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Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by zaptrem on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:05PM (#28151299)
Here’s just one way: One inconvenience is designed to solve a statistically-proven massively widespread problem (community spread of COVID) whereas the other inconvenience is promised to solve a problem the statistics show is nearly non-existent.
Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by thehappypm on Thursday August 12, 2021 @09:58AM (#28156428)
That doesn't answer the question, though.

You need to show papers to go grocery shopping: that's OK. You need to show papers to vote: that's not OK.

Do you see the inconsistency?

Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by dillondoyle on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:45PM (#28151611)
AND statistically targets voters which happen to vote more often a specific party. Not surprisingly, it's not the party that wants to make it harder to vote.
Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by TeeMassive on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:47PM (#28151641)
> whereas the other inconvenience is promised to solve a problem the statistics show is nearly non-existent

Biden is the most popular president ever, millions of votes more than Obama.

Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by dillondoyle on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:58PM (#28151712)
Except total votes don't matter much in our presidential system. Trump got the 2nd most and he lost...

It comes down to a few ten thousands (or less) in critical swing states.

There's a compelling statistical argument to be made that states like Georgia, or maybe perhaps even bigger margin in FL, might have gone another way without laws & regulations to make it harder to vote and cast a ballot by mail.

Re:Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-frie... by TeeMassive on Thursday August 12, 2021 @12:05AM (#28151767)
> Except total votes don't matter much in our presidential system. Trump got the 2nd most and he lost...

My point wasn't about "who won", only pointing out the statistics of popularity, considering that an election is basically a popularity contest.

The most unpopular president (and vice-president) got more historical more votes than the last most popular president of the past 50-100 years.