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Maeve

(42,282 posts)

13. And that would be fine

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #12)

Fri Aug 28, 2020, 02:43 PM

Aug 2020

In civies, they are mostly just very polite people with good posture! (Yeah, I saw that it had been posted, I was just adding emphasis; it's something I feel strongly about)

I've worked the polls since 2008; not gonna stop now.

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Ohio National Guardsmen may serve at polls [View all] Ohiogal Aug 2020 OP

I like this idea. Any downside I'm not seeing? SaveOurDemocracy Aug 2020 #1

I kinda like it, too. Ohiogal Aug 2020 #2

Out of uniform and unarmed- no problem. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 #3

oh sure let armed agents of the white supremacy movement "serve" at polls nt msongs Aug 2020 #4

GREAT! The "Kent State Approach" to protecting voting rights. I want to puke. BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #5

I understand what you're saying but ... Ohiogal Aug 2020 #6

Dress the military in civilian clothing? George Orwell is spinning in his grave. So any rightwingnut BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #9

This doesn't sound legal. hotrod0808 Aug 2020 #7

That's what they are proposing Ohiogal Aug 2020 #8

At that point they are what we like to call "civilians". Or KGB. BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #10

Not in uniform Maeve Aug 2020 #11

It's been mentioned several times Ohiogal Aug 2020 #12

And that would be fine Maeve Aug 2020 #13