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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by whatshisface on Monday August 10, 2020 @05:28PM (#24114195)
There are many abuses for a national database less severe than genocide, and many "apocalypse scenarios" less likely than fascism in the US.
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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by slg on Monday August 10, 2020 @05:30PM (#24114222)
I was being hyperbolic much as the people who are against this policy are hyperbolic, but the idea is true at any level of governmental abuse. If we fear government overreach, bad record keeping is never going to offer much protection.
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