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Cake day: July 9th, 2023

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  • One of those [Trump-aligned] members, Janelle King, suggested that accuracy was more important than timing.

    “As a voter, I would rather wait another hour…

    An hour‽ We’re talking between thousands and hundreds of thousands of ballots. You absolute troglodyte, you think humans will do a better job than machines?

    …to ensure that the that the [sic] count is accurate…

    If only we had historical data points to see if humans do a better or worse job at counting accurately…

    …than to get a count or get a number within that hour, and then to find out at the close of an election, after certifications” already taken place “that we have people suing because the count was not accurate.”

    Which will happen anyway, because y’all can’t seem to accept the reality that most of us don’t like your demigod.



  • But that’s all they are: guesses. The fundamental flaw in looking to history for future behavior is the assumption that each person elected to office has the same motivations, ideals, and philosophies.

    They want to get elected, sure, but wanting to get elected isn’t the same as desiring to keep that office. If I had the skills to run for office, I would be willing to sacrifice reelection to ensure good legislation passed, for example.



  • What I disagree with is your implication that they will only ever act in their own interests. I do not know that to be true in the future (and neither do you), as not everyone is motivated by money or power. Enough politicians who see it as vital to the health of US democracy, and change will happen.

    I’m not proposing that it will, only that it is far from a precluded possibility. As Boomers die out and retire, I have hope for the Millennials and Gen Zers who replace them.