Ha ha, Oregon Gov addressing Trumps tweet about Michigan mail in voting.

[LizBeth]

Governor Kate Brown
53 mins ·
Mr. President: Oregon has been voting by mail for 22 years. We just had a great election yesterday. It was safe, secure, accessible. And we protected public health. What more do you need to know to be convinced, Donald J. Trump?

Donald J. Trump
1 hr ·
Michigan sends absentee ballot applications to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General Election. This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State. I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path!

[leftieNanner]

1. That's my Governor!

And we even elect an occasional Republican! In 2016 Oregon chose a R Secretary of State (who sadly died of the same brain cancer that John McCain had). VBM is very safe and secure and - here's the big problem for Ass Face - we have very good turn out for our elections.

[LizBeth]

2. +1. I read the Republican going against Merkley is a QAnon? Whatever that is. Proudly.

[leftieNanner]

3. Unfortunately, I'm in Southern Oregon

A small blue island in the red sea of District 2. Greg Walden has been our Rep for a long time. The guy who will replace him is a real lunatic. Makes Walden look normal.

sigh...

[LizBeth]

4. Ahhh. I think I know where you are if a small blue in the south. Lol.

Beautiful country. It is amazing how red the state is with being a blue state.

[roamer65]

6. People are red or blue, land isn't.

It only looks bad on a regular map because red areas tend to be MUCH less populated.

[LizBeth]

10. True. I get that.

[gopiscrap]

9. are you in Ashland or

Medford?

[LizBeth]

11. Not Medford. I understand Medford is pretty conservative.

[leftieNanner]

22. We are in Ashland

Beautiful place. Love it here. Moved up from the Bay Area 11 years ago.

[LizBeth]

31. I am going to have to come up in visit, but that was my guess. I hear wonderful stuff about the area

[gopiscrap]

35. I love Ashland

spent two weeks there working at a Lutheran Church

[Amaryllis]

38. Ashland. Small blue Oasis. Home of the Shakespearian Festival...all those artsy folk.

[trueblue2007]

7. mine too. #LockTrumpUp

[roamer65]

5. Thank you, Gov Brown.

Hugs from MI.

[renate]

8. it wasn't all that convenient for me; I had to wait in traffic for FIVE MINUTES!

I could have dropped it in the mailbox, postage paid, if I'd gotten the ballot filled in on time. But instead I had to drive to the drop-off place, wait in line for five minutes--protected from the rain, in a comfortable seated position in a warm car, and listening to the radio--and hand over six family members' ballots.

What kind of democracy is this? I should have had to wait three hours in line like a normal voter.

[LizBeth]

12. Lol. Hey, I just had a converation with a man that likes to pretend he is a progressive as he

constantly beats up liberals and Democrats (Tulsi supporter) tell me that he did not like mail in vote because the religious head of the household has everyone filling the ballot out his way and they do not have the opportunity to privacy of vote. He always finds a way to criticize and attack. So, he would declare you filled all 6 ballots out yourself. Just saying, .

I had to register to vote and all buildings shut down. I called election people and a woman sat on the phone with me telling me about the pamphlet I got in the mail, where registration page was, and how to fill out and get in. And sure enough, a week later, I got my voter pamphlet. All so easy. Everyone so helpful. I love this state, working for the people.

[Amaryllis]

39. THe privacy of the vote is an issue in authoritarian households, but no system is perfect,

and vote by mail has far fewer drawbacks than other systems. There are huge fines for influencing someone's vote - very strictly enforced if discovered.

[Mr.Bill]

13. Trump is just getting the ball rolling

for how he will protest the election he will lose. Ever notice how almost everything he does seems to be what a ten year old child would do?

[LizBeth]

14. Absolutely, even in language.

[SoCalNative]

21. Sweeney Toddler

is my new name for him

[Wounded Bear]

26. 10 year old seems a bit advanced to me...

Perhaps 3-5 yo at most.

[LizBeth]

32. With some of the stuff he says, I was thinking my 10 yr olds much more advanced than that.

[flibbitygiblets]

15. AND we can track our ballot online to ensure it was received.

AND we can research initiatives and candidates from the safety and comfort of our homes.

AND there are measures in place to protect against fraud, including handwriting experts to verify signatures match against voter registration forms.

AND postage is free.

AND no one at the polls to intimidate or harass us.

AND registration is automatic when you get your ID or driver's license.

AND we don't have to take time off work on a Tuesday FFS.

Honestly, why isn't everyone doing this?

[LizBeth]

16. Awesome post. I put on FB about Texas and patted them on the back. But, I had one person argue

against. I posted above, I am going to copy and paste. I told him argument doesnt hold water with all the oppression/suppression being done by Republicans, but what do you argue, since you are clever. In case he comes back with a comment.

Hey, I just had a converation with a man that likes to pretend he is a progressive as he

constantly beats up liberals and Democrats (Tulsi supporter) tell me that he did not like mail in vote because the religious head of the household has everyone filling the ballot out his way and they do not have the opportunity to privacy of vote. He always finds a way to criticize and attack.

[flibbitygiblets]

20. I'd say to that person "what makes you think this doesn't happen with in-person voting already?"

Did you SEE Trump hovering over Melanoma during the last presidential election?

OK seriously, we can't protect people from their own families in every situation. If this is happening, such a person must either get out or deal with it. Besides, this is not the majority, and families tend to vote the same way in any case, otherwise they wouldn't be together in the first place. Even if this is happening (and I'm sure it is in places), it's happening at the voting booths too. Regardless, it's not an excuse to force literally the rest of the country to suffer under archaic and dangerous circumstances.

Final thought: A person who was forced to vote against their wishes could call the election office privately, have their vote pulled, explain the situation (that they were coerced), and request the ability to vote in person or get another ballot at a different address. And then maybe call a domestic abuse support hotline.

[luvallpeeps]

28. Agreed!

I do remember an older woman I knew from work who told me she was voting for Obama even though her husband would be mad if he had known. ** And** Flibbity, I didn't picture a flibbitygiblet to look so lovely. I still have you pictured in my mind like a Dr. Seuss character.

[flibbitygiblets]

36. Aww, thanks for making my day, peeps! And your avatar is one of my all-time favorite movies.

It's bona fide!

(PS, I really AM a Dr. Seuss character on the inside.)

[LizBeth]

33. I like your answer, and I did state that if he has such power and control in home, probably

doesn't allow voting anyway by family members, and easy enough to see, as they lump families at address together and mark if they came in to vote. Someone wnating that control is not going to give the freedom voting in booth.

[Rhiannon12866]

17. New York is doing it, too !

[LizBeth]

18. Texas, Calif. Yahoo is right. I didn't know NY, thanks,

[Rhiannon12866]

23. Just heard today and I'm very grateful

I was worried about it since I doubt the Board of Elections is open these days, nothing much is. This was rescheduled from April to June 23rd.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

19. "Facts are a liberal conspiracy." -- Stephen Colbert at the WH Correspondents Dinner.

He was scheduled as entertainment because they thought he actually was the conservative he played on television. Dubya had a good enough sense of humor to laugh at Colbert's barbs. My favorite was, "Some people say your administration is rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. I say you have higher goals -- you're rearranging deck chairs on the Hindenburg."

[Warpy]

24. He'd prefer a state ruled by his own class

full of powerless peasants without any voice and doomed to death from neglect in a pandemic.

This won't impress him at all.

[Firestorm49]

25. God, what a dope!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

27. The Grotesque Orange Pustule desperately wants his cult riled up to save him.

[keithbvadu2]

29. "this Voter Fraud path" like Trump did by voting through the mail.

[flibbitygiblets]

37. Absolute projection, because he is registered in FL but MaL isn't allowed to be a residence. FRAUD!

Whenever he points a finger, four stunted, chubby fingers are pointing back at him.

[Cha]

30. Good on Gov Brown! The Military VOTES BY MAIL, too.. & So

Do We in Hawaii NOW!

[LizBeth]

34. Hawaii too. Yea you. I remember now, I had forgotten. Thanks.