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I am 100% in favor of forcing churches to open their facilities as polling places. They don't pay any taxes, they might as well contribute somehow.

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That Mehdi Hasan piece was eye-opening. Well worth a watch.

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The average white Republican octogenarian in Florida votes by mail.

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This tracks. The law is designed to punish bad people. Her husband wasn't a bad person, so the law should have left him alone.

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Hassan made a very important point when he said when people are not held accountable, they do not put their heads down and go away. They double down on election interference and fraud in preparation for the next election. So far, their may be a little heat on some ring leaders but we still seem a long way from holding them accountable while Republican leaders are well along with increasing voting restrictions, packing poll locations with their trained poll harassers, making absentee voting more difficult, and continuing with their refusal to accept defeat in elections. If we do not see some stiff punishment of people like Cleta, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, and Donald Trump, our elections will become a farce.

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Check the date -- five years and ${DEITY}-only knows how many school shootings ago.

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Practicing my Latin declensions: Cletus, Cleta, Cleti

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Cleta's face seems to have suffered the opposite effect of "The picture of Dorian Grey". She must have a painting at home where's she's beautiful in spite of her evil acts

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IIRC, voting is also mandatory in Australia, although the fine for failing to vote is fairly minimal.

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One of the joys of vote-by-mail: You can vote without bothering to put on pants!

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Wait, that's a real name? Not a Loony Tunes villain??

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I have a wacky idea. How about republicans take some time to talk with young voters and find out what they could do to appeal to them?

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Crazy ass wacko named Cletis. Hmm. Young people just get out and vote these weirdos out make them pay for messing with your voting rights before it's too late.

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All I know is that I was screwing around this morning and my wife told me to get my head out of my Cleta.

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