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Nothing "cunning" about this. He simply knows that his supporters are okay with it. What he is doing, though, is setting the bar lower and other politicians wi
by HumblyTossed 6y ago
Nothing "cunning" about this. He simply knows that his supporters are okay with it.
What he is doing, though, is setting the bar lower and other politicians will do similar in the future. His supporters will then be all up in arms when a Dem does it.
- avmich 6y agoLowering the bar also invites others to lower the bar themselves, in their own way. Say, McConnell claims SC judges shouldn't be installed in the final year of the presidential term. Why then not to add a rule that SC judges (justices) can be suspended - not removed - by an executive order? Surely additional conditions can be invented, like a controversial judge selection or change in Senate majority? Everything flies, right?
- asabjorn 6y agoI think Republicans are ok with there being no mail-in voting. At least 50% of the population does not trust the large-scale move to mail-in-voting, so considering that people can stand in line at Home Depot and Whole Foods the loss of election trust does not seem worth it.
- Grimm665 6y ago> At least 50% of the population does not trust the large-scale move to mail-in-voting Source on that?
- HumblyTossed 6y agoYour argument does not take into account the systematic closing of voting locations. Not everyone can vote in person if there's only a single voting location.
- asabjorn 6y agoI agree that all voting locations should be open, and I see now reason to close voting locations because of Covid when Home Depot and Whole Foods can be open. I actually don't see why we can't utilize government resources to open more voting locations to facilitate social distancing.
- HumblyTossed 6y agoI don't see why we can't utilize the USPS resources to mail in a ballot. I just did it for the local elections being held tomorrow and I was able to track my ballot online. Easy and Simple.