HappyJoy
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- Apr 15, 2015
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So you want to take away mail-in voting? States like Arizona have been doing that for a long, long time. 2016 they did, 2012 and 2008 and every year they went with the Republicans.
You're going to piss off a lot of elderly and people who have to work on election day in this state.
And the only reason you want to do this is because in 2020 your guy lost, nothing more.
I think mail-in should be restricted to those who absolutely cannot vote in person; those in the military, those who take vacations, yes, the elderly, those with medical conditions that would make it difficult for them to stand in line or at a voting table. But to have the government plop a ballot on everybody's kitchen table I'm against. After all, I'm not getting any younger and I may have to vote by mail because it's my only reasonable choice in the near future.
Why? It's archaic. For example almost every interaction I have with a company is online. Same as the government. For example if I need to renew my drivers or have a change of address I do it online. If I need a copy of my title the last thing I want to do is go to the DMV. I do it online. That doesn't mean that I'm getting a duplicate license because I'm ignorant of how licenses work or I'm lazy about following the law. I simply want government to work smarter. Mail in voting is for the elderly, people who have to work, are sick or just busy.
Maybe we should make gun ownership really hard because lazy, ignorant people shouldn't have them?
Maybe everyone who needs a passport should wait in line for 5 hours, you know, just because it shouldn't be easy.
Maybe since I care about where my taxes are going I shouldn't use an accountant or online software. I should get out the tax chart and a calculator because I'm not lazy and then I'll go to the post office and mail it in myself.
I don't think government should be in the business of making people waste their time.