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ChuckNorrisActionJeans

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  1. Regarding the ruling that just came down from 5th Circuit (of course) that allows rejection of ballots for signatures not matching those on file, without opportunity to contest or cure: It kind of blows my mind. Legal eagles, what is the standard of review for rulings or statutes impacting the right to vote? Obviously, voting is a constitutional right for those eligible. How can it be that the interest in "election integrity" (i.e. protecting against fraud) "outweighs" (that's the term I believe the 5th Cir. used) the interest of voters for their vote to count, without any substantial evidence that (1) election integrity is factually a problem due to false identity or forgery by individuals attempting to vote by mail/drop-off, and (2) that this process actually serves to ameliorate the problem. Is the standard not strict or intermediate scrutiny, then? With regard to #2 above, it's NUTS--- there is NO standard for election officials to use to decide a signature is not a match. Nothing about how many points of difference must be identified. And of course, no requirement of expertise in handwriting analysis. What if a motherfucker develops Parkinson's or any manner of condition affecting motor skills? I've never really had a super stable signature myself. Ever since I got married, I really haven't found a way that I like of making a cursive L (don't dox me bro). And some muhfucker gonna toss a ballot with literally zero oversight or accountability, knowing the likely voting pattern of citizens in the particular county? This is fucking madness. Legal dudes, what do you think of the 5th Cir. opinion?
  2. That article is fucking horrifying. Includes these gems: In Pennsylvania, for instance, nearly 30,000 ballots sent to voters in Allegheny County, which includes Pittsburgh, went to the wrong addresses. The counties with the biggest volume of delayed absentee ballots are urban and suburban counties with large populations. Summit County, encompassing Akron, and Lucas County, which includes Toledo, were two of just eight Ohio counties to back Hillary Clinton in 2016.
  3. I get what ya'll are saying about MJ's campaign. I will say she exceeded my expectations in the debate. And Cornyn is just the epitome of an empty suit. His answer on systemic racism was just pitiful, not that his base wouldn't dig it. That's just one example. I truly believe he really isn't particularly smart or savvy. * He rose through the ranks on the GWB coattails and it didn't matter who was in that slot. It was just a continual rise of shit -- Rick Perry, Cornyn, Abbott. Now we get the absolute dregs of that lot with Paxton and Patrick. Affirmative action for white Christian dudes is undefeated. But somehow, the challenger has to have a "story." They have to have solid policies, platforms, gotta be a superhero. When we all know, any ordinary motherfucker with a brain and some passion would probably make a better rep. Because they might actually give a shit about constituents. was my boss when he was AG
  4. That shit (the computer shop guy) is nuts. If we still have a functioning dep't of justice going forward, I have to think this pitiful scheme is going to result in some prison time for some of these clowns.
  5. I fucking can't with people who still choose to beat their kids in this day and age. Against all data that it's detrimental and frequently leads to depression and/or aggression. Fucking sadistic and the cop-out way to parent during challenging behavior. And goes along with the right-wing love for authoritarianism. Don't semantics me on beat/spank and don't anecdotal evidence me bro
  6. GROSS. Imagine a creature so lacking in dignity as to have voluntary contact with the member of Ken Paxton
  7. FUCk wish I hadn't seen that. Damn
  8. Yep. The county office on Airport. I went on Tuesday afternoon and it took all of 5 minutes. You stay in your car and they route you to a parking space, take your ballot, and stamp and deposit it in a box while you watch.
  9. And Barr's too busy to label this as the actual sedition it is, rather than putting out memos on new things to charge protestors and voters with
  10. my GOD that video. Just rank absurdity. You can't satirize it because you can't make it any more ridiculous than it already is. Between that and the WTFness that is Maria Bartiromo these days--has the morphing into Sarah Palin been completed yet--- I can't anymore
  11. oof just read that Katie Miller missed 3 weeks of work in May after testing positive. Well that immunity's gotta be burned out by now...
  12. If he has it, then his ghoulish bitch who is Pence's spokesperson has gotta have it too? I'd think the no plexiglass demand for the VP debate is looking more and more stoopid by the minute.
  13. Just dropped off my mail-in ballot at the Travis Co. office on Airport. Lots of people doing the same on this Tuesday afternoon. Must be lots of olds and disableds around 😇 Good process they've got there, pretty quick and simple.
  14. I have a WHOLE thing to say about this but not tonight when the sipping on Coivossier renders me less lucid than Bushwick Bill
  15. why would right-wing radio be pushing the narrative that Trump is going to win big...wouldn't that depress Trump turnout....unless they WANTa Biden win so they can go whole hog shit on the constant hatred train again for the next several years. Princess Bride/poisoned chalice
  16. just can I haz Barr and Stephen Miller
  17. Just look at these walking thumbs, one with the gotdamn US (Betsy Ross??) flag as a "mask" that's worn under his piggy nose. MASTER RACE
  18. Is he setting the stage to refuse to do any more debates? That would be a fantastic outcome on a number of levels.
  19. Thanks for the insight into the Kids First shitheads. I emailed the superintendent, trustees, my BOE member, and the shitheel called Mike Morath to generally say we support teachers and need to value their morale. And that Kids First should get fucked, not in so many words.
  20. Ah. I only noticed today and it makes me curious about what her real hair is like/what's wrong with it.
  21. Shallow comment but what's with Joni Ernst's wigs? Her wigs should have their own Twitter.
  22. I wonder if she has any embarrassment that this is the way she's getting on Scotus and by this particular pres. I mean, everyone on the court but Thomas and Alito (ok, Kavanaugh) have to have utter contempt for him as a human being right?
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