Why can't the booths be open 24hrs on election day?
Varus
Edited, Thu Sep 30 11:42:48 2004 by varrussword
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Cite? Really, I just want to read the story. Personally, I have no issue with the polls being open 7-7. Actually, I was under the impression that they were open until 7pm already but I voted in the last election over lunch so I didn't worry about closing times.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Wildcat, why do you hate lunch?
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
I thought they served cookies and juice there. Wasn't until after I voted that I remembered I was thinking of blood drives.
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
I don't see anything like this on Drudge...
Looks like you're just trying to taunt Smash into some conversation. Is this the start of more daily threads about random Republican bullsh[b][/b]it propaganda?
Looks like you're just trying to taunt Smash into some conversation. Is this the start of more daily threads about random Republican bullsh[b][/b]it propaganda?
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
Ok, so you edited your post to be more vague and less accusing. Still no hints as to why you think it's true.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
That's the closest I've seen Varrus come to admitting he has no cites.
For the new readers, his OP was asking why Democrats were against having the polls open from 7am to 7pm and instead only wanted them open during 'working hours' so the lay-abouts could vote but the honest working man could not
For the new readers, his OP was asking why Democrats were against having the polls open from 7am to 7pm and instead only wanted them open during 'working hours' so the lay-abouts could vote but the honest working man could not
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Most polling places in Minnesota open at 7 a.m. (they may open later in smaller communities) and all close at 8 p.m..
Why can't they be open 24 hours? They could, but there's no reason for it.
Edit: I just read the synopsis of the original post's argument. Varus, you're a silly, silly boob. Here's a little tidbit from my state's Secretary of State FAQ page:
Q. Can I get time off from work to vote?
A. Yes, Minnesota law allows you to take time off from work without loss of salary or wages to vote during the morning of state elections.
Of course this only applies to my state, but did you even bother to check the voting rules in your state? They probably have something very similar.
Edited, Thu Sep 30 14:36:46 2004 by Yanari
Why can't they be open 24 hours? They could, but there's no reason for it.
Edit: I just read the synopsis of the original post's argument. Varus, you're a silly, silly boob. Here's a little tidbit from my state's Secretary of State FAQ page:
Q. Can I get time off from work to vote?
A. Yes, Minnesota law allows you to take time off from work without loss of salary or wages to vote during the morning of state elections.
Of course this only applies to my state, but did you even bother to check the voting rules in your state? They probably have something very similar.
Edited, Thu Sep 30 14:36:46 2004 by Yanari
Why would varrus want to check any facts? That would invalidate any argument he has right there.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
I hate to break it to you, but most businesses don't open at 7am.
If you can't find any time between 7am and 8pm to cast a ballot, I'd have to question how much you care about getting to the polls.
Speaking of, didn't you claim to be self employeed?
If you can't find any time between 7am and 8pm to cast a ballot, I'd have to question how much you care about getting to the polls.
Speaking of, didn't you claim to be self employeed?
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Varus, where is your answer to the state law allowing workers to take time off work without penalty or loss of pay to vote?
That's a BAM!
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Man I'm on a fu[i][/i]ckin' roll tonight.
I is on Fiyah!!
I is on Fiyah!!
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Oh my god, Varrus is from TN too? I must move.
Be afraid! Be very afraid.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
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Amount of time off allowed. Employees are permitted to be absent from work for up to three hours to vote.
3 hours? yeah there was a err long line. Well, I suppose some people do live along ways from where they work.
In Tennessee the 3 hour rule takes into account 2 factors:
1 - Travelling can, indeed take time. Despite the social status they display, John Deer's aren't the fastest vehicle, and for those without the luxury, mules are known to be unreliable.
2 - There is an allowance made for the length of time it takes to hold the pencil firmly in the fist, extend the tongue from the left side of the mouth and chant the mantra 'Top left to Bottom right, then Top right to Bottom left'. The subsequent confusion of Left and Right can easily consume 50% of the allowed time. X is indeed not the simplest of marks to make.
1 - Travelling can, indeed take time. Despite the social status they display, John Deer's aren't the fastest vehicle, and for those without the luxury, mules are known to be unreliable.
2 - There is an allowance made for the length of time it takes to hold the pencil firmly in the fist, extend the tongue from the left side of the mouth and chant the mantra 'Top left to Bottom right, then Top right to Bottom left'. The subsequent confusion of Left and Right can easily consume 50% of the allowed time. X is indeed not the simplest of marks to make.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
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display, John Deer's aren't the fastest vehicle
Well my John Deer has a Hypercharger. vroom!
varrussword wrote:
In fact they won't be reprimanded or fired for that reason but next time lay offs come up they're the first ones looked at.
Hilarious.
You voted in the last election? You did your civic duty and voted?? You're outta here, bub!
Varus, this is weak and you know it.
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
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So don't give me this crap that you have all the time in the world to vote because it's simply not true. Now for govn employees and welfare cases that may be another matter but in the real world missing work isn't acceptable no matter what the reason.
Except that state laws say it's acceptable.
Why do you hate our laws? And the fine government of our beloved U.S. of A. that wrote those laws? You make the statue of liberty cry :,(
I like how varrus makes up stories out of whole cloth to "prove" any point he may be trying to make. It coincides rather nicely with his inability to link anything besides Drudge articles to back up his claims.
No one is going to fire you (sorry, lay you off) for taking an hour off of work to vote. It's completely asinine for you to claim otherwise.
No one is going to fire you (sorry, lay you off) for taking an hour off of work to vote. It's completely asinine for you to claim otherwise.
publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.
and did not the Lord say unto his chosen pointy-heads:
"Yea, when thou dost cast thy vote unto the ballot, doth not the Okra whither upon the vine?
Take unto thee thy Sheppard and loose it upon the defilers of the true White path, e'en as they tread upon thy land, and see the might of My works as it doth render mine enemy's *** as like unto a bag of ground beef."
And Varus was sore afraid and did take up his shotgun to smite the lowly voters e'en as they did skip work for three hours. And he did mark himself with the signs of his devotion, and the Confederate Flag upon his tractor did flutter in the breeze.
Thus spake the Lord unto varus, yet the democrats did eat babies and give Texas unto the ********* and did marry lesbians unto lesbians, and Kerry did flip and, yea, did he flop.
And the prophet Dubya did stride forth across his mighty doman, and Al-Q'aeda did grin from ear to ear."
Here endeth the reading from the book of Varus.
Please stand while we raise our voices to the Lord. Turn to page 146 in your "Grand Old Opry book of Thigh-slappin' Hymns."
"Yea, when thou dost cast thy vote unto the ballot, doth not the Okra whither upon the vine?
Take unto thee thy Sheppard and loose it upon the defilers of the true White path, e'en as they tread upon thy land, and see the might of My works as it doth render mine enemy's *** as like unto a bag of ground beef."
And Varus was sore afraid and did take up his shotgun to smite the lowly voters e'en as they did skip work for three hours. And he did mark himself with the signs of his devotion, and the Confederate Flag upon his tractor did flutter in the breeze.
Thus spake the Lord unto varus, yet the democrats did eat babies and give Texas unto the ********* and did marry lesbians unto lesbians, and Kerry did flip and, yea, did he flop.
And the prophet Dubya did stride forth across his mighty doman, and Al-Q'aeda did grin from ear to ear."
Here endeth the reading from the book of Varus.
Please stand while we raise our voices to the Lord. Turn to page 146 in your "Grand Old Opry book of Thigh-slappin' Hymns."
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
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Confederate Flag upon his tractor did flutter in the breeze.
Classic!
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