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2021-02-22 Home Front: Politix

Will Politicians Take Away the Ballot Initiative?

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-02-22 06:25|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 It's a non-trivial challenge, but new Dominion algorithms will soon be able to deal with individual ballot measures.

Should Dominion algorithms be overwhelmed, our team of dedicated vote counters are standing by to remedy any shortfalls.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-02-22 06:34|| 2021-02-22 06:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Or the US Army will raid their offices in Frankfurt and....(/sarc...and GTFOH)

Posted by Clem 2021-02-22 06:48|| 2021-02-22 06:48|| Front Page Top

#3 So remember kids, anytime you hear a politician talking about "protecting our democracy..." An actual democracy would be a plebecite on every single issue. And boy would the pols be unpleasantly surprised how that might turn out without vote "adjustment" shenanigans.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-02-22 07:20|| 2021-02-22 07:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Whenever I hear someone nowadays using the term "democracy" I figure they are either (1) lying (2) profoundly ignorant of the historic meaning of the term (3) engaged in misdirection / redirection of the entire discussion or (4) some combination of 1,2 and 3.

Posted by Knuckles Fluper5134 2021-02-22 14:37|| 2021-02-22 14:37|| Front Page Top

#5 From a history book on "Direct (Athenian) Democracy" the ancient Greeks came to the conclusions that for polities with over 3,000 voters that It. Just. Doesn't. Work. Any damnfool thing gets voted on in the "heat of the moment" and there are just too many citizens to poll on each and every thing...

Still, when you have an corrupt entrenched majority party run state government (*Hint* California) it does seem worth the confusion that it causes.

Posted by magpie 2021-02-22 15:09|| 2021-02-22 15:09|| Front Page Top

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