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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 17 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

A ton of us voted against this

[–] PhoenixDog@lemmy.world -2 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

No, a third voted for it. And another third didn't vote at all. 2/3rds of all eligible voters either voted for or just accepted the results. Only 1/3rd of eligible voters voted against it.

America voted for this, or didn't care if this happened at all, therefore voting for the result. Not voting has consequences.

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

In what way do you feel you're helping or being constructive with this comment? Who's it targeted at, and for what effect?

[–] WhiteRabbit_33@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think you realize how much voter suppression is in the US. Those in power don't want us voting and are still trying to put up more barriers against it.

  • No automatic voter registration when you turn 18.
  • No instruction in public schools on how to vote or where to find information on voting, candidates, or how to run for office.
  • Requiring registration a month or more before the election.
  • Many states purge the voter roles regularly (especially for BIPOC sounding names), so you have to check that you're registered to vote a month or more in advance which is easy to forget. Then you have to reregister to vote if you were removed from the voter roles which is often only available by mail.
  • Voting by mail is often made purposefully difficult or isn't allowed except for senior citizens so you have to physically go to a polling location which is often understaffed because they're run by volunteers. Usually, it's taken me an hour to vote not including travel time.
  • No mandatory time off work to vote. If you're working 80+ hour weeks regularly because you have multiple jobs, you don't have time to vote unless one of your employers lets you. Hell, even if you're working 40 hours, several polling places aren't open outside of normal business hours.
  • ID requirements needing to match your voter registration exactly. Didn't include your middle name on your voter registration? Whoops, can't count your vote. This would get immensely worse with needing to show proof of citizenship if the Save Act passes the Senate. This act would disenfranchise most married women and trans people.
  • Polling locations that are far away or change depending on the time/day of the week for areas with early voting where you try to vote 2 weeks before the election.

I didn't realize how much voter suppression there was till I moved to a more progressive state where I was shocked I didn't have to jump through a ton of hoops to vote and could register online. This was recent too not years ago.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I love living in Colorado - voting by mail is a delight. Of course Pedonald wants to ruin that, too. Everything Pedonald touches turns to shit.