Republicans have nothing to worry about. Their base entirely consists of sophisticated rule-followers,
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I think military force is unlikely. The US/Canada border is the longest in the world.
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You can vote by mail, you can vote by phone if you donât see well, government workers will bring a ballot right to your house so you can vote. Etc. ⌠Itâs a whole different world down under â and not just because all the swans are black.
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A very very dumb political party is leading this country. Iâm not sure that it could even be dumber than it is. Which is not to say that party canât come up with rotten silly tricks to boost its own fortunes. It does. Because itâs also quite malicious. And determined.
I wonder how a country gets past this when so many people either donât even notice all this or, for some reason, persist in pretending that it isnât true. Iâd like to hear some good and concrete answers to this serious problem, but it seems to be too large in scope to suggest solutions that seem plausible.
That is all.
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I hear that Mr. Wonderful, Kevin OâLeary, a billionaire who has high ratings on Shark Tank, is being prepped by the Family and the Organization to become the first Governor.
The 100% tariff on foreign films is very smart and foxy because it gets two birds â Canada and Hollywood â with one stone. Canada did not make the best choices in the last election â They elected Justin Trudeauâs party to power, which is unconscionable and unforgivable because Melanoma had a crush on him. Most of Hollywoodâs movies are made in Toronto and Vancouver. The collapse of the Canadia auto and film industry will set the stage for Mr. OâLeary to be the First Governor of our newest state.
Canada and Greenland have great beaches and real estate, which can be used to build hotels, resorts, casinos, bars, strip clubs, and brothels.
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Maybe you should take a look at the Australian ballots. Then compare with a typical American ballot.
In the last election, Aussies got two ballots. One let them rank choose a House representative, with a list of political parties for several parties. One race, one ballot.
The other ballot was for the Senate. There, the several parties may have had multiple candidates, so the voter had to rank âat least 12â selections, from any choices of candidates and parties they wanted.
Okay, now look at a typical New Mexico ballot. At least four statewide offices. Congress. Senate. State Rep. State Senate. County officials (rep, muni judge, etc). Soil & Water conservation districts (wth???) TID zones. Boards of education. Flood control districts. Then there are the amendments to the state constitution. To city charter(s). Bond issues: state, local, county, school, flood control districts. Mill levies.
You think I jest. The thing is printed on the longest paper available that the scanners can handle, in both English and Spanish, in tiny font, on both sides. Magnifiers are provided in every polling booth.
If youâre an Aussie or in some other parliamentary system and you have a very, very, VERY simple and short ballot, sure. Force people to fill one out under penalty of law. Do that in the US and youâll just end up with a mess.
Oh, and the California ballot, per Kevin Drum (may he rest in peace!) is several pages long. So I shouldnât whine.
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Colorado allows and encourages pre-registration of all eligible voters beginning at the age of 15.
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âYouâll never have to vote again.â
I heard that on the campaign trail from the satanic scumbag. And I take it seriously.
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Low turnout favors GOPers and high turnout favors Dems, I understand.
Strict voter registration requirements is a GOP ploy, isnât it?
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Itâs not just all the Little Eichmanns in government, itâs also all the fucking cowards who canât bow and scrape fast enough.
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Rule # 1 EVerything trump touches dies
They got their draft â even if it cost them a little dignity
This president cares so much about appearances. And the Washington Commanders, the NFL and D.C.âs very own mayor gave him his hero shot for the day.
They did so awkwardly and probably unwittingly inside the Oval Office. But there they were: the billionaire team owner, the powerful league commissioner and the liberal mayor, all demoted to minimum-wage extras filling the background. Nothing more than political props for a president who uses sports as his shield.
And so, while taking a short reprieve from conducting a damaging trade war, President Donald Trump spent Monday afternoon railing against the incompetence of his foes, defending the hilarity of a Pope meme and fearmongering about the syndicate of mass murderers and the millions of drug dealers â âthe biggest drug dealers in the world! â â living in the United States illegally. He accomplished all of this when he was supposed to be talking about football.
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âThings quieted after Trump wonâŚâ
Strange that!!! There only appears to be a lot of voter fraud when a Democrat wins but not when a South African billionaire decides to buy an election of a Republican.
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Once you recognize that governing is secondary to grifting for the modern GOP, this all makes sense. They donât need to win elections when they can still make money off losing. If TCF didnât need to be president to stay out of prison, he would be perfectly happy selling tacky merchandise in Mar-a-Lago while golfing every day. Thatâs why true believers like Stephen Miller need more coverage while AI generated memes from the White House should be ignored.
All this activity is a preamble to no voting as Donny suggested during the run up to the electionâŚworking his way through the trial balloon stage to see what courts he can intimidate and what legislators he will primary when they dont come to heel.Pam Bondi will be making lists.