Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

Greg's finger represents the collective intelligence of the Trump/Q crew and their supporters...

Originally Posted by Steven Moore

https://www.counterextremism.com/content/us-far-left-groups?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0vzPqNTk7wIVzr3ACh1tWgrzEAMYASAAEgJQrPD_BwE

QAnon, or simply Q, is a disproven and discredited American far-right conspiracy theory alleging that a secret cabal of Satan-worshipping, cannibalistic pedophiles was running a global child sex-trafficking ring and plotted against former U.S. president Donald Trump while he was in office. Wikipedia

So Jim they are extremist and I had to add this picture of when we were in DC when my son's school sent the kids down there and that is where the other picture came from and one reason why I posted it. I was glad to be able to see our Capital! If you folks just want to see writing all the time or I can post the finger as well.
As far as the MLB I have not watched any games for a very , very long time!!

"As far as the MLB I have not watched any games for a very , very long time!!"
And you won't from Georgia!
PS: Projected revenue loss to Georgia from the decision by MLB: 100M...

Originally Posted by James Brown

How does the GA law restrict anyone's ability to vote?  Is it the ID aspect?  As you know, CO is a 100% mail-in/drop box voting state.  I heard that we might get the All-Star game.  We require IDs to register to vote.  Calling a voter ID law "Jim Crow" is insulting to the memories of the activists who fought and died to eliminate systemic voter discrimination laws in the South.  Why are you OK with that Rod?

Jim

I could attach a video that explains it but suffice it to state that it has been determined most of the voters who will be disenfranchised are those that are poor and or of color who can't afford to take time off of work to get the documents required to prove their identities to the satisfaction of the Republican leadership of the state of Georgia. Nor can they take time off of work to vote in hours that have now been reduced. The Republican leadership in the state of Georgia and in other states that are attempting to do the same thing know this and are falsely basing the need to do so on imaginary claims of voter fraud. Hence the pushback from MLB, and various companies like Target, Delta, Coca cola and others...

Originally Posted by Rod Kaufman

I could attach a video that explains it but suffice it to state that it has been determined most of the voters who will be disenfranchised are those that are poor and or of color who can't afford to take time off of work to get the documents required to prove their identities to the satisfaction of the Republican leadership of the state of Georgia. Nor can they take time off of work to vote in hours that have now been reduced. The Republican leadership in the state of Georgia and in other states that are attempting to do the same thing know this and are falsely basing the need to do so on imaginary claims of voter fraud. Hence the pushback from MLB, and various companies like Target, Delta, Coca cola and others...

Oh, and one more thing: "The law, however, dramatically reduces some large counties' number of drop boxes, significantly shortens both the overall length of runoff campaigns and the early voting period for runoff elections and shortens the duration of the absentee voting period."
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/06/politics/mcconnell-businesses-georgia-elections-law/index.html

Originally Posted by James Brown

Biden got four Pinocchio's for claiming that the GA law reduces voting hours.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/30/biden-falsely-claims-new-georgia-law-ends-voting-hours-early/  You're just parroting a D lie.

Drop boxes were first introduced into GA the pandemic election.  Can you really argue that trying to bring some organization to the 2020 pandemic election is discriminatory?

Last, how much documentation do you need - a drivers license or a free voter ID card would suffice  https://sos.ga.gov/admin/files/GAID_Req_Brochure.pdf  That only discriminates against the terminally lazy, or maybe those whose ballots are harvested.  Any legit voter has an ID or can easily get one.  Like I said before, CO requires an ID to register to vote and you have to sign the ballot sleeve.  Are we discriminatory too?  Our state has had these rules for many years. 

Last, "...are falsely basing the need to do so on imaginary claims of voter fraud."  I agree that voter fraud is not rampant, it is actually pretty rare.  Extremely rare.  It is not non-existent though.  

By analogy, gun crime is extremely rare too, compared to the number of gun owners in the US.  Are you OK with selling guns with no background check or ID because literally 99.99987% of the guns owned in the US are used safely and legally each year? * 

Jim

*393M guns in US vs. 39773 gun crimes/year including suicides.  Sources available.

A return to the previous hours for voting is now at the "option" of a county to do so. I don't believe the Republicans in charge are going to exercise that "option". Do you?
Additional, here's today's interchange between a Fox news "reporter" and Psaki on the comparo between Georgia and Colorado “Is the White House concerned that Major League baseball is moving their All-Star Game to Colorado, where voting regulations are very similar to Georgia?” Doocy asked Psaki.

“Well, let me just refute the first point you made,” Psaki responded. “First, let me say, on Colorado, Colorado allows you to register on Election Day. Colorado has voting by mail where they send, to 100 percent of people in the state who are eligible, applications to vote by mail."

“Ninety-four percent of people in Colorado voted by mail in the 2020 election, and they also allow for a range of materials to provide, even if they vote on Election Day, for the limited number of people who vote on Election Day,” she added.

Georgia does not allow voter registration on Election Day, nor does it regularly send applications for absentee ballots to all eligible residents.

Among the changes to elections in Georgia that are included in the new law are provisions that create a voter ID requirement for absentee voting and limit the use of ballot drop boxes.'


https://thehill.com/homenews/media/546802-jen-psaki-refutes-fox-news-reporter-on-claim-colorado-and-georgias-voting-laws

Originally Posted by James Brown

Yep. but guess what - straight from our true-blue D Secretary of State's FAQ...

(How is this different than GA?)

https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/elections/FAQs/VoterRegistrationFAQ.html

Straight from Colorado News:
"How the states' ID requirements compare
Kemp and others also have said that Colorado requires photo identification to vote, which is false.
Colorado does require some form of ID when voters register for the first time, and whenever they vote in person. But the state accepts 16 different forms of identification. The options include common identification cards like a driver’s license, a U.S. passport, or government employee ID — but Colorado also accepts Medicare and Medicaid cards, college IDs, utility bills, bank statements and paychecks.
Colorado does not require identification for mail voting once a person is registered. Instead, the state mails a ballot to the person’s home, and then matches their signature against a database when the ballot is returned.
In contrast, Georgia allows only six forms of ID for in-person voting. And the state requires that voters provide a driver’s license number, a copy of a state identification card or a social security number each time they vote by mail."
"There’s a major difference between the states, though: Colorado votes by mail. Every registered voter receives a ballot about 15 to 20 days before the election. And instead of waiting in line at a polling station, the vast majority simply drop the ballot in a mailbox or a secure dropbox."
According to information from the Secretary of State, 99.3 percent of Colorado primary voters used one of those methods last year.
So, while it’s true that Colorado has fewer days for in-person voting, it also has far less demand for in-person voting. Voters rarely encounter lines here. And the ultimate result of Colorado’s system is extremely high turnout.
Georgia’s new law moves the state away from Colorado’s vote-by-mail approach, pushing more voters to show up in person.  For example, under the new law, Georgia elections officials can only mail out absentee applications to voters who individually request it, shutting down one approach to encouraging mail balloting. And voters will have a shorter window to ask for those ballots. (Georgia sent out absentee applications to millions of voters in the 2020 primary, even if they hadn’t requested it, to encourage absentee voting during the pandemic.)
The Georgia law also bans mobile voting centers, and it strictly limits the use of dropboxes. This is another area where Colorado is moving in the opposite direction. Colorado had one dropbox per 9,400 active registered voters for the last election, with the Secretary of State boasting about adding scores of new locations in the past few years."
https://www.cpr.org/2021/04/06/colorado-vs-georgia-voting-laws-what-are-the-differences/

Originally Posted by James Brown

True, but woefully incomplete.  ID is required to make a change of address.  People move a lot in the election cycle timeframe.  If you want to do a change of address on line, I believe the only acceptable IDs are drivers license and state ID card.  Otherwise you have to go "downtown" and according to our activist friends you are therefore disenfranchised.

See my earlier link to the SOS FAQ.  

Jim

"First-time Colorado voters who are voting by mail or dropping off their ballot may have to include a photocopy of a form of identification if they didn’t register using an ID."
Colorado residents can even provide a student ID:
https://coloradosun.com/2021/04/06/voting-laws-georgia-colorado/

Originally Posted by James Lacey

We have a similar problem in Texas. Almost everyone is elected at the state and local levels. The only official that is not elected is a dog-catcher. Additionally, the Texas State Constitution requires amending to grant any further powers to the state and has literally hundreds of amendments. It's normal for us to have to vote on 10 or more amendments during an election. I think this feature is not so uncommon in rural states that wrote their constitutions around the reconstruction era. What all this means of course is that it's impossible to be informed on every candidate and issue on a ballot, and it only contributes to voter antipathy.

As I said, I would welcome CO's voting system. It is enlightened compared to ours.

Not to mention that you'll probably have some armed cowboy hatted hick poll watcher looking over shoulder soon, too...

Originally Posted by James Brown

An ID requirement!    

My goodness - I'm surprised you will even dialog with a resident of a racist-bastard haven like Colorado.

I wonder if yours would be accepted in Georgia. Probably not...

Originally Posted by James Brown

An ID requirement!    

My goodness - I'm surprised you will even dialog with a resident of a racist-bastard haven like Colorado.

In actuality, Colorado allows you to vote without an ID. One can cast a provisional ballot and it then becomes the responsibility of an election official, and not the voter,  to verify its authenticity.