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NotASecretVampire
I feel like to many people are counting their chickens.
5FingeredFistagon
Ptetty sure that's going to be either side after election.
sadurdaynight
Don't worry. Counting election ballots will be as easy as doing our taxes. (sweats nervously)
Asdfjlk
You’re only cold if you keep checking the temperature
PropainAndPropainAccesories
But then the EC takes Into effect and makes it so all votes are not truly equal and the bribed..sorry lobbied, areas win. Again.
Snowdogsbitch
the old flag pole joke height = length. https://startsat60.com/media/lifestyle/jokes/daily-joke-two-workers-flagpole-woman
kmikl
I'm going to go out on a limb and say this joke would NEVER land in a Republican crowd.
Adaaaaamn
Quantum election
Hatrax
GOP baseball: "We took the lead in the top of the fourth! Stop the game! We win!"
GloveFullaVaseline
There is no one enforcing the laws of this country. We have gone off a fucking cliff.
QuartzPoker
Technically states have until mid-December to get all their votes counted, as that's when they present their results to Congress.
WhAtAb0uT
At this point I don’t know why the UN hasn’t stepped in. America doesn’t have a functioning democracy so why not.
laurenlena1
I really hope it doesn’t come to it but I’d prefer UN peacekeepers over the National Guard
sadurdaynight
(US) surprised pikachu face
IOnceFarted
Just like quantum physics
LadyGingerSpritely
Anyone else terrified? I'm pretty terrified.
MAN9000
I'm just angry and frustrated that we're going to have to put white supremacists in their place again. Kind of like cleaning house I guess.
mycatToastwasafatasshole
I'm scared of the far-right's reaction no matter what. We'll either get pissed off violence or celebratory violence.
LadyGingerSpritely
That's where I'm at, too. And we all know that orange bastard will revel in it and egg it on.
TheShoctopus
If the right wins they will be emboldened to be even more racist and hate filled and will act on it.
BlumpkinPie69
It's going to be constant dread and anxiety for the next week at least. Even if something might seem safe I'm waiting for the fucking GOP
BlumpkinPie69
to sue to invalidate perfectly legal ballots
LadyGingerSpritely
They'll literally try anything.
Poopypantaloon
“Slow the mail ballots down please”
penzick
Yep. And surprise, surprise, I didn't get mine. Tomorrow I travel from where I'm staying to my polling place. 5 hour bus/train round trip.
orbitn
Texas?
penzick
I'm staying in NJ but home is NYC. AOC's district in Queens. I can only guess it's the postal slow downs. But I will vote.
Counterfit
Jeez, where in NJ is 5 hours away from NYC by transit?
penzick
That's round trip. Bus to Newark Penn Station. Path to WTC. A,C,E to Port Authority. 7 to Queens.
BulkSausage
If/when Biden wins, voting laws and reform need to be a top priority. This chaos is unacceptable and should never happen again.
garupanisgood
Without a landslide or a Dem Senate, it ain't happening
TheobromineAddict
Voting procedures for Federal elections should be uniform across all states.
ButtBot9900
IDontSpeakInternet
Definitely a priority; needs to be done before midterms or risk losing influence from the blue wave, but first covid relief needs to happen.
BulkSausage
Covid and relief should be the top priorities but they can work on other things at the same time and voting reform has to happen soon.
MCNewYorkLives
I fear that if trump wins, that he will do such irreparable harm and show the GOP that they can get away with blatant suppression that there
MCNewYorkLives
Won't be "a next time"
LizardEnterprises
Good news! 2019s HR1 does just that! Its been sitting on McConnell's desk for two years. We need to take the senate, so go vote!
BabyBumbleBee3
Sadly in my state the same Pro Trump Senators were running uncontested
LizardEnterprises
My condolences. You should still vote. Write in the name of the highest ranking democrat you can find.
ManMashine
Voting laws have somehow NEVER been problem as long as it worked for Democrats. You're all just a bunch of hypocrites and crybabies >_>
Dagordae
We’ve not had a party or president this dedicated to undermining our democracy since the Jim Crow era. Extreme times call for extreme
Dagordae
Measures. Last time required a constitutional amendment and a complete upset of the guiding values of the parties.
ManMashine
"Extreme times call for extreme measures" Holy fucking shit… you caught yourself in an endless circle of escalation. I hope you know that.
TavisMcNamara
No, you caught him in saying "Some assholes are trying to fuck the entire system, so we need to unfuck it and set new rules in stone so ->
DVSBSTrD
You say that, but America will just flip back to Republican in four years and it will all happen again.
LinkHouseMan
More likely 8 years. At least in my experience, it seems very difficult to not be reelected (unless you're a complete fuck up like Trump)
DVSBSTrD
Most people doubt Biden will make it till the end of his term, and Kamala Harris is a woman so all the "scandals" will stick.
TheCardq
The biggest problem is that while Dems would benefit from a better voting system, if it gets too good then third party’s might be viable.
VodkaReindeer
Should be. But it's not gonna be. Because dems are stupid and pussies.
katsumiblisk
Voting laws are down to the states how elections are conducted. The Fed’s have little leeway to intervene
parkway
Look up the electoral college changes already in motion. The NPVIC.
yoyo42
In motion? Not until Nothing Mitch is outta there
VirtualKitsune
npvic is state level not federal level so mitch cant do anything about it
PleasantPeasantPheasant
Next up citizenship means you can vote, no more 'are you registered to vote' bullshit.
AriBoBari
I might be a cynic, but I feel like Democrats are too much of pussies to do anything... all in the name of "unity"
RyguySoFyne69
They don't control the senate
Bacxaber
imgurdotcommie
Yeah I think the last 6 years might have changed that.
drame
Eh for politicians words are worthless. Only actions matter. Look what they approve etc.
imgurdotcommie
That is a super general statement. Lots of scummy politicians, but lots of good ones too. They aren't infallible though, expect mistakes.
drame
Words are still worthless when it comes down to it. Its not untrue for measuring a politicians worth.
AriBoBari
DesignINcase
Might be a good time to brush up on how congress actually works and the limitations when your minority vote doesn't get things passed.
DesignINcase
Also acting like the current republican congress would be trading one problem for the exact same problem.
AriBoBari
I'm speaking more on how much they compromise even when they do have power... how everything continues shifting right because of it
DesignINcase
Compromise isn't a bad word. You may need to compromise to get any work done when there are limited options.
DesignINcase
The downside of the majority vote wins.
DreamingOfDistantShores
The specific laws sitting on Mitch's desk I've seen mentioned are HR1 and HR4, both look like much-needed changes if you look up the text.
Counterfit
Because Mitch openly admits that making it easier for people to exercise their right to vote is bad for the GOP.
MorrighanWolf
Mitch is gonna need to be prosecuted. With the death penalty.
SnarfyMcSnarferson
TheWizardofGauze
Nah, rest of his life in prison but he has to wear a really itchy sweater 24/7
IdrawDoggosIGuess
Calm down there Satan.
DreamingOfDistantShores
There are probably others but those would be a great start.
Tyanet
What a surprise, something that would help Americans is sitting and rotting on his desk.
koreantoiletghost
How can his hands possibly help Americans?
DreamingOfDistantShores
They could start tying a noose, I guess. He might need help by the look of those hands.
icommentwithsteveharvey
MoreAshyThanLarry
Wrong again, elections are not officially decided until after Nov 3
Snooj
"Since the polls show Biden ahead, how about if we just call it for Biden now?" would be a great comeback.
jakisall
"Trump before leaving WH" will take on new meaning if Joe wins. Fingers crossed...
AmunKnowN
If he doesn't leave. Then we move in. I always wanted to be a squatter at the White House.
kmikl
Brits liked that Madison left a meal for them and everything.
JackieTreehornProductions
Hey if he want to go by the popular vote on election day and forgo waiting for the electors to cast their votes later I’m fine with that.
JiSPhotos
Fuck the traitorous GOP and Republicans
MAN9000
My God, he's an idiot.
Yuktio
What Trump wants is just all the ballots put into a hat and then ONE pulled out at random. The name on that ballot is the winner, unless
Yuktio
it's Biden in which case they try again.
tychog99
How- wha- ugh whatever I am done paying any attention to what you idiots have going on and will focus on the idiotry of my own countrymen
hellifiknowwhatsgoingon
i feel you. i hope we get him the fuck out of here. i hate that he even got in.
IIikethecutofyourjib
I'm also done. Voted. Ignoring til shit hits fan. Will take up arms to defend Democracy if need be.
idontenglishsorry
Man, your comment isnt even that deep and it made have goosebumps. Shit really did went fucking crazy there. I wish you all the luck1/2
idontenglishsorry
from the other side of the planet. I dont even have any words of encouragement nor anything, just...good luck and be safe
Mepharias
Well the last time America had a civil war it introduced a whole new scale of death. To the world. 50k dead in the Battle of Gettysburg.
IIikethecutofyourjib
Thank you. If you pray, do it. If not, just put out some good vibes in the universe. You english real well btw ?
SomeDetroitGuy
There's a very good chance he'll get his wish - Florida pre-counts their absentee ballots and Biden has a healthy lead in polling plus
SomeDetroitGuy
we have very heavy voter participation. It is possible that Florida gets called for Biden before midnight tomorrow night.
FistfulOfAssholes
I fucking hope so but hoooooooooly SHIT I am high anxiety until I see which way FL goes.
theneverenders
Yeah Florida is Trump nation to many conservatives down here joe can’t win down here ?
Melancholy69
That explains why we are also corona nation.
TheGrayBox
Conservatives have a habit of thinking they’re the only people who exist
FistfulOfAssholes
Registered Dems outnumber Reps by almost 200,000 (5.2M vs 5M). Independents are 3.6M. Far from impossible. Obama won FL 2x.
Dagordae
So only ‘many’ conservatives favor Trump? That doesn’t bode well for him given the state’s conservative/liberal split.
fluffmeister
You have my pity.
Mikeiller
Florida is good about SAYING they're going to do things but not actually doing them.
QuestionsaboutSanity
i bet they even counted using arabic numerals of all things...
Commentmeister
Allllllaaaeeegebra
ButtholeMarsBarDispenser
$50 says Trumpublicans would try to use that as an argument
Yuktio
They'll probably do it using Common Core. So you know, making it up and changing the rules as they go along.
Blackmetalhappiness
WHAT? NOT IN MY COUNTRY!!! RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!
CookieMonsterr
It's disheartening how many people don't actually know this
Neboskrebnut
Sure but if you keep digging you'll learn that it's actually indian. Yet we call it arabic because they realized the potential and spread it
Comet260
That Al-jaybra thing they're teachin my kid sounds like a terrorist group!
Pedobearus
Sounds like Zebra
7hatsBollocks
Al Zebra is the name.
drosophilamelanogaster
Fucking libs using Sharia math.
jixathejinx
Arabic numbers! Gasp! My sensibilities!
JustAPileOfCats
Aren't they from India?
Iatesomecoffeecups
Yea
FlamingDeathGoat
Arabic traders are the ones who introduced Europeans to the system, thanks to western hegemony, yeah arabic numerals lol
ChrisGibbons
Arabic numerals are from India. India, the descendants of the vedas. The settled Vedic Arian tribesmen. 1/2
ChrisGibbons
Therefore freedom numbers are from Europe. Eurocentrism wins again. FREEDOM FIVE!!! 2/2
LusciousLucius
Vedic Aryans didn't come from Europe. They and europeans both migrated from central asia. STEPPE HORDE FIVE!
CantStopTheRock
I haven't used arabic numerals in XXVII years
QuestionsaboutSanity
what ever floats your boat https://i.imgur.com/mmTmRsm
slaughterhouse4andahalf
What happened in MCMXCIII to convert you?
igniskonig
Birth, I'm assuming.
PunsExceptTheyAreAFewHoursLate
I hate it when that happens
EmissaryofGondor
Fucking radicals! Always being born and shit.
amp99
Related: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/teaching-arabic-numerals
Ninjainslippers
I never knew if this survey was real. Thanks for the link!
physxanimo
QuestionsaboutSanity
related, recently: https://www.politico.eu/article/far-right-german-candidate-promises-to-get-rid-of-arabic-numerals/
Aeolys
I kept reading and what the god damn hell? Trump supporters want to bomb Agrabah? This is a thing? We're at war with a fictional kingdom?
qzgy
Wait what are you supposed to replace it with? Roman numerals?
QuestionsaboutSanity
https://i.imgur.com/mmTmRsm
Haidere1988
That would be impossible....Roman numerals do not have zero and that's kinda why Arabic numerals are superior.