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debsy

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27. Great letter.

Reply to jodymarie aimee (Original post)

Sun Jul 22, 2018, 08:35 AM

Jul 2018

While I agree voting is critical in this election, we need to be sure our votes are protected. To paraphrase some autocrat - fictional or not - somewhere who once said, "it is not who votes that counts, it matters who counts the votes". If Russia is able to hack the votes we cast and change them, it doesn't matter if we vote. We should organize some sort of shadow election. Oh, wait - we used to have them - they used to be called exit polls which have mysteriously become "unreliable" since they were showing discrepancies between the votes counted and the results of the exit polls. It always fascinated me that they were very reliable until they weren't.

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My Letter published yesterday: "WE ARE STUNNED BY THE POWER OF HIS DECEIT" [View all] jodymarie aimee Jul 2018 OP

Good job nycbos Jul 2018 #1

Good work! America thanks you! MaryMagdaline Jul 2018 #2

Beautifully stated. dalton99a Jul 2018 #3

"That changes the nature of your job as a citizen" JDC Jul 2018 #4

Tim Robbins fan? nt greyl Jul 2018 #5

Tim is an actor...former paramor of Susan Sarandon jodymarie aimee Jul 2018 #16

As for TIM Robbins... maddiemom Jul 2018 #25

Subtitle: George II Jul 2018 #6

Wonderful letter, but some of us are not stunned. lapucelle Jul 2018 #28

Great read. Good job Pepsidog Jul 2018 #7

I would leave out the part about witches, the moon, Elvis Presley, and Tang. Tipperary Jul 2018 #8

"Trump goes down or we do." Powerful, compelling, great imagery. You have honed your craft. NBachers Jul 2018 #9

Indeed. That's a really good one. Six simple words, for the politically impaired. calimary Jul 2018 #11

DAYUM! calimary Jul 2018 #10

Word! cp Jul 2018 #12

I am going to post this on my facebook page uwep Jul 2018 #13

Wow! This is excellently written! What a great post. PatrickforO Jul 2018 #14

The supporters of this liar duforsure Jul 2018 #15

Rec # 100. Good job, great writing. Thanks, jody. Nt. Mc Mike Jul 2018 #17

Wow, my dear jodymarie! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2018 #18

Excellent. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #19

Kick and Rec! orangecrush Jul 2018 #20

Well done. Ellipsis Jul 2018 #21

A revelation bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #22

Great letter . . . was it published in a newspaper? Vinca Jul 2018 #23

K&R... spanone Jul 2018 #24

Published in what? nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2018 #26

Great letter. debsy Jul 2018 #27

Inspiring, and a good look at the nature of "watching" and "normalizing" what is evil. Thank you. ancianita Jul 2018 #29

Great piece. Funnily enough, I've just started reading a book called OnDoutside Jul 2018 #30

This veteran is with you because it is what my oath of enlistment .......... usaf-vet Jul 2018 #31

so well written. Thank you! onetexan Jul 2018 #32