• Planned Parenthood to Register Voters as They Enter Abortion Clinics
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[URL="http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/melanie-hunter/planned-parenthood-register-voters-they-enter-abortion-clinics"]SOURCE 1[/URL] [URL="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/planned-parenthood-voter-registration_us_57a4cdf4e4b021fd98787cef?ov5m3ujd3rs02j4i"]SOURCE[/URL] 2[URL="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/planned-parenthood-will-register-voters-as-they-enter-abortion-facilities"] [/URL] [QUOTE]Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, plans to register voters for the presidential election as they enter abortion clinics, it announced last week, according to [URL="https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/planned-parenthood-will-register-voters-as-they-enter-abortion-facilities"]Life Site News[/URL].[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]Planned Parenthood’s “My Voice, My Vote” campaign will register voters outside its offices as well as on college campuses and on its website.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE]“When we elect lawmakers, we give them incredible power over issues that matter to us. Like health care and reproductive rights, education and climate change, immigration and the economy, and so much more. Pledge to vote, and we’ll send you a reminder so that election day doesn’t pass you by,” Planned Parenthood’s website stated.[/QUOTE] Neato
[B]BREAKING NEWS:[/B] Non-profit organization reaches out to low-income public heavily affected by voter suppression, this somehow a bad thing. In other news, 'voter suppression' is an actual thing that actually takes place in America. This is somehow not bad and the problem clearly lies within giving women on the fringes of society a choice in their own lives and the ability to use their democratic rights, not that someone is trying to deny them that. America: Greatest country on earth since 1776, by 1776-standards.
It'll obviously only work in some states - I've registered to vote in Texas before and in Minnesota and the difference is night and day. Takes a few seconds in MN, no ID, just a name and address - in Texas you're required to mail in shit and have 2 or more other identifications (including proof of residence) and all sorts of shit. It'd be easy to register people in Minnesota, but there's no way you could genuinely register people at a Planned Parenthood in Texas, because they'd already need to have multiple IDs and proof of residence on hand when they come in - which they won't. Cool idea, but it'll be most effective in states that aren't trying to ban Planned Parenthood and aren't making it as difficult as possible to vote. Which means blue states. Which means it won't make any difference and it'll just act as ammo for people to attack Planned Parenthood for "forcing people to vote to slaughter their own children" or some shit.
How the fuck is registering to vote even a god damn thing? In any civilized country, you're registered automatically on merit of being above the age of 18 and a citizen. Because you know, voting is a [I]right[/I], not an opt-in thing.
[QUOTE=Riller;50856857]How the fuck is registering to vote even a god damn thing? In any civilized country, you're registered automatically on merit of being above the age of 18 and a citizen. Because you know, voting is a [I]right[/I], not an opt-in thing.[/QUOTE] Voting is not a right in the Constitution. Theres amendments that prevent discrimination and minimum voting age in the constitution but nothing that guarentees a right to vote or to hold a democratic election. edit: actually i think theres a clause saying when congressional and presidential elections are but not who gets to vote in them. Just that you cant discriminate in the voting process
[QUOTE=Riller;50856857]How the fuck is registering to vote even a god damn thing? In any civilized country, you're registered automatically on merit of being above the age of 18 and a citizen. Because you know, voting is a [I]right[/I], not an opt-in thing.[/QUOTE] Generally in the UK you register to vote once, and that's usually because you changed where you live so hard that you're out of your voting district. But the government will send a letter out each year, or before a major vote, to any household on the register asking you to update who lives there for voting purposes. If nothing has changed, just do nothing and [I]you're still registered[/I]. This shit is super easy and I have no idea why the USA, a country that prides itself on being ~~~democratic~~~ hasn't managed to implement something like this. Oh wait. That would mean [I]those filthy blackies[/I] could undermine our god given white rights. Better gerrymander some districts a bit as well, can't have that Republican vote slip!
[QUOTE=hexpunK;50857174] Oh wait. That would mean [I]those filthy blackies[/I] could undermine our god given white rights. Better gerrymander some districts a bit as well, can't have that Republican vote slip![/QUOTE] Gerrymandering is old hat, the newest way to reduce the black vote is voter ID laws.
[QUOTE=Riller;50856857]How the fuck is registering to vote even a god damn thing? In any civilized country, you're registered automatically on merit of being above the age of 18 and a citizen. Because you know, voting is a [I]right[/I], not an opt-in thing.[/QUOTE] states are starting to fix it oregon is a opt-out of voting rather than opt-in
Is there a reason to opt out of voting privileges
[QUOTE=hexpunK;50857174]Generally in the UK you register to vote once, and that's usually because you changed where you live so hard that you're out of your voting district. But the government will send a letter out each year, or before a major vote, to any household on the register asking you to update who lives there for voting purposes. If nothing has changed, just do nothing and [I]you're still registered[/I]. This shit is super easy and I have no idea why the USA, a country that prides itself on being ~~~democratic~~~ hasn't managed to implement something like this. Oh wait. That would mean [I]those filthy blackies[/I] could undermine our god given white rights. Better gerrymander some districts a bit as well, can't have that Republican vote slip![/QUOTE] Here in Denmark, the bastion, peak and capital of Western civilization, you just get a letter with a voting card. No need to ever register anything directly or indirectly related to voting. You got a mail address? You get a voting card. You take that card to your voting place, exchange it for a ballot, cross the ballot, toss it in the box. Done.
[QUOTE=Riller;50857219]Here in Denmark, the bastion, peak and capital of Western civilization, you just get a letter with a voting card. No need to ever register anything directly or indirectly related to voting. You got a mail address? You get a voting card. You take that card to your voting place, exchange it for a ballot, cross the ballot, toss it in the box. Done.[/QUOTE] What about those without a mail address?
[QUOTE=Raidyr;50857225]What about those without a mail address?[/QUOTE] You have a mail address. I do not think it is possible not to have one.
[QUOTE=Riller;50857242]You have a mail address. I do not think it is possible not to have one.[/QUOTE] No homeless in Denmark?
[QUOTE=Helix Snake;50857256]No homeless in Denmark?[/QUOTE] Homeless people either have their mail address at their preferred shelter or soup kitchen; or a friend or family of sorts. My mom works at a charity for homeless folks, every morning consists of nicely sorting mail.
[QUOTE=Riller;50857319]Homeless people either have their mail address at their preferred shelter or soup kitchen; or a friend or family of sorts. My mom works at a charity for homeless folks, every morning consists of nicely sorting mail.[/QUOTE] Sounds like a decent deal. You have my condolences for living in a socialist hellscape though. :terrists:
in new zealand you aren't automatically enrolled, however iirc it's illegal to not be enrolled to vote once you reach the appropriate age. still doesn't help our <50% voter turnout though.
[QUOTE=.Isak.;50856836]It'll obviously only work in some states - I've registered to vote in Texas before and in Minnesota and the difference is night and day. Takes a few seconds in MN, no ID, just a name and address - in Texas you're required to mail in shit and have 2 or more other identifications (including proof of residence) and all sorts of shit. It'd be easy to register people in Minnesota, but there's no way you could genuinely register people at a Planned Parenthood in Texas, because they'd already need to have multiple IDs and proof of residence on hand when they come in - which they won't. [/QUOTE] Can confirm, I registered to vote in July of last year and I literally just received the confirmation in the mail earlier this week. I even tried to vote in this past primary but was turned away because I "wasn't registered."
[QUOTE=Ivef;50857862]Can confirm, I registered to vote in July of last year and I literally just received the confirmation in the mail earlier this week. I even tried to vote in this past primary but was turned away because I "wasn't registered."[/QUOTE] Holy shit, that's pretty bad. I had to vote in my district in the past primaries, so I had to drive for 2 hours back to where I am registered to be residing, so I could make the vote. Luckily NH allows for on-spot registration, so I was able to make the vote in time.
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