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Strengthening the system can hurt though, if it discourages people from voting in the name of security. And putting in stricter voting controls will not stop p
by falkd 5y ago
Strengthening the system can hurt though, if it discourages people from voting in the name of security.
And putting in stricter voting controls will not stop people from crying foul. These people aren't working off the facts in the first place, so what difference would it make? If their people don't win they'll call it rigged. If these laws don't give them the result they want, they'll continue to claim fraud until they get enough of an advantage to ensure victory.
- TheAdamAndChe 5y agoCommon sense reforms like voter ID laws and paper ballots don't discourage people from voting. They are commonly used in most functioning democracies around the world.
- jfengel 5y agoAnd common sense reforms like longer hours and more polling places? Those are also used in most functioning democracies, but bills for voter ID nearly always do precisely the opposite, e.g.: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/29/texas-voting-restrictions-bill/ https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/29/texas-voting-restric... It creates the perception that it has nothing to do with ensuring the quality of the vote at all.
- TheAdamAndChe 5y agoWhat you say is true. It's also not what I suggested. With anything political, you can almost always find politicians contorting them for their own benefit. That doesn't mean the underlying concept is bad, only the contortion is bad.