Fox News Says We Need Fewer People Voting | The Kyle Kulinski Show

[@screw_3259]

They act like only Dems are allowed to vote early by mail 😂

[@nas84payne]

They know that if everyone voted they’d never win 😀

[@Ellimist000]

Republicans aren't allowed, because Trump doesn't like it!

[@nightofthelivingdon]

It will take another couple of election cycles, but they'll be all in favor in no time. The whole conservative gripe with mail-in ballots was 100% a result of Covid.

[@Hau2Ru]

Ben Shapiro enter the chatroom(*quietly speedtalking that it shouldn't the case) 🤣 See Ben Shapiro hypocrite on Sam Seder channel for details 👆

[@boltstrike2787]

The reason why they're saying mail in voting benefits Dems is because poorer people that don't own a car are going to find it much easier to vote by mail instead of having to use public transportation to go to a polling place in person. And poorer people are more likely to vote Democrat because the Democrats support social policies that help them economically.

[@cappeca]

Fox News is one step from "why are women and black men allowed to vote anyway?"

[@eltonmayo2027]

that's the plan

[@brantleyerik]

I’m sure that they already think that. They just haven’t openly said it yet.

[@raphaelhilliard1160]

😅

[@mariusfacktor3597]

When I lived in Texas I wanted to vote but they didn't let me use a student ID so I had to get a different ID. The forms they wanted for the ID that I could vote with: Proof of residency -- lease + utility bill Proof of employment -- W2 Proof of identity -- passport And I barely scraped by with these things because my apartment building never sent me physical utility bills. This was ridiculous. Most people don't have at least one of these things. They don't just want ID, they want a roadblock. Blatant voter suppression.

[@brandonm949]

So if you're unemployed or don't travel outside of the country, you don't get to vote? I don't think that's how that's supposed to work...

[@mariusfacktor3597]

@@brandonm949 The passport could have been substituted for a social security card I believe. And I'm sure there were alternatives for the W2 but these were the easiest documents for me to gather. It was a huge hassle.

[@Ahria256]

What's funny is they ask for two of those things when you register, and if you don't have an IDN to provide you can use your birth number. If they want to ask for these things again, at the polls, they need to allow people to use their birth umbers instead, those are free and given to your at birth.

[@mariusfacktor3597]

​@Craig Bowers That's a good idea. Maybe they don't want to give out registration IDs because they like the ability to purge the registration roll at any time and make you have to re-register for no reason.

[@richchappell]

While working a polling location on a college campus this year, I experienced something else these people don't think about... college students. Here's a common situation we encountered: 18-year old student registered to vote when they got to campus, using the campus address. Student's driver's license has the address they lived at when they were 16. Student lives in a dorm, so they don't have things like utility bills. Other potential identifying documents like bank accounts, phone bills, and car insurance are all set to mommy and daddy's address. The best they could do is to pull up a copy of their campus housing agreement. They are likely to move every school year, so asking them to get a new driver's license each time is a bit of a stretch. I'm actually going to see if I can find a person in ASU's Educational Outreach and Student Services department to work with on providing better resources for students to prepare them for voting; just to make sure they are registered properly and have the necessary ID. Maybe that will make a difference for them and the poll workers in 2024. Then there's the alternate scenario where that student registered in their home city but is now on campus with no easy way to return home just to vote. I was completely baffled by the number of students who had no idea whether or not they were registered to vote in Maricopa county and were confused when the check-in computers couldn't find them. I would ask, "Are you registered to vote in Maricopa county?", and they would answer with something like, "Maybe." or "I think so." And then they would have me get them a provisional ballot, because they enjoy wasting everyone's time. Here is another fun situation... Arizona has stricter identification laws than the federal government for voter registration, so voters sometimes get registered "federal-only" if they were unable to provide proof of U.S. citizenship at the time when they registered to vote. The people registering them either don't tell them that this matters, or they don't drill it into the voter hard enough for him/her to remember that they have to take additional steps if they want to vote a full ballot that includes state contests. People get very angry when they show up to vote on Election Day and find out that they can't vote for Governor, Secretary of State, state legislature, or ballot initiatives. We did, however, have one hero who showed up the Thursday before Election Day, found out he was federal-only and that the deadline for changing that status was 5 p.m. that day so he went out and got a state I.D., faxed a copy to the County Recorder's Office and had them update his voter status, then came back a few hours later so he could vote a full ballot. We applauded him, but was it really necessary to make him jump through those hoops?

[@Cc75757]

GOP doesn’t think voting is a right. They think it’s a privilege. You have the right to own guns not to vote according to them.

[@harrisd1983]

You have the right to both.

[@jaycorbin]

@@harrisd1983 True. But with cars, you have the right to drive one, but if you drive drunk, speed through school zones at 100mph you get your license revoked. The same should apply to guns. If you can’t display the responsibility and knowledge to use one properly, you shouldn’t have one.

[@proudbrogressive315]

Technically speaking, you have a right to TRAVEL, not drive a motor vehicle, ie a car. That's how they usually shut down thise sovereign citizens retards that claim their right to travel exempts them from driver's license.

[@edwardskoda2409]

The GOP won the popular vote this midterm by 7% largely because of their wins in NY and Calif and Fla. They made their biggest gains in blue states. Go figure. Then the DNC was blaming AOC for the losses in NY and this was after gerrymandering.

[@kennethb6211]

They have that felons can't own guns and if you answer yes to any question on the mandatory background check you can't legally own a firearm. Go try and buy a gun see how "easy" it is you will probably be surprised.

[@oceyocelot]

As someone who lives in a state which has had vote by mail for over 20 years, I fully support the idea of easy access to voting.

[@threeofeight197]

I moved to a state w mail in voting and they still make it annoying. You have to mail in a request and then they send you the form that you have to send back. It’s still great that they have that as an option.

[@bloo9699]

Same here.. never had to go anywhere to vote.... sometimes I wonder if i would skip a few elections if I had to put an effort in to vote

[@thebigvlad]

Same here. Go Oregon! It's crazy that these people want to put these huge, arbitrary obstacles in the way of voting, just to make it seem like some grand accomplishment that you personally fought and sacrificed for. The voting process shouldn't be some epic mud run obstacle course.

[@Ellimist000]

Lol yall just live in states that are just part of the woke SJW liberal conspiracy to steal the election, DemoRAT dominated bastions just like...*checks notes*...Idaho? (1972) 🤣

[@Ellimist000]

Also , I'll note that this communist state known as "Missouri" just allowed no-excuse (in person, but still) early voting this election, including on the weekend. It was glorious 🤩

[@nathanandsugar5252]

I heard from politico about an election administrator (who was a Dem) personally delivered ballots to a retirement home. When asked if this was helping Republicans he said it never crossed his mind. Bless him and people like him.

[@rick6429]

Bull

[@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642]

@@rick6429 Cope.

[@chikushodiz91]

@@rick6429 why you think that?

[@chikushodiz91]

@@rick6429 bet your clown ass didn’t even verify

[@HappyHarryHardon]

@@chikushodiz91 He thinks that because he lies so he thinks everyone else lies too.

[@BenArz1313]

The funny thing is that Republicans used to be really big on mail-in voting. They perceived it as something older people and deployed troops did. I don't think it became such a target of ire for Republicans until Covid.

[@Cookiesantos777]

They used to be for war too, whatever corp media tells them to do, they fall in line like zombies.

[@ScoopMeisterGeneral]

They're inconsistent because their only standard is "if it helps us, it's good, if it hurts us, it's bad".

[@MrDigirick]

If republicans had to pick between conservatism or democracy they will choose conservatism EVERY SINGLE TIME!

[@blakhistury]

revanchism v. democracy

[@sharper68]

They clearly hate democracy, they would limit or eliminate voting to just people that vote for them.

[@dukekenny9340]

Democracy would only when the Democrats win

[@francobenevento7598]

Not conservatism, fascism.

[@chikushodiz91]

You mean fascism or authoritarian

[@kevinmac1953]

"As the voting populace increases our influence decreases" Karl Rove

[@nas84payne]

If everyone voted they’d never win 😁

[@juliusthompson4794]

I mean it's Fox News.... who didn't see this statement coming?

[@MrDragonkilla]

Yeah but this is anti-democracy. Republicans at one point believe it or not understood we have a democracy, those days are long gone it seems. This really isn't your Grandfather's GOP.

[@52flyingbicycles]

“Skin in the game” he is basically arguing for a poll tax, which is unconstitutional

[@juliusthompson4794]

@@52flyingbicycles anyone who takes the time to vote whether it's in person or mail-in is already proving they have "skin in the game." Millions of people don't vote despite the option to do mail-in or in person. This is just Fox News coping with the red trickle and people not voting the way they wanted.

[@vinsanity40k]

hey if fox wants to limit voting to people who actually study the issues, research the candidates, and make an intelligent choice on their ballot instead of just voting to own the libs, i'm all for it. they will be very disappointed to find out that most informed voters do not vote their way.

[@juliusthompson4794]

@@vinsanity40k we know the last thing Fox News really wants is for their viewers to truly be informed

[@Lily-ni5po]

Soon, they'll be arguing that only property owners should be allowed to vote.

[@bsqwahlE]

And only men.

[@jca9417]

Only people who pay rent and mortgages should vote , and you must be at least 25 years old , makes you have more skin in the game ....Dems are really out here trying to push to allow 16 year olds to be able to vote 🙄🙄🙄

[@FazeParticles]

Absolutely Based 😂😂😂

[@sawtooth808]

Please don’t give Fox News and Fox Business any ideas.

[@davidperin9938]

No joke my father, a maga moron, thinks that you should have to own property to vote...

[@christineherrmann205]

Yay democracy. 🙄 Say the quiet part out loud, GOP.

[@JohnSmith-nj9qo]

We should keep encouraging them to take their mask of decorum off and let their freak flag fly. The more extreme they get the more likely they'll turn off the overwhelming majority of voters and only appeal to a smaller and smaller niche crowd of crazy assholes.

[@talkoftheyoc]

Have you ever heard of any of the quotes from both sides? Do you have both sides of the brain intact? Or do you just chill in one tribe? Winston Churchill, Plato, Thomas Jefferson. Ever learn history from the Roman’s? Where 10 idiots always outvoted the intellectuals. The dumb dumbs can’t even run their own lives half decent, why would they get a say with the adults in life? Exactly. Power plant people.

[@stevenjohnson891]

I hope they never win again

[@jeffarnold3800]

@@stevenjohnson891 they’ll win again. They’ll fix this goofy conspiracy stuff and go back to the trickle down stuff and tie all economic problems to government spending. That crap works like a charm

[@stevenjohnson891]

@@jeffarnold3800 well I'll have passports ready anyways

[@Czer_OW]

Fascists gonna fash…

[@NissanSkylineVR30]

Creating a voting holiday, making voting happen online (where you can do a pop up with candidate's information and policy ideas next to the person's picture), and making it easier to vote actually allows people more time to learn about the candidates. These clowns don't care about if the voters know or not. They just want restricted voting.

[@massimookissed1023]

Or, and hear me out, they could come up with better policies.

[@soulkitty11]

😁

[@taylormalone1050]

Or just any policies.

[@talyahr3302]

Literally if they copied the most popular policies from the left, but actually used their strength to accomplish those good things they could actually wipe the Dems.

[@lavellelee5734]

@@taylormalone1050 any at all

[@lavellelee5734]

@@taylormalone1050 preferably ones that don't sound plagiarized from mien kempf

[@MrDragonkilla]

I have to imagine democratic strategist are cutting this clip for ads on TV. This plays right into the hands of a threat to democracy.

[@tonygomez4966]

I don’t think they’re that savvy

[@MSUHitman]

@@tonygomez4966 Beat me to it.

[@rudeboyjohn3483]

Their strategy right now is literally paying for republican campaigns.

[@lavellelee5734]

@@rudeboyjohn3483 imagine if they were actually competent....like the amount of material here, hell go look at shark3zero( I think that's his name) on tucker Carlson talking about white racism and Stephen millier!!!! The amount of material to just steamroll these people and completely get rid of the independent/moderate/skeptics is astonishing. At this point I need to be a dictator and takeover, long live the imperator!!!

[@MrDragonkilla]

@@tonygomez4966 Well time for me to switch careers.

[@chadpatrick6297]

I’m a disabled veteran who votes by mail in ballot because standing in line on Election Day would physically be torture. They are saying I shouldn’t be able to vote because injuries I received during my military service prevents me from being there in person. Sounds to me like they don’t care if I get to vote or not.

[@marcuschamp9881]

Here in Australia, we run our elections on a Saturday...we have an increasing percentage who vote via mail or pre-polling. In case people are unaware of what that means, we open the voting several weeks before the actual election and people can vote early. I should also add all our votes are done with paper ballots, so there is no chance of electronic interference and a record is kept that can be audited at any time. Furthermore, we have an independent agency that manages seat boundaries and how many seats as population changes. Lastly, we do have mandatory voting, but the point being our system provides every opportunity for everyone to vote and we make it as easy as possible.

[@davidradtke160]

The US ballots are all paper too. It’s only the counting that’s electronic. Even electronic voting machines, create a paper ballet that actually gets deposited and it’s not connected to the internet.

[@marcuschamp9881]

@@davidradtke160 Thanks for the info, I knew that was mostly the case but wasn't sure was case in every state. Main purpose of comment was to show how most countries (unlike GOP), and especially here in Australia want to make voting as easy as possible.

[@stephennootens916]

There is a paper record, at least in my state, of every vote but we vote on a work day and they have habit of cutting down on polling places making it a bit of a bitch to vote.

[@harryballsak1123]

You're country also only has 4 million more people than Florida. So maybe easier to do paper ballots only

[@Ellimist000]

@@marcuschamp9881 Missouri of all places did what apparently Australia does. Tho I think we still use electronic machines with a paper record that you can check before submission

[@kevonslims7269]

She bought up a national voting holiday and the dudes were like, ah yeah let’s move on..

[@thegazetteyt]

It's amazing how they dont want mail in ballots but dont want a national election holiday either.

[@user-wi3yx3gy2o]

They’d love to bring back poll taxes and land ownership requirements. They’d love the poll taxes and land ownership requirements to be like 1 and 20 years of income for the median voter, respectively. You know it.

[@phanatic215]

They'd never suggest a civics test because they know their viewers would never pass it.

[@user-wi3yx3gy2o]

@@phanatic215 My thought exactly!

[@inefffable]

The mask isn't even slipping, they just left the mask sitting at home. This is some pure copium.

[@philippebrehier7386]

That's the right for you. They put humans in hierarchies. This is only their logical conclusion. Less voters, but "better" voters.

[@incufish23]

Facts.

[@bobcadley3763]

We vote on a Tuesday in November in part due to to The US 19th century agricultural needs. November was after farmers were through with the harvest and before bad winter weather kept them from traveling on bad roads. Tuesday was selected to allow farmers enough time to travel to market, observe the Sabbath , and attend Market day on Wednesday. It also has to do with when the Electoral College could meet in the 19th century. How many of us are 19h century farmers????

[@kriegmesserdclxvi2833]

It's amazing that we can trade stocks, conduct banking transactions and buy ammunition online, but voting NO.

[@jzay1899]

I agree that we should encourage people to vote. Early voting, mail in voting. All ok. Online voting is problematic thou. Here is a good explainer why: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpyrY6VjqLOdh9U

[@Tyler-oc6ce]

And pay taxes

[@loljk233]

Watch Tom Scotts videos about why electronic voting is a bad idea. He made two videos about it. I would love to be able to vote over the internet, but it is not without some serious flaws.

[@jzay1899]

@@loljk233 yeah the second video I thought made the point well enough so I felt posting both would have been overkill/rubbing it in people's faces.

[@AlbertoGarcia-wd7sc]

Electronic vote is actually a bad idea. Voting on paper is still better. The thing is, you can use paper and still have a good electoral system. Outside the US other countries (even big countries) count their votes really quickly.

[@larryblake8497]

Or maybe they need to stop campaigning on shitty policies and give people a reason to vote for them.

[@juandeldiablo696]

Man you can see desperation on their face

[@talyahr3302]

I love it. I seriously hope the desperation pushes them to be BETTER. We need 2 good parties, not just 1. Unfortunately they may just be pushed to be worse 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@htown11465]

Yes the rest of the world doesn’t conduct elections in the same way as you do. In my country over 90% of eligible voters actually vote and we only wait in line for a few minutes. Imagine if America could do that?

[@edwin5419]

As someone living in Australia, with 98+% voter turnout, early voting and mail voting are great new additions. We also have like 10x the number of polling places than in USA. Unless you're living on a farm, you can walk to at least one, often multiple polling places. Elections are on a Saturday and the maximum I've seen someone wait was an hour. They could've gone to another one 500m away that had no line, but didn't want to.

[@codyhamilton7682]

At 2:04 he started to say 'do you think everyone is invested in this country' And it reminds me of when only land owners were allowed to vote

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

They'd like to go back to that. Unironically

[@a5noble2]

I've talked to people who say "more people voting isn't good" and their logic is there are some dumb people out there. I know, I'm talking to one!

[@tonywhitmore9943]

God forbid they try some popular policy

[@jayrob5270]

I've heard it is quite difficult to vote in the US. Here in New Zealand we vote on a Saturday, polling booths are at local schools, churches, community halls etc. and are never more than a 10 -15 minute walk from your house if you are in a town or city. No party support canvassing is allowed near the polling booths which are run by volunteers who get a small amount of money for their time. They are professional and helpful checking you are registered if you have the voter id sent out to your home or a valid id like a drivers license or birth certificate. The polling booths are also open 2 weeks before the election date but with restricted hours and from 9 am until about 7 pm on the Saturday and then the votes are counted by impartial independent counters. You are not restricted to any particular polling place and can vote anywhere. Voter turn out is usually in the 80-90% range of eligible voters, non-partisan transport to polling booths is available for people who can't get there easily.

[@thomascarroll39]

My fellow Black folks. We are on the clock, as far as not riding in the back of the bus. They really are trying to figure it out, how to not count our votes. Scary times.🇺🇲

[@mofrakker]

What the Fox people don't mention is that ID voting cards in Mexico are relatively easy to get and also voting booths are available in ALL districts (there are little deterrents to not vote).

[@daWatcher]

And don’t forget that Mexican ID cards are free of charge to all citizens, unlike in the US.

[@mofrakker]

@@daWatcher holy crap! They charge you for it?!

[@wilcee238]

Actually voting should be made super easy; barely an inconvenience.

[@Cheateaux]

I’m a delivery driver, and I was listening to some hog radio out of curiosity in the Houston area before the election. I’m just saying, local conservative broadcasting (especially in the south) is the place to go if you want to hear them say the quiet part out loud.

[@ctinocco]

Hey Kyle FYI, in Mexico they issue a special voting ID and is free to everyone that wants to get it so that’s how they do it.

[@guillaumelagueyte1019]

Good way to address their recuperation of the voter ID issue. Let's do it, for everyone, universally. Open offices specifically for that two to three weeks in advance of every election.

[@shyguypro9876]

Most democracies do actually have mail-in and early voting.

[@dukekenny9340]

No they do not

[@MrSeedi76]

In Germany it works like this - we have laws that require you to register where you live, then you can either vote by mail or walk to the nearest polling station (most of the time not more than a 10 minute walk) where they have lists with all the residents of that area or district. No voting machines. Everything is done on paper and I never had to wait in line for more than 10 minutes. And voting is always on a Sunday. BTW - I think they probably tried to represent their ideal voting populace with how their little group of moderators looks like - twice as many men voting and no minorities.

[@jaymesEo6]

They would not give a damn about easy access to voting if it was going in their favor. They just want to stay in power.

[@victorwilliams111]

Just so you know, vote by mail is the best. You get the ballot sent directly to your house. You get a booklet to read through to help you decide on candidates and ballot measures. You get a few weeks to fill it out, you can go as slow and as thoughtfully as you want to. You don't even have to leave your house. There's a noticeable difference between living in Oregon now after leaving North Carolina.

[@devalapar7878]

They haven't explained what is wrong with early voting and mail in ballots. They only explained why not everybody should be allowed to vote. What is wrong with them? Who in the world would give up his right to vote?!?

[@nightofthelivingdon]

There aren't legitimate reasons, never were. The whole conservative gripe with mail-in ballots was a result of Covid when they knew that mail-ins would be overwhelmingly blue. That's it. Conservative media made a calculated attack on mail-ins for no other reason than they knew it didn't favor Trump. It would seem they had the "mail-in ballots bad" talking point in their back pocket because they didn't know that pretty much every election denier candidate would get blown out of the water. It will take two or three election cycles, but watch. They'll walk it back.

[@WaxPaper]

I think they think it makes fraud easier, but I still don't totally understand it. You still have to be registered to vote, and in most states you still have to request a ballot. It's basically the same as showing up to a polling place on election day; the only difference would be states that require ID. But even then, it's still the same penalties for fraud, and it still doesn't let you just receive a dozen ballots and send them in. They still use signature verification. I think it's really as simple as they just suppress voter participation.

[@Commenter5651]

They are absolutely terrified that their voting base is dying off, and they are panicking. Im loving every second of it.

[@IS-db6pn]

Make voting more difficult, yet getting guns easier. Makes sense.

[@rileyxsko]

I really wish they would drop the facade and admit they only want rich landowners to vote. This is literally where this is headed. Also "not knowing the politics" is actually one of the reasons the "FoUndInG fOunDeRs" opposed direct democracy. They thought people were too stupid to make informed decisions.

[@lykos89]

"Simple is better, when it comes to elections." "Voting should not be as simple as ordering an Amazon package." "More people voting isn't necessarily healthy." "You aren't saying less people should be voting." Lol, these pundits are walking definitions of cognitive dissonance. The fact that people take them seriously is really wild.

[@carpeimodiem]

The Red Wahhhhh

[@jennamakesbugs]

Australia votes on an app. If I can bank on my phone I should be able to vote on my phone.

[@gunnyo50]

So true but that could lead to too so much fraudulent activity using majority electronic voting. If there's proper infrastructures in place preventing voting fraud with electronic voting then most westernized countries should look into that for future elections.

[@jzay1899]

An app? Tom Scott has a great explainer on why electronic voting in general is a bad idea. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpyrY6VjqLOdh9U

[@lizzirountree93]

I live in Hobart, Tasmania, and while Federal & State elections are mandatory, they recently made local Council (county) elections mandatory, and 100% mail in ballot. You receive your ballot in the mail, and you have 2 weeks to return it by hand or in the post. Anyone without an address can register to pick it up from designated locations (e.g. post office). Also, all votes are ranked choice voting... And about 1 week later they announce the results. Job Done. and literally NO ONE whines about it.

[@YeeZus001]

If voting was easier, more people would vote. And if they want to make everyone vote on one day at some voting poll, then make it a holiday where work places can't force people to work.

[@erikhendrickson59]

A Fox "News" propagandist complaining that too many voters are uninformed. Good one, dawg

[@veddyveddygood]

Not true. I haven't seen a polling booth for nearly a decade in Australia. Been doing postal votes for that long.

[@imzadi83fanvids7]

What do they think vote by mail is? It's a paper ballot.

[@threeofeight197]

I feel like it should be easier to get everyone a free ID in this country. Just a basic ass ID that can get you a vote

[@AccordionJoe1]

Most people have no clue about the people they vote for. They vote for the party, not the individual.

[@AkilaeAK]

So.. I get a mail-in ballot. Fill it out. Take it to the Dropbox downtown at our local elections office ON election day. I like not having to take the time to wait in line and go thru the process of filling all of that information out on the spot. Plus I feel confident knowing I'm dropping off my ballot at the dropbox at our local elections office. Plus we get to track when our vote is counted or if it was missed/had issues/etc.

[@robertedwards7619]

In Australia we have paper ballots, easy early voting and elections on weekends. We also have universal enfranchisement, otherwise known as compulsory voting.

[@XxHistorikxX]

Voter ID is not bad because you need your ID to vote. Voter ID is bad because the address on that ID (driver's license or identification card) defines WHERE you are allowed to vote. Then the voting centers are divided into disctricts, (which can be confusing) and poor areas tend to have voting centers that are difficult to get to if you do not have transportation. THAT is why the voter ID laws are racist and wrong. Law requires your job to give you up to 3hrs of time to vote during the work day. If you have to walk to the voting center, only to find out you're in the wrong one you are FUCKED.

[@Darke_Exelbirth]

Apparently in Texas, drivers' licenses and student IDs are not valid IDs, and they require 3 forms of proof of residency. So two of the most likely forms of ID aren't valid ID. If you don't travel, you probably don't have a passport, so that's a third form of ID gone for a lot people, a W2 may qualify you, but if you're unemployed, that's gone for you too. Voter ID is a shit idea all around.

[@dukekenny9340]

Only people who would cheat would object to voter ID

[@zacg_]

When they say "you should have skin in the game to vote" they really mean that business owners and land owners should have more of a voice in our country than everyone else.

[@BrikMason]

The problem isn't that people don’t know enough about the candidates its that these days the people know too much. In the days of three corporate owned 24 hour news channels and only three networks giving people a half an hour of news at night of which maybe ten minutes actually cover issues important to people on a given night if we are lucky, it was much easier to get people to be more susceptible to what these networks are saying and get people to not understand who the candidates are and what they stand for. Now, you can get more information in a 15 second Tik Tok more or leas one of Kyle's videos, than these clowns give on a daily basis. That is problem the electorate is smarter than they are so now that they can't just be lulled to sleep so easily anymore, its time to find new ways to shut them up. That is what this dude really means.

[@MrSaltybloke]

How deep can they bury themselves if left to keep digging? GOLD

[@52flyingbicycles]

If we can do banking on the internet, why not voting? Though to be fair, the US government is always several steps behind on technology. Unfortunately that’s intentional so that it’s always reliant on private enterprise, and I don’t trust private enterprise to do internet voting.

[@Andrew-cs1td]

Where do we get our voting machines?

[@52flyingbicycles]

@@Andrew-cs1td also private enterprise. Thankfully voting machines are offline and in a physically protected location. Even if a single machine breaks, there are still physical receipts and it’s isolated to a single machine. Online, a break in the system would be a break everywhere simultaneously. Even so, I would prefer voting machines were built by the state, but the mere mention of the state having its own industrial capability sends conservatives into a blind fury. Without voting machines, the whole process would take significantly longer since every single ballot would need to be counted by hand. Taking forever to count the votes is one of the reasons people are so mad about elections as of late.

[@Andrew-cs1td]

@@52flyingbicycles I'm not going all conspiracy or anything, I'm just pointing out private enterprise is already heavily involved in our elections and it seems to be mostly fine.

[@52flyingbicycles]

@@Andrew-cs1td my point was never that private companies would rig the elections, since they’d be found out, but that the internet produces far more avenues to cut corners which could leave massive security vulnerabilities if we leave it to private enterprise. Banks have high security because it’s their money, but counties won’t have the expertise to properly vet an online voting firm. So a single national election platform built to handle hundreds of millions of users at once, held to maximum accessibility standards, uses military grade encryption, and is combined with a national voter ID program, would be the only reasonable approach to online voting.

[@Andrew-cs1td]

@@52flyingbicycles Yeah it wouldn't be easy and would be ongoing with security updates.. but we already have a SSN# system, not sure why between that and taxes we couldn't build a secure auditable online election system.

[@eyezerocool]

Red trickle. You mean Just like trickle down economics...

[@52flyingbicycles]

I thought that was a yellow trickle 😅

[@eyezerocool]

@@52flyingbicycles true.

[@mackjrbell7828]

The red wave has been singing the blues. 🎶🎵🌊🌊💙💙🇺🇲👍

[@mg2779]

We shop online, we bank online, we buy investment and loan products online; we can vote online.

[@limitnil]

Online voting is how you really let foreign hackers dictate your democratic process. Idiotic idea.

[@jaycorbin]

@@limitnil So I guess Social Security and my bank account aren’t important enough to be protected by hackers then…. Because we’ve had online government services and banks for decades now. Most are far more secure than voting machines are.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

@@jaycorbin Protected from hackers you mean? Unless you know about oen testers?

[@jaycorbin]

@@jean-lucpicard5510 protected from hackers. Sorry, I’m dyslexic so I sometimes type the wrong words.

[@deathtouchltd]

I agree in a different reason. Hear me out: I think every single person should not be able to vote in elections if they don’t understand the policies that they are voting on. I think there should be a test for each single item on the ballot. Here’s why, it effects peoples lives directly. If you can’t prove you understand what you are doing and what you are voting on, you shouldn’t be voting in the first place. As for candidates, I think all money should be removed from politics and term limits enacted. And they should be held legally responsible for any and all bad things that happen because of their policies. That would cut down on the corruption and BS.

[@Scottyboy2112]

The dude on the right, "Simple is better when it comes to elections." Literally a couple of seconds later, "Voting shouldn't be as simple as ordering an amazon package."

[@justincapable]

Texas resident. Due to a family emergency, I couldn't renew my driver's license online. My only option was to schedule an appointment with the TX DPS. The earliest appointment was 2 weeks later and the office was located on the other side of town. Since TX DPS is only open 8-5, I had to request a 1/2 day off with my employer. The appointment lasted 5 minutes. The idea of a paper ballot is a misunderstanding of the current election process. When a person votes at an electronic machine, the voter is asked to verify the selection of each election on the machine. The machine prints a ballot, which the voter must verify as correct, and deposit the ballot into the machine that processes the ballot. It would be very rare to discover a county using hand written ballots when it is easier to count machine printed ballots.

[@biocapsule7311]

Actually, ordering something online is not an 'easy' process. You have to already have a lot of things set up before you can order anything online. You just happen to only need to make those arrangement once. In what universe did they think buying things online is easy?

[@CAHOP2401]

"What if we did internet voting?".....That sounds like a great idea. I already have to provide 2 forms of authentication just to check my gmail and I do most of my banking on the internet. I say lets do it. Voting should be as easy as possible

[@BryanBagehi]

I would LOVE to vote on the internet. How do people make that sound like a bad thing?

[@andreseh87]

Freedom!

[@sebastianaminoff9703]

LoL I saw this exact segment on Fox and thought if only Kyle would see this😂😂

[@marcusnelson7026]

I had a friend that believed people should have to take an IQ test to be able to vote, or procreate. I never had the heart to tell him that he wouldn't be voting, or procreating if that happened.

[@TMMx]

If polling stations are going to require ID to vote, then getting an ID should be entirely covered by taxes, and people should be reimbursed for transportation costs to the DMV (or wherever they need to go to get the ID) and also reimbursed for any time they have to take off of work to get it. In fact, if there is no holiday for voting, people ought to be reimbursed for taking time off work to vote, and also the transportation costs. Otherwise, it's senseless to call voting a right.

[@bgoodfella7413]

Fewer voters means less Democrat voters

[@Raeinok]

Full name, last four of social, DOB, some 4th security question you picked at registration and the fact you're voting either at the place you are assigned or in the way you picked ie mail in. Then simply verify the info, check if the registration ID has a vote tallied for it, if not it gets counted.

[@kellifranklin4432]

That knob said the quiet part out loud. Take note folks

[@fheitzer79]

Another issue with voter id is often only drivers license and state ids count. Not student ids. Not everyone gets a car for their 16th birthday. A lot of voters don’t see the need to get an ID until their 21 birthday. This discourages voters between the age of 18-21.

[@shawnviwolf1518]

Gen x Republicans make my skin hurt

[@MP-db9sw]

Paul Wheyrich was saying this in 1980. Can find clip on youtube “goo goo theory voting”. This has always been their strategy.

[@TheVanDammeFan2009]

So why not make it even harder to vote? Like, force people to climb a mountain, or win an mma fight or something. Wouldn't that be even better somehow?

[@Punshr]

In Texas we had voter ID cards then Republicans passed the law where you needed a Driver’s license or picture ID to vote instead of the Voter ID.

[@playedout148]

A start would be to make election day an election holiday weekend, along with mail in and early voting.

[@casadosdebates]

(3:43) - In my country's elections, in the first round, I had to wait standing for two hours and a half to be able to vote. I think that I've proved that I love democracy.

[@TheFinalChapters]

I'm against electronic voting, but not because I want less people voting. It's simply impossible to secure. And before anyone brings up all the things we already do on the internet, understand that voting would be the single most targeted thing for hackers, both domestic and foreign.

[@guillermomontoya5270]

How about election days ( 2 days off ) federal holiday

[@andrewduff2048]

Filling out an absentee ballot application and sending it in then filling out the ballot and sending it in also requires effort. For me I vote in person on the day because that’s the easiest for me

[@Bryan-nb1zv]

Yeah here in New York you need like 7 documents just to get nondrivers ID but if your a foreigner you only need like two documents

[@flaviusaetius5701]

Unfortunately online voting is still very vunreble so yea not a thing we should do Also ppl should be able to change their votes until the day of the election with mail in voting

[@randykrus9562]

FOR THE PEOPLE

[@gcmgome]

The longest I ever stood in line to vote was 10 minutes and that was only because I let an older couple in line ahead of me. Americans think of themselves as the bastion of democracy while every single aspect of their system is either totally corrupt or comedically inept. Mind you, it's entertaining as hell watching this never ending tragicomedy from another country.

[@anonymouscommenter7689]

They say they love democracy, maury determined that is a lie.

[@thomasfplm]

In Brazil, any official document with your photo on it can be used for identification when voting, it includes id, passport, worker card, drivers licence and I think a few others. And a fingerprint recognition system is being implemented so even widout a document you will be able to be identified just using your fingers. Here voting happens on Sundays and it is a holiday (so even certain things that don't stop on Sundays close) on and if you have a job that can't stop happening, you must have at least the morning or the afternoon free. Most cities get free public transport on voting day. Let's see if republicans would support all of this.

[@Simon-A.-Tan]

"Most of the world doesn't organize voting the way we do." True: we put ballot offices in EVERY NEIGHBOORHOOD. We don't have long lasting lines. We also provide people with free ID, which is mandatory to have in all aspects of life.

[@lachlanp3365]

In my country I have always been able to vote early or request a mail vote, all I need to say for the mail vote is I will not/might not be able to vote in person on the day. It's really not a big deal, it helps this thing called democracy work!

[@50043211]

I dont think they truly understand the concept of "The People are the Sovereign."

[@tfaulkner8218]

State ID should be issued for free or at the cheapest price. Since it's a mandatory item for voting. A driver license is mandatory for drivers who plan to drive. Vote day should be a holiday and state ID should be free.

[@ichaukan]

The American Taliban didn't repeat the lie enough times to make it reality. Sad.