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comment by cliffelam
cliffelam  ·  4399 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ask Hubski: How Does Election Day Feel To You?

I think the ID thing is a false flag. There are LITERALLY no legal voting age people who are compos mentis who don't own picture ID.

I believe in undecided voters who aren't stupid. I don't believe in people without ID.

I'm more understanding about the whole address/precinct thing. :-)

-XC





mk  ·  4399 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I believe in undecided voters who aren't stupid. I don't believe in people without ID. I'm more understanding about the whole address/precinct thing. :-)

Well, the good thing is that we don't have to agree on that to implement a fair ID system. You can just feel like we are being overly cautious, and we both get what we want.

cliffelam  ·  4399 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yep, I remember listening to National Government Radio and some lib anti-ID group had basically torn up their charter and was now concentrating on making sure that everyone had ID. A better solution, IMHO.

-XC

mk  ·  4399 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Definitely. If we got to it, it could be done right by 2016.

cliffelam  ·  4399 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Poo. Six months. Both camps keep their volunteers around in a post-GOTV effort.

Heck, looks like Romney is gonna have tens of millions of dollars left - plenty of money for that.

_XC

mk  ·  4399 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Heck, looks like Romney is gonna have tens of millions of dollars left - plenty of money for that.

Somehow, I don't see it. :)

cliffelam  ·  4399 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That he'll have money left in his campaign kitty? Last I saw he was not spending to 0 on the 6th. I'm sure there is a legal fund in reserve that's pretty huge. cough FL cough.

I suspect it won't get used though.

-XC

mk  ·  4399 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, I mean that I don't see him using his reserves to help fix the voting system.

cliffelam  ·  4399 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Really? I think very little of Obama but I could see him taking that on. I could certainly see Mitt doing it. Heck, Bill Clinton even.

It's a noble non-partisan thing and it'd be dead easy.

Remember when Jimmy Carter used to haunt polls overseas? If he can manage to add value then anyone can.

_XC

mk  ·  4399 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I can see Bush Sr., Clinton, and Carter. I don't really see Obama, Bush Jr., or Romney doing it. McCain would have.