I don't think that forcing people to vote when they don't feel that there's a
reason for them to vote, is just.
Miriam
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx On Behalf Of Roger Loran Bailey
(Redacted sender "rogerbailey81" for DMARC)
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2019 8:28 PM
To: blind-democracy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Carl Jarvis <carjar82@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: Trump May Be a White Nationalist, but American
Racism Is Bipartisan
What do you think of the Australian system? If you are eligible to vote and
don't vote you can be fined.
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Voltaire
??? Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
???
??? Voltaire,
On 7/22/2019 2:37 PM, Carl Jarvis wrote:
Once again the focus is on the negative. Debating who should be
denied the right to vote simply opens the door to who else should not
have the right. We need to focus on how we bring all eligible
citizens to the ballot box, and how to guarantee that their vote is
counted. While we are fretting over who should be unable to vote, the
Ruling Class is hard at work making elections worthless.
Carl Jarvis
On 7/21/19, Bob Hachey <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi all,
I agree with a good bit of Paul Street here. But Sanders lost me when
he said that even the likes of the marathon bomber has the right to
vote while in prison. IMHO, anyone imprisoned for violence upon
another person should lose that right while in prison and regain it
upon release. I am no fan of Biden, but I'll hold my nose and vote
for him in the general if for no other reason than to prevent Trump from
winning a second term.
No doubt about it, there is plenty of both racism and hipocricy on
both sides. How many recall how the democrats were in bed with the
KKK during the 1920's or how southern democrats used to be known as
dixicrats?
Now for the blatant free speech hipocricy coming from the right?
While conservatives rightly deride the left for its limitations on
free speech in the name of political correctness, look how they now
support Trump in his attempts to shut down the free speech of the
four members of the "squad." If they thought that all of Trump's
criticisms of the Obama administration were OK during the 2016
campaign, then why are they so upset about what folks like AOC and Ayana
Pressly have to say regarding his administration?
Two things I am sure of:
1. we are getting closer and closer to civil war.
2. we have gone very far away from the civil and respectful discourse
that should be at the heart of American democracy.
Bob Hachey
