WTF?!? told we were not allowed to vote..

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Wildwood

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I'm that person who will never let anyone know how I am voting. That ship has sailed for me. In my younger days, I campaigned at the polls...within legal limits of course. It's too dangerous now to let folks know your business. There's too many crazies out there and we are too divided. I'm a very private person and as gray as I can manage.

Edited to add...if you think people aren't watching and taking note of your political preferences, try working the polls for your precinct a time or two. We will only early vote at the courthouse now. You can avoid those snippy poll workers trying to sneak a peak at your ballot and enjoy a totally professional employee making your voting experience stress free. It's been so long, I don't even know who our poll workers are now.
 
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TBonz

TBonz

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Huh. Didn't know this. I though the rule was for those endorsing a candidate (campaign workers), not for regular voters.

Learn something new each day.
 
MinnesotaSmith

MinnesotaSmith

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Hawkgirl_70 said:
It is if it has the candiate's name or the Party name on it.
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So, wear a shirt or hat that says "Sentence Obama, Pelosi, Biden & the Clintons now". Says nothing about the candidate, party, or election, so it should be okay (not to mention effective at causing libtards fatal aneurysms).

Oh, and have it printed on BOTH sides of the shirt, so they can't tell you to turn it inside out. :dvl1:
 
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Dobbin

Dobbin

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This a case of your 1st Amendment right of "freedom of speech" against your constitutionally guaranteed right to vote (seek redress).

10th Amendment guarantees rights not given over to individuals or allocated to the Fed CAN be taken over by the States.

In the interest of (in some time earlier) "fair" elections, it was decided Statewise or locally to restrict your 1st Amendment Right in polling places. This somewhat akin to "yelling fire in an auditorium" where the right of humans of peaceable assembly might be violated by non-factual yelling to incite panic. Another's right of serious deliberation might be affected by the presence of your opinion.

Some humans MIGHT be that easily swayed. Hence barring of Black Muslims with threatening guns within sight of most polls.

And rather than put it to the test they eliminate the possibility entirely - in the polling place only.

I believe there have been court tests to how far this "right exclusion zone" can be extended. In the Jim Crow Era particularly since it was being used with malace to exclude certain citizens of hue from voting.

Dobbin
 
20Gauge

20Gauge

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Dennis Olson said:
I find it hard to believe that any native-born American over the age of 21 doesn’t know the rules for polling places. Seriously.
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They know the rules, but the rules don't apply to them for some convoluted reason. Like that is the only shirt they have to wear, etc.
 
20Gauge

20Gauge

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Here in Georgia (SE) they enforce the rule to the letter. No games are played and the ground is evenly played..... that is until Obama ran for office. There were stories of our local polls having lines of people wearing Obama t-shirts..... they let them vote....

Since then they have been playing by the rules....

No more .......

Obama t shirts allowed
Free breakfast for voting for Obama
Free $25 gift cards for voting for Obama
Free rides to any where in town if you voted for Obama


Yeah we got screwed badly in our town..... granted they did fix it.
 
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waterdog

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One time when baby and me were standing in line to vote I Loudly said to her " remember who I told you to vote for?". Without blinking she meekly replied "yes dear". Then I said well you better, we men gave you the vote and we can damn sure take it away! You could have heard a pin drop for a minute then the complaining from the women and cheering from the men started, me and baby still laugh about that prank. Heh Heh
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TerryK

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Wildwood said:
I'm that person who will never let anyone know how I am voting. That ship has sailed for me. In my younger days, I campaigned at the polls...within legal limits of course. It's too dangerous now to let folks know your business. There's too many crazies out there and we are too divided. I'm a very private person and as gray as I can manage.

Edited to add...if you think people aren't watching and taking note of your political preferences, try working the polls for your precinct a time or two. We will only early vote at the courthouse now. You can avoid those snippy poll workers trying to sneak a peak at your ballot and enjoy a totally professional employee making your voting experience stress free. It's been so long, I don't even know who our poll workers are now.
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You have a very valid point. This will be the last election where I put signs in my yard and work at the polls carrying signs and waving at people, or volunteer for any campaign. It's late, but I did my part and am now going grey.
I am now doing exclusive absentee voting. Hey Trump says he's good with Florida vote by mail. It's just all those other liberal ridden states. :lol:
 
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