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Related: About this forumNew Hampshire traffic jam...we need a voting holiday.
Seriously, how many people are not able to reach the polls because of work?
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New Hampshire traffic jam...we need a voting holiday. (Original Post)
PyaarRevolution
Feb 2016
OP
What? And allow the serf-class to vote? The proletariat doesn't need a voice, they need to labor. nt
TheBlackAdder
Feb 2016
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valerief
(53,235 posts)1. You mean we should become a first world nation? Voting days and guaranteed
healthcare and education and vacation days and sick time and new baby time? JOBS! You know, like the REAL countries get?
Think anyone else in this country will go for it or do they all still want to just pray and beat up POC/gay people?
TheBlackAdder
(28,208 posts)4. What? And allow the serf-class to vote? The proletariat doesn't need a voice, they need to labor. nt
EdwardBernays
(3,343 posts)2. what America needs
is endlessly more polling stations...
I'm in one of the most populous areas of Dublin, Ireland (American abroad) and voting has never taken me more than 5 minutes... but there's SOOOOO many polling stations...
JeffHead
(1,186 posts)3. Get rid of Columbus Day.
Make election day a federal holiday. Problem solved.
valerief
(53,235 posts)5. We need an election week! nt