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Re:Mail delays hit Philadelphia residents, short staffed USP... by chillwaves on Sunday August 02, 2020 @04:59PM (#24031697)
You will need to find some evidence of voter fraud for mail in ballots. Many states have it as an option and it hasn't happened. The military regularly votes by mail and it hasn't happened.

It's funny you open your reply about "absurdly dramatic" then lay an equally absurd claim about vote-by-mail having a problem with fraud.

Your reply also conveniently ignores the historical pattern of voter suppression coming from the Republican party.

It seems in America, some constitutional rights are more protected than others.

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Re:Mail delays hit Philadelphia residents, short staffed USP... by mcguire on Sunday August 02, 2020 @07:47PM (#24032777)
Some of the polling places will be open.

Louisville, Ky., with 600,000 people, gets one voting location today (https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/06/23/louisville-ky-with-60...)

Did Consolidating Polling Places in Milwaukee Depress Turnout? (https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/did-...)

Polling Places Remain a Target Ahead of November Elections (https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/sta...)

IN SOUTH CAROLINA, A PEEK AT COVID-19’S IMPACT ON ELECTIONS (https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/in-south-caro...)

Re:Mail delays hit Philadelphia residents, short staffed USP... by eggsmediumrare on Sunday August 02, 2020 @06:28PM (#24032331)
Right, the bottom feeders... The people slaving away at two minimum wage jobs trying to make ends meet? The criminals... The small time weed dealers who decided they didn't want to work two minimum wage jobs to make ends meet? Demeaning these people shows you right there the misguided mindset of the arrogant.
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Re:Mail delays hit Philadelphia residents, short staffed USP... by eggsmediumrare on Sunday August 02, 2020 @07:56PM (#24032819)
Sometimes when you find yourself throwing out baseless accusations and making sweeping generalizations about the root causes of complex systemic issues, it can be useful to step back and ask yourself if your opinion is really bulletproof and rooted in reality, or if you just think it is.

btw calling people bottom feeders generally implies that you have a problem with them.

Re:Mail delays hit Philadelphia residents, short staffed USP... by waldoh on Sunday August 02, 2020 @06:38PM (#24032392)
It's not often someone (100% sure you're a republican) just admits that they think some people's votes are more valuable than another.

All lives matter, right?

Re:Mail delays hit Philadelphia residents, short staffed USP... by chillwaves on Sunday August 02, 2020 @07:32PM (#24032707)
The right to vote applies equally to everyone; this includes access.
Re:Mail delays hit Philadelphia residents, short staffed USP... by Simulacra on Sunday August 02, 2020 @05:09PM (#24031770)
But the military I think we can trust more than the Postal Service, every time we hear of a postal employee destroying or throwing away mail should be a significant enough reason that the agency is simply not ready to take this on. Maybe at the next election, maybe with a significantly more funding, transparency, and security, but not now. Mail in voting would be great, but not now. It’s far too dangerous.
Re:Mail delays hit Philadelphia residents, short staffed USP... by creato on Sunday August 02, 2020 @05:27PM (#24031918)
Tell that to people that live in Colorado, Oregon, Washington, or (mostly) Utah. They've been voting by mail for years.

I'd worry a lot more about computerized election systems before voting by mail. I think people are too worried about individual votes/errors. 0.0x% of ballots being lost/not counted/etc. is a problem with any election system ("hanging chads", signatures not matching well, ...), not just voting by mail. The question should be how hard is it to pull off a large scale disruption/fraud without being detected.

Re:Mail delays hit Philadelphia residents, short staffed USP... by tigershark on Sunday August 02, 2020 @05:57PM (#24032122)
Your own current president always votes by mail. If it’s fine for him why on Earth do you think that it’s not fine for everyone else?
Re:Mail delays hit Philadelphia residents, short staffed USP... by chillwaves on Sunday August 02, 2020 @07:33PM (#24032711)
The coronavirus has been recognized as an issue since before March. The only reason why there is not better safeguards in place for vote by mail is because the ruling party does not want it to happen.