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stopbush

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118. Of course it's a privilege, because it can be taken away.

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 12:36 AM

Apr 2016

Rights cannot be taken away. Privileges can be taken away.

http://www.voicesofliberty.com/article/how-to-tell-the-difference-between-a-right-and-a-privilege/

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SO I CHECKED MY NY VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS [View all] markpkessinger Apr 2016 OP

That is freaking criminal! hrmjustin Apr 2016 #1

It's been a hard day on the planet. malokvale77 Apr 2016 #5

Military Contractors For Hillary 2016 billhicks76 Apr 2016 #36

What are you talking about? hrmjustin Apr 2016 #38

You Haven't Heard Of Them??? billhicks76 Apr 2016 #41

Is it also good for coups and death squads in Central America? BeanMusical Apr 2016 #65

Love the graphic. bvf Apr 2016 #73

wouldn't surprise me :( PatrynXX Apr 2016 #95

rec your post n/t warrprayer Apr 2016 #101

No, it's the rules, as interpreted by Debbie. Betty Karlson Apr 2016 #89

Shenanigans continue! highprincipleswork Apr 2016 #2

"Shenanigans" is too cute and benign Ferd Berfel Apr 2016 #18

The term dates to Boss Tweed. Accurate Enough. This is an Old School approach to voter fraud. leveymg Apr 2016 #27

I think Tammany Hall is a pretty good term... nxylas Apr 2016 #70

Agreed awoke_in_2003 Apr 2016 #63

Yeah ... James A. Baker the Turd ... Jopin Klobe Apr 2016 #25

Who are they defrauding though? Are they just targeting Democrats? MADem Apr 2016 #50

If the answer to that question bvf Apr 2016 #71

I wonder how much fucking with the registrations cost, per state. n/t djean111 Apr 2016 #3

GOP has been using that 'mail sent, undeliverable' trick for at least a decade. blm Apr 2016 #4

Please. This is the Democratic Party, not the GOP. The GOP does not care who votes in a primary. merrily Apr 2016 #8

This transfers to the general, merrily. Sorry you were unaware of this tactic. blm Apr 2016 #9

I'm sorry you feel you always have to have someone's back and you always have to go personal. merrily Apr 2016 #12

Yeah, I have ACCURACY's back. Sorry that offends you so much you'd even pretend GOP blm Apr 2016 #43

Seriously - you are pouting about being Silver_Witch Apr 2016 #64

Not only pouting, but imagining. I had nothing to do with that block. merrily Apr 2016 #69

LOL - HRC group booted me last year. Sanders group booted me last week for EXACT same blm Apr 2016 #75

Ditto... MrMickeysMom Apr 2016 #121

You are mistaken. I am not a host of the Bernie Group and I have never alerted on you. merrily Apr 2016 #67

I know who blocked me, but, your constant, wrongheaded accusations blm Apr 2016 #78

You are mistaken again. AS MY PRIOR POST STATED you were alerted on because you had been observed merrily Apr 2016 #88

Hopeless. Enjoy your intransigence without me caring about your carelessness. blm Apr 2016 #90

Unintentional irony. merrily Apr 2016 #91

Ladies please! It's time to back away from the keyboard, close your eyes and focus on breathing. hedda_foil Apr 2016 #57

This message was self-deleted by its author merrily Apr 2016 #66

heheh…... blm Apr 2016 #79

... and you have some serious issues... MrMickeysMom Apr 2016 #122

You're wrong. I clearly stated caging is being done. merrily wants it to be seen as Dems blm Apr 2016 #123

Sorry, blm.... but you've mis-labeled some of us here... MrMickeysMom Apr 2016 #125

If you've seen evidence of Democrats caging other Democrats share it. Because THAT blm Apr 2016 #126

I am not in an officiating county position to see caging... MrMickeysMom Apr 2016 #127

Sending mail to voters and using lack of response to purge them from voter rolls blm Apr 2016 #128

True enough, but if the OP was registered Democrat, Amimnoch Apr 2016 #72

It is possible that they know who is supporting Hillary All in it together Apr 2016 #86

On that we agree. Amimnoch Apr 2016 #87

That's highly unlikely (like 99.9%) and why do it in a state where they expect to win. blm Apr 2016 #93

Clarification . . . markpkessinger Apr 2016 #47

Seriously, mark, they've pulled that stunt for over a decade on Dem voters. blm Apr 2016 #48

So if the post office screws up, you are screwed? nt MADem Apr 2016 #51

That's just damned undemocratic. procon Apr 2016 #6

Exactly!! GOP has found a way around all that. blm Apr 2016 #11

I would add one other way where it should change. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #20

Driver's license change shouldn't auto update voter registration unc70 Apr 2016 #45

That is the key.... implemented properly. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #46

Or would that have been the desired result unc70 Apr 2016 #49

A friend of mercuryblues Apr 2016 #7

Untrue. People on the inactive list only have to show ID. You need to send this to your friend: merrily Apr 2016 #10

That may be true in MA . . . markpkessinger Apr 2016 #15

? I was responding to a post about voting in Massachusetts, not to your OP. merrily Apr 2016 #16

I get that -- was just pointing out the difference n/t markpkessinger Apr 2016 #17

Thanks, but I am aware of the difference. merrily Apr 2016 #29

Wasn't pointing it out so much for your sake, as for the sake of anyone who might be reading . . . markpkessinger Apr 2016 #31

No worries. merrily Apr 2016 #33

Not true in Florida RockaFowler Apr 2016 #52

Every state is different. His or her friend is in Massachusetts, so MA is what is relevant. merrily Apr 2016 #53

I'm in Massachusetts and this happened to me on super tuesday tymorial Apr 2016 #21

Please see Reply # 10 merrily Apr 2016 #34

here we go again... nt retrowire Apr 2016 #13

Just tell them you plan to vote for Hillary. Helen Borg Apr 2016 #14

Might not be a bad idea to pick up a Hillary button to wear. LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #19

Yep! Helen Borg Apr 2016 #23

You have to remove buttons and other candidate swag before entering your polling place. JimDandy Apr 2016 #32

I can't - my 840high Apr 2016 #37

Stick your Bernie button in your pocket and it will cancel it out. Truth always wins out. LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #42

very much begging the question. Amimnoch Apr 2016 #74

Yes, they do benefit Hillary. They benefit candidates on the right. eomer Apr 2016 #76

whatever. Amimnoch Apr 2016 #77

Caging ONLY BENEFITS the GOP in the general election. blm Apr 2016 #82

Caging can be designed in such a way as to benefit any candidate. eomer Apr 2016 #83

That would be akin to cutting off one's nose to spite their face. Who plans to win the primary blm Apr 2016 #84

No, it would be easy to design it to work for the primary without hurting in the general. eomer Apr 2016 #92

Why in a state where you fully expect to win the primary, then? blm Apr 2016 #99

Because what matters is how many delegates you get, not whether you win the state. eomer Apr 2016 #110

I think you're reaching for something that isn't there. There's proof GOP does this, blm Apr 2016 #115

Not my hope, it is just how it feels to me. Or maybe more how it smells. eomer Apr 2016 #116

When you go vote you should also have them show you your voting history. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #22

In Penn we have no capacity at the polling place to pull up such a history. Divernan Apr 2016 #56

That information would not generally be at the polling location. LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #58

Gotcha. PA doesn't even provide that option. Divernan Apr 2016 #59

Our county in Indiana went with electronic poll books (I-Pads) LiberalFighter Apr 2016 #112

The polling places are not hooked up to any central office dlwickham Apr 2016 #105

I had this issue in 2004. Since then I always confirm my status 4 - 6 weeks in advance. 33taw Apr 2016 #24

That's around the time we first heard of GOP's tactic of sending postcards to Dem addresses blm Apr 2016 #44

It's a good thing you checked. Maybe have all your friends check too. Kalidurga Apr 2016 #26

The most likely cause of voter affiliation switching is the integration of new electronic voter Kip Humphrey Apr 2016 #28

electronics in voting is the danger questionseverything Apr 2016 #96

Is the NYC Board of Elections run by Republicans? ... aggiesal Apr 2016 #30

What you are describing is slightly different . . . markpkessinger Apr 2016 #40

Here We Go Again billhicks76 Apr 2016 #35

We get voting notifications before EVERY kind of election... yallerdawg Apr 2016 #39

Not in Pennsylvania. Divernan Apr 2016 #61

Voter "caging": mail sent to a voter is returned as undeliverable: Voter stricken from rolls. seafan Apr 2016 #54

You should turn this into an OP and post as a public service announcement in GD-P. blm Apr 2016 #85

It's another dirty trick. I'm curious about the bullshit that went on in Ohio and Illinois. Enthusiast Apr 2016 #55

Caging has become a standard vote suppression action against Dem voters. It's done in advance blm Apr 2016 #81

I really don't like this CoffeeCat Apr 2016 #60

thanks for posting your experience! leftcoastmountains Apr 2016 #62

I was caged in Texas BainsBane Apr 2016 #68

I didn't realize it started that early. Had to be an early Rove tactic. blm Apr 2016 #80

I expect it's been going on far longer than that BainsBane Apr 2016 #98

No doubt, this will be front page on the NYT to help everyone. L. Coyote Apr 2016 #94

The exact same thing happened to me in NC nyabingi Apr 2016 #97

markpk, in the great state of NY saidsimplesimon Apr 2016 #100

Er...your point? stopbush Apr 2016 #102

Good Lord. sulphurdunn Apr 2016 #109

How is checking your voter status every four years "constantly" checking your status? stopbush Apr 2016 #111

I believe your position sulphurdunn Apr 2016 #113

You wrote: "There's very likely a nefarious plot here." stopbush Apr 2016 #114

Voting is not a privilige. sulphurdunn Apr 2016 #117

Of course it's a privilege, because it can be taken away. stopbush Apr 2016 #118

Hardly. sulphurdunn Apr 2016 #119

Since the eighties Madmiddle Apr 2016 #103

An INFURIATING update! markpkessinger Apr 2016 #104

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2016 #106

It sounds like you've sulphurdunn Apr 2016 #107

I am not clear as to what exactly constitutes "two consecutive federal elections." StevieM Apr 2016 #108

A Federal Election is an election in which Federal office candidates are running... brooklynite Apr 2016 #120

Thanks for explaining that. I think it is crazy that someone who last voted in 2010 StevieM Apr 2016 #124