Yep. It’s like they’re sponges for them. And if you ever meet the type, if you make the mistake of telling them that you might think there’s some credence to something like JFK, they’ll think you’re one of “their people” and 5 minutes later you’re hearing about how the lizard people in Bohemian Grove are manipulating the central banks so that Big Gay can take over our schools.
Agreed, but the voting systems in the US need a huge overhaul. I've never had any worries about how we do things in the UK - no voting machines, no ID required, no signatures no match and polling stations within walking distance of your homes. The only issue I have with it is we should move election days to the weekends, rather than Thursdays and give more people the chance to vote.
Wait, why is "no ID required" a good thing?
They already claimed Democrats would drive up to vote counting offices in trucks with "Biden/Harris" signs printed on them and start swapping out whole boxes of ballots in broad daylight.
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That’s actually a combo of a few I heard from the crazy cop I worked with at the school I used to teach at.Wait, so you just pop into a polling station and say your name and that's it?
Wait, so you just pop into a polling station and say your name and that's it?
That sounds mental
| Election | Number of cases |
|---|---|
| Local elections | 362 |
| UK Parliamentary general election | 161 |
| European Parliamentary election | 21 |
| Non-election specific (for example, electoral registration) | 21 |
| Local by-election | 12 |
| UK Parliamentary by-election | 7 |
| Mayoral election | 6 |
| Combined authority mayoral election | 1 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner by-election | 1 |
UK is the only country that does not require any form of ID, that I am aware of. Probably there are others in the Commonwealth but to most of us it sounds extremely weird.
Here is another difference, we all have issued ID cards since we turn 16 (I guess that varies by country) and you don't, because...?
But how does it work in practice? I'm not interested in the whole voter fraud issue or anything - but what happens when John Smith walks up, announces that he's John Smith... and there are 13 other John Smiths in that particular district. What happens? Do they ask for his address or date of birth or what?
There were plans for it in the dying days of the Labour government, didn't get far due to civil liberties complaints.
Fascinating.
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"We're not a democracy, we're a republic" wasn't bad either
But what’s there to stop someone from going to your polling station and telling them they are you? Then once you show up you’re not allowed to vote because your vote’s already been registered. I mean, it’s not like someone couldn’t find out someone else’s name and address, and thus figure out which polling station someone belongs to?
Yeah, he is the living embodiment of 'never meet your heroes'.
Basically that it's a bit of a pointless effort for one extra vote, whilst risking jail for electoral fraud if you're caught. Seems to work.
That’s the case with all voter fraud though, isn’t it? Still happens all over the world.
That is perfectly possible, and yet it doesn't seem to happen - well, it may happen, but not enough that it's ever been an issue.
I was under the impression that anonymity of vote was a basic requirement for a democracy.
