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Casady1

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January 20, 2022

The Georgia election law

In any discussion on the law one should use this argument. It is easily understandable and can be used at any time. The original absentee ballot law was passed in 2006 by the republican legislature. It was put in because they perceived it was an advantage to themselves.
Verification was through signature match. In fourteen years you never heard as single peep out of the republican legislature about a compromised process. In 2020 Democrats saw the absentee ballot as a way to make it easy to vote because of Covid. We worked very hard to use the law. If your signature didn't match the county sent out a message that you had to come in and verify your signature and this happened to my son.
We outworked them and they had a hissy fit. In retaliation they implemented "picture ID". Go through that process. It is an all day encounter to go to the DMV to get a picture ID. You will need a ride back and forth. Then once you get the ID now you have to photocopy it. That is a second trip to the copy center as most poor houses don't have a scanner/printer at home. This is a second cost. Then you have to either mail in the ballot(cost) or drive to a drop box. I used to have a drop box one mile from me. Now it is a a 10 mile drive one way. That is another trip to vote.

Now the legislature has just introduced a law to eliminate all drop boxes.

Finally, Greenbriar mall(Black area) the average time to vote is 6 hours and on the white NE part of Atlanta it is 10 minutes to vote.

This doesn't even include the politically motivated board( white) oversees Fulton County( black) election board.

January 17, 2022

Would McConell have

strung up MLK is front of the confedrate flag or just a blank wall? Inquiring minds would like to know.

December 23, 2021

FBI infiltrates BLM

The FBI Targets a New Generation of Black Activists

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/fbi-targets-new-generation-black-activists

There is no systemic racism in this country.

December 14, 2021

We have entered Vigilantism

The Supreme court by upholding the Texas abortion law has ushered in vigilantism. One thing a civil society can't do is have private citizens n enforce the law. The federalist society has destroyed our judicial system Plus we have the Jim Jones supreme court justice in Barrett. Any person who has to have the approval of the cult to marry her husband is a Jim Jones wannabee.

December 11, 2021

Let's tell Mitch and Rand Paul

no aid until we get offsetting reductions,

December 5, 2021

The "liberal" media should ask Sinema

what is her stance on the filibuster if Roe is overturned. We might hear an interesting answer

November 25, 2021

The Beatles "Get Back"

We are watching the new Beatles piece and I was reminded of the “Jesus” controversy. What is incredible is those are the same assholes we are fighting today.

November 24, 2021

A broken country

If someone had told me 50 years ago that people would not get a vaccine because of politics I would not have believed it. America as a nation has lost its way. During WW2 people did everything for the war and the nation. They put up with rationing and all sorts of sacrifices. Fast forward 80 years and America has become a nation of spoiled brats. This all started with Reagan when he promoted the individual above the good of the society and we now see it in so many ways. I am in high tech and when I see the disregard for society exhibited by some in high tech and I shake my head. We have a fundamental misunderstanding of freedom in this country. Few have ever studied this concept in college. Typically, it is a part of political science.
One party is pandering to the least educated. Our political system is showing its age. It does not represent the majority at all anymore and we are being governed by the minority. No society will continue to function when the least educated governs. It can be a blend of all the people but one segment governing is a disaster. The ideas of the future does not come from rural America. It comes from the most educated.
This is our most perilous time since the civil war.

November 23, 2021

That Mf'er Dejoy

If you haven't been to the post office for the Christmas season you are in for a shock. Dejoy has inflated the prices for shipping. Prioirty and flat rate is almost the same. There is a 25% surcharge and it started on Oct.3rd. He is trying to force everyone to UPS and Fedex.

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