Just a thought: How about we nix Presidents’ Day and make Election Day a national holiday instead?
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Just a thought: How about we nix Presidents’ Day and make Election Day a national holiday instead?
@Strandjunker
My good neighbor has his flag up today....
Im thinking Coolio. 2nd look, Really COOLIO!
BILL
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@Strandjunker How about no more elections and no more permanent positions of power?
oh yes, chaos will be wonderful, no suffering at all will exist then. with no government evil men will just vanish! (/s)
you're asking for worse, deep thinker
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Just a thought: How about we nix Presidents’ Day and make Election Day a national holiday instead?
we have veteran's day on nov 11 *right there* next to our current bullshit election day. it's already a federal holiday
we could sell it as "honor those who fought for our right to vote by voting"
it has to be a day off for everyone of course
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I'll give you one guess why it isn't on Sundays.
@Enema_Cowboy Yeah but it is in the Constitution that there is separation. Churches should not dictate. Want to go to Church on Sunday? Then vote before or after.
Does the pastor, rabbi, imam or other tell you how to vote? Tax them!
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Just a thought: How about we nix Presidents’ Day and make Election Day a national holiday instead?
@Strandjunker I'm definitely in favor of this excellent idea. -
we have veteran's day on nov 11 *right there* next to our current bullshit election day. it's already a federal holiday
we could sell it as "honor those who fought for our right to vote by voting"
it has to be a day off for everyone of course
@benroyce @Strandjunker I think voting needs to be a two day affair, with a mandated time off for everyone.
So places like hospitals can schedule.
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@benroyce @Strandjunker I think voting needs to be a two day affair, with a mandated time off for everyone.
So places like hospitals can schedule.
i like that
*someone* has to be working, no escaping it
so make it 2 days so the absolutely essential work can be covered by a coworker, then the next day, reversed
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i like that
*someone* has to be working, no escaping it
so make it 2 days so the absolutely essential work can be covered by a coworker, then the next day, reversed
@benroyce @Strandjunker Yeap, this.
Also, voting is mandatory.
You can abstain all you want, but you HAVE to show up and cast a ballot as such.
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@benroyce @Strandjunker Yeap, this.
Also, voting is mandatory.
You can abstain all you want, but you HAVE to show up and cast a ballot as such.
i used to disagree
that if you make voting mandatory, people will draw dicks on their ballot or do joke votes
and you do see that in places where voting is mandatory
but i've changed my view
you can't force people to care, yes
but enough say they "care" but then won't do fucking shit to prove it in an extremely effective way: by voting
so now i think getting enough of those lazy entitled assholes off their asses and voting outweighs the sabotage/ vandalism effect
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i used to disagree
that if you make voting mandatory, people will draw dicks on their ballot or do joke votes
and you do see that in places where voting is mandatory
but i've changed my view
you can't force people to care, yes
but enough say they "care" but then won't do fucking shit to prove it in an extremely effective way: by voting
so now i think getting enough of those lazy entitled assholes off their asses and voting outweighs the sabotage/ vandalism effect
@benroyce @Strandjunker Yes, this. Some people will always be fuckasses, but more will just fucking actually vote.
We get this, then we fix our two party system. Ranked choice...
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@benroyce @Strandjunker Yes, this. Some people will always be fuckasses, but more will just fucking actually vote.
We get this, then we fix our two party system. Ranked choice...
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@benroyce @Strandjunker Awww, I love me too!
I mean you, I love you too!
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@benroyce @Strandjunker Awww, I love me too!
I mean you, I love you too!
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@benroyce @nuintari @Strandjunker they work in Australia where everyone has to vote and mark their preferences. Voting takes place on a weekend so most people are off. They have mobile teams to visit hospitals and aged care facilities as well as remote communities. You just have to front up and collect the paperwork.
It is said that politicians have to say in the centre if they want to appeal to the majority. The system supports that.
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@benroyce @nuintari @Strandjunker they work in Australia where everyone has to vote and mark their preferences. Voting takes place on a weekend so most people are off. They have mobile teams to visit hospitals and aged care facilities as well as remote communities. You just have to front up and collect the paperwork.
It is said that politicians have to say in the centre if they want to appeal to the majority. The system supports that.
@Lats @benroyce @Strandjunker Heaven forbid we HELP people participate in our so called perfect democracy!
Hell naw! Those people without cars? They should pick themselves up by their bootstraps and GET IT DONE!
/s - of course, the USA is so fundamentally broken on so many levels.
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Just a thought: How about we nix Presidents’ Day and make Election Day a national holiday instead?
@Strandjunker or you could vote on Saturday or Sunday like the rest of the civilised world
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@benroyce @nuintari @Strandjunker they work in Australia where everyone has to vote and mark their preferences. Voting takes place on a weekend so most people are off. They have mobile teams to visit hospitals and aged care facilities as well as remote communities. You just have to front up and collect the paperwork.
It is said that politicians have to say in the centre if they want to appeal to the majority. The system supports that.
@Lats @benroyce @nuintari @Strandjunker In Graz, Austria. When there's an election, we have >270 voting places in the city. That's for a total population of about 300k or around 200 k eligible voters. Your voting place is right around the corner. And you can still mail it in if you like.
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@benroyce @nuintari @Strandjunker they work in Australia where everyone has to vote and mark their preferences. Voting takes place on a weekend so most people are off. They have mobile teams to visit hospitals and aged care facilities as well as remote communities. You just have to front up and collect the paperwork.
It is said that politicians have to say in the centre if they want to appeal to the majority. The system supports that.
@Lats @benroyce @nuintari @Strandjunker And mail in voting too. And you can't pester/advertise too close to the venue. And you can get a democracy sausage afterwards! And as you say, the popular parties are centre right and centre left. On the downside we aren't getting a full on socialist party government any time soon, on the plus side we won't get full on MAGA, if they aren't close to the centre they aren't getting in. And our centre is to the left of the US Democrats anyway.
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@Lats @benroyce @Strandjunker Heaven forbid we HELP people participate in our so called perfect democracy!
Hell naw! Those people without cars? They should pick themselves up by their bootstraps and GET IT DONE!
/s - of course, the USA is so fundamentally broken on so many levels.
@nuintari @Lats @benroyce @Strandjunker Not really.
It only really became that way because of a certain president ruining it im the 1980s. Basically undoing what could have been progress.
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Just a thought: How about we nix Presidents’ Day and make Election Day a national holiday instead?
@Strandjunker How about both?
