Following his “Patriot of the Year” award from Fox News, Trump announced plans to address election integrity, focusing on implementing paper ballots, one-day voting, voter ID, and proof of citizenship. This renewed focus on election reform, despite his November victory and the statistical rarity of widespread voter fraud, suggests a continued pursuit of his 2020 election fraud claims. His comments specifically targeted California’s voting system, which doesn’t mandate photo ID at polling places.
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President-elect Trump announced a plan to overhaul U.S. elections, advocating for paper ballots, same-day voting, voter ID, and proof of citizenship. This plan, previously mentioned in 2016 and reiterated recently, directly opposes recent trends like increased mail-in voting and relaxed voter ID requirements. While claiming to combat fraud, the proposed changes could disproportionately affect certain demographics, potentially disenfranchising rural, disabled, and minority voters. The plan contrasts with Trump’s past actions, including encouraging early voting, including mail-in ballots, in recent elections.
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The issue of the Electoral College has been a contentious topic for many years, with advocates and opponents on both sides fiercely defending their positions. Recently, Governor Walz made a statement calling for the abolition of the Electoral College, asserting that it is time to move beyond outdated systems that don’t serve everyone equally. And you know what? I couldn’t agree more.
The concept of the Electoral College, designed to prevent the tyranny of the majority and ensure fair representation for smaller states, has often come under scrutiny. While it may have had its place in the past, it no longer reflects the will of the people in a true democracy.… Continue reading
I wholeheartedly agree with Walz’s statement that the Electoral College ‘needs to go.’ The very concept of the Electoral College goes against the fundamental principle of democracy, which is one person, one vote. In a system where the popular vote does not always determine the outcome of an election, it is clear that the voices of the people are not being truly represented.
The Electoral College skews representation by favoring smaller states, giving them more weight in the election process. This creates an imbalance and undermines the principle of equality in voting rights. The fact that a candidate can win the presidency without securing the popular vote is a glaring flaw in the system that needs to be rectified.… Continue reading
If convicted this year, Trump could lose the right to vote for himself. The mere thought of such a scenario is simultaneously hilarious and mind-boggling. The idea that a man who has spent his entire presidency trying to undermine the foundations of democracy could potentially lose his own right to participate in that democracy is a twist of fate that would be almost too good to be true. The fact that a single conviction in any of the numerous felony charges he faces could strip him of the right to cast a ballot for himself is a poetic irony that cannot be ignored.… Continue reading
Growing up in Canada, I have always admired the democratic processes in place, particularly the idea of proportional representation. The concept that the popular vote should directly translate to the distribution of power in government seems like a basic tenet of democracy. Yet, as I closely followed the situation in Wisconsin, it became apparent that gerrymandering had become a deeply entrenched practice that undermined this fundamental democratic principle.
The recent news that Wisconsin’s extreme gerrymandering era has come to an end with the implementation of new, more balanced maps is a significant step forward. The fact that the previous maps were so strongly biased towards Republicans, providing them with an unfair advantage in elections, was a clear violation of the democratic values that should guide our political system.… Continue reading
Trump warned about using campaign funds to pay E. Jean Carroll
Honestly, I never really gave it much thought before, but when I saw the headline about Trump potentially using campaign funds to pay off E. Jean Carroll, it didn’t surprise me at all. I mean, where else is he going to get the money? It’s not like he made his fortune through honest means. If he’s not grifting money from his supporters, he’s probably trying to get it from sources like the Kremlin again.
But the fact that Trump could potentially use campaign funds to hush someone he allegedly assaulted is just mind-boggling.… Continue reading
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