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In response to "It is easier for everyone...the voters and the election officials...it's good for democracy -- nm" by The Calico Cat Coalition

Maybe voting shouldn't be easy though. Maybe it should be hard and take time and effort. I mean there was a story on Drive-Thru voting I believe? WTH? -- nm

Posted by Qale (aka Qale) Oct 24 '08, 12:27

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let's reinstate literacy tests and poll taxes, then. - znufrii wants pie Oct 24, 12:29 9
- How about making it only for landowners, men, white people again -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Oct 24, 12:31 1
  - YES!!! -- nm - John McCain Oct 24, 12:32
- I think that's taking what I said too far, obviously. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:30 6
  - of course, but it makes my point. Barriers to voting do a disservice to democracy. -- nm - znufrii wants pie Oct 24, 12:32 5
    - How big of a barrier is it to just have people either vote absentee or show up on a certain day? - Qale Oct 24, 12:34 4
      - z wants us all to vote by beaming a hanging chad from our imbedded mind chips to a satellite. -- nm - TFox Oct 24, 12:39 3
        
        The Electorate is SELF AWARE!! -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:44
        
        mi mi mi mi mi mi mi - Beaker SI Oct 24, 12:44
        
        *shrug* the fundamental idea is sound -- nm - znufrii wants pie Oct 24, 12:43
I really don't understand the argument that it should be harder to vote. -- nm - psilotum Oct 24, 12:29 2
- Not harder, but certainly not so easy that it becomes unappreciated. -- nm - Qale Oct 24, 12:31 1
  - I don't think that's what the issue has been recently -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Oct 24, 12:33

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