where he says anything negative about Hillary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 We have voted for decades after work. no problem. If you work late, you can vote before. etc. no problem. might be long lines some places... I would imagine the more urban of an area you live, the more densely populated, the longer the lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Side Note: Mike Huckabee just called. He said Jesus wants me to vote for candidates that have Christian family values or some shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbedward Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Well it fucks over people that can't easily take of work or afford to lose those paid hours, for one. "Why not" and "Because that's the way it's always been" are piss poor answers. I mean polls are open for 13 hours. I don't think too many people out there are working the 6:30-7:30 shift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Potential commute times back and forth from work plus wait times could make that a tight window. It seems easy enough to make the process more accessible across the board, but some don't want to because "that's just the way it is"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 but that ruins their victim narrative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLD Woody Posted November 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 but that ruins their victim narrative. Right. Something works for you, and not as well for someone else. That other side wants it changed to make it easier for everyone. Therefore that person is playing the victim card... That is the main reason I can't get on board with a lot of conservative principles. It's a vote for stagnation (at best). Things work for me and they always have, fuck anyone else. You can easily make this better for everyone, but you're against it, because that's change, and you just automatically believe any change is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 Right. Something works for you, and not as well for someone else. That other side wants it changed to make it easier for everyone. Therefore that person is playing the victim card... That is the main reason I can't get on board with a lot of conservative principles. It's a vote for stagnation (at best). Things work for me and they always have, fuck anyone else. You can easily make this better for everyone, but you're against it, because that's change, and you just automatically believe any change is bad. Poor victim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinkHole Posted November 6, 2016 Report Share Posted November 6, 2016 It seems like an odd day. Why not do it on a weekend? Stuart Too much football to watch on the weekends. There's this thing American have called priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StinkHole Posted November 7, 2016 Report Share Posted November 7, 2016 Right. Something works for you, and not as well for someone else. That other side wants it changed to make it easier for everyone. Therefore that person is playing the victim card... Stuart But when your side doesn't want change when it affects them you play the victim card and/or cry racism. Requiring everyone to have a voter ID ring a bell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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