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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: thundley4 on November 04, 2010, 02:45:16 PM

Title: How about we change Veteran's Day to voting day?
Post by: thundley4 on November 04, 2010, 02:45:16 PM
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coffeenap   (1000+ posts)             Thu Nov-04-10 03:22 PM
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How about we change Veteran's Day to voting day?
   
Get the day off, honor the vets, be patriotic, you get the gist. What do you think??
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9478204

How about you STFU? 

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drmeow   (1000+ posts)           Thu Nov-04-10 03:24 PM
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2. I'd like a new
   
holiday for voting but this is a good alternative.

Unfortunately I think we need a holiday for primary voting almost more than the full elections.

Voting is a privilege, not a right.  You just want another paid day off work.

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daleanime   (1000+ posts)             Thu Nov-04-10 03:24 PM
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3. Need to change more then the date....
   
should be a week, with easy and extensive pre-voting.

Pre-voting?  You a-holes just want more time for fraudulent voting.

Title: Re: How about we change Veteran's Day to voting day?
Post by: jukin on November 04, 2010, 03:27:05 PM
They can open it up to a week of voting as long as ID is required. and you can demonstrate that you do not get EIC, SSDI, Section 8, or welfare.
Title: Re: How about we change Veteran's Day to voting day?
Post by: JohnnyReb on November 04, 2010, 04:06:28 PM
Quote from: jukin on November 04, 2010, 03:27:05 PM
They can open it up to a week of voting as long as ID is required. and you can demonstrate that you do not get EIC, SSDI, Section 8, or welfare.

Ahhh, the good old days when only men of substance were allowed to vote.....then they allowed the lessors to vote themselves largess from the public coffers and it all went to hell.
Title: Re: How about we change Veteran's Day to voting day?
Post by: Thor on November 04, 2010, 04:09:21 PM
Quote from: jukin on November 04, 2010, 03:27:05 PM
They can open it up to a week of voting as long as ID is required. and you can demonstrate that you do not get EIC, SSDI, Section 8, or welfare.

What do those have to do with voting???
Title: Re: How about we change Veteran's Day to voting day?
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on November 04, 2010, 04:17:02 PM
Quote from: Thor on November 04, 2010, 04:09:21 PM
What do those have to do with voting???
Those who live off the taxpayers should not be allowed to hire politicians to raise taxes and disburse greater benefits.

Personally, I'd make an exemption for Disability recipients. Someone born blind should not be disenfranchised and their number are relatively small.
Title: Re: How about we change Veteran's Day to voting day?
Post by: HACKSAW on November 04, 2010, 04:56:45 PM
Maybe the primitive is on to something.

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coffeenap   (1000+ posts)             Thu Nov-04-10 03:22 PM
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How about we change Veteran's Day to voting day?

Great idea DUmpmonkey, but maybe we could expand on your idea...

In order to vote in any election, you have to either produce a DD Form 214 (Honorable Discharge), Military ID (Active or Reserve), Military depedent ID, or a Retired Military ID at your polling place.
Title: Re: How about we change Veteran's Day to voting day?
Post by: Tucker on November 04, 2010, 05:46:08 PM
The UAW won't go along with it. They had Veteran's Day changed to Nov. 15th; the 1st day of deer season.
Title: Re: How about we change Veteran's Day to voting day?
Post by: true_blood on November 04, 2010, 07:04:34 PM
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coffeenap   (1000+ posts)             Thu Nov-04-10 03:22 PM
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How about we change Veteran's Day to voting day? Get the day off, honor the vets, be patriotic, you get the gist. What do you think??
I thought one would have to have a job to have the "day off"?!
Second, I think you should catch the next flight to China.  :wink: