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Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by belltaco on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:03PM (#28151267)
>Requiring proof of immunization, no less, which requires an ID to receive

I don't think this is true? The mass vaccination center that I went to didn't ask for any form of ID at all.

>You need a proof of immunization, but you don't need an ID to vote. (though in reality, the immunization requirement would likely be illegal given we don't require proof of any other immunization prior to voting.)

I'm confused, no one is proposing proof of immunization for voting.

Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by Overton-Window on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:04PM (#28151286)
How do you suppose vaccine mandates are enforced?
Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by dillondoyle on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:56PM (#28151699)
Would be nice if we had privacy secure digital passports. Just like the film contagion.

If a private bakery can refuse to bake a cake for a gay marriage than Carnival Cruises or whoever should be able to deny access to those actively endangering the lives of their customers.

Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by rascul on Thursday August 12, 2021 @12:19AM (#28151866)
> If a private bakery can refuse to bake a cake for a gay marriage

The latest is that the refusal means a fine.

"On June 15, 2021, Denver District Judge A. Bruce Jones ruled that Phillips had violated Colorado's anti-discrimination law by refusing to bake a cake for Scardina and ordered him to pay a fine of $500"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masterpiece_Cakeshop_v._Colora...

Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by dillondoyle on Thursday August 12, 2021 @12:53AM (#28152104)
Thanks interesting!! I'm sure it's getting appealed we'll see where it lands.

Seems like that's the standard way to get outcomes especially the Fed Govt in particular gets a lot of their power from the purse. Get health insurance tax deduction or fine.

Example of upcoming reconciliation we can't pass actual clean energy regulations with the (arbitrary 50+1 can overturn) rules & because Republicans won't support it. it has to be fines and incentives.

Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by barbecue_sauce on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:17PM (#28151404)
The little card they give you at CVS.
Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by mc32 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:20PM (#28151428)
So are they anonymous and therefore transferable?
Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by gruez on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:06PM (#28151306)
I think he meant that the proof of immunization is tied to an id. It's not like an anonymous token you can hold that says you're vaccinated.
Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by mc32 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:04PM (#28151279)
I had to present proof of who I was when I received my shot. My immunization card has my name corresponding to my ID.

>"I'm confused, no one is proposing proof of immunization for voting."

My point is that on the one hand requiring an immunization card which requires an ID is okay, but requiring an ID for voting is not okay. Proof of immunization is being required for more and more things which potentially would disenfranchise lots of people.

People are having their private and public sector jobs jeopardized when they hesitate to immunize. At present, though not historically, the most hesitant are the highly educated class...

Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by barbecue_sauce on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:18PM (#28151410)
>the most hesitant are the highly educated class

Citation?

Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by mc32 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:24PM (#28151473)
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.20.21260795v...

"Those with professional degrees (e.g., JD, MBA) and PhDs were the only education groups without a decrease in hesitancy, and by May, those with PhDs had the highest hesitancy. To our knowledge, no other study has evaluated education with this level of granularity, which was possible due to our unusually large sample size (>10,000 participants with PhDs). Further investigation into hesitancy among those with a PhD is warranted."

Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by ytpete on Thursday August 12, 2021 @01:30AM (#28152344)
It feels like a stretch to say that study shows "the most hesitant are the highly educated class." In the table, people with a college degree, masters, or JD are all less vaccine-hesitant than the population average. Only PhDs are the outlier.