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originally posted by: asabuvsobelow
I have three questions . They are relatively unconnected questions but at the same time they shouldn’t even be questions we are having to ask .
1.The most recent Trump assassination attempt . Mr Ryan Wesley Routh . My question is this . How did Mr.Routh know where Trump would be ? Trump's Golf game that day was completely unplanned and off the schedule . It should be impossible for Mr.Routh to have known exactly where Trump would be .
I agree but supposedly he was camping out there, theoretically perhaps multiple days, and may have had some intel, that he would be at that club.
2.The Recent house spending bill to fund the Government didn’t pass . One of the Main reasons being the Democrats didn’t like the part of the Bill where ID/Proof of citizenship is required . My question is this . Can anyone give me a single LOGICAL reason why we shouldn't require PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP to vote in the USA ?
Well most states do require it, but with elections held by the states each election follows state's laws. We should have our presidential election separated from our states election laws and manage federally. But that isn't likely to happen
ballotpedia.org...
Voter identification laws by state
This page tracks voter identification (ID) laws by state. These laws require voters to present some form of identification at the polls. In some cases, the required identification must include a photo.
As of April 2024, 35 states required voters to present identification in order to vote at the polls on Election Day. Of these states, 24 required voters to present identification containing a photograph, and 11 accepted other forms of identification. The remaining 15 states did not require voters to present identification in order to vote at the polls on Election Day.
Valid forms of identification differ by state. In certain states that require voters to provide identification, there may be exceptions that allow some voters to cast a ballot without providing an ID. To see more about these exceptions, see details by state below. Commonly accepted forms of ID include driver's licenses, state-issued identification cards, and military identification cards.
3.Why is ‘Logic’ a word ? more to the point why is Logic even considered a subset of a person's thinking ? Everyone should just think Logically and no I’m not saying everyone should think like me . I’m saying Logic should just come as the natural human condition , Anything else should be considered childish moronic thinking .
We live in a world that does not make sense . Surrounded by people who refuse to see reality . These problems we have shouldn't be problems at all .
So. From where you sit.
originally posted by: randomtangentsrme
a reply to: SteamyAmerican
By context you do recognize there are answers to your statements, that should have been questions.
And the answer is Logic.
originally posted by: Terpene
a reply to: asabuvsobelow
1. The reps realized the last time trumps numbers went up was after the assassination attempts, so thats what they'll run with... Logic
2. There are plenty of logical reasons why voter regulations are important but so are gun regulations, so yeah muh fweedom..
3. Logic can easily be outsmarted by feelz...
These are not the problems but the symptoms of a sick herd of sheep. The only question is what do you do after you failed to eliminate the root and left it to spread?
2.) Proof of citizenship is required to register to vote. No one can vote unless they have registered, despite what you may have heard or been told. Requiring voters to provide some form of proof of citizenship when they arrive at the polling station risks the sanctity of the secret ballot, a foundation block of our republic, in that it could allow polling officers to use the information provided by the proof to be used against the voters. Furthermore, for a number of poor citizens, the typical forms of proof are often too expensive to acquire, and would be of little use once acquired anyway. In that respect "proof" becomes tantamount to a form of "poll tax".
2.) Proof of citizenship is required to register to vote. No one can vote unless they have registered, despite what you may have heard or been told. Requiring voters to provide some form of proof of citizenship when they arrive at the polling station risks the sanctity of the secret ballot, a foundation block of our republic, in that it could allow polling officers to use the information provided by the proof to be used against the voters. Furthermore, for a number of poor citizens, the typical forms of proof are often too expensive to acquire, and would be of little use once acquired anyway. In that respect "proof" becomes tantamount to a form of "poll tax".
We are too diverse of a species evolving from instinctual brain patterns to intellectual ones where some of us are thinkers and others go by a sense of feel, does this or that "feel" right, logic plays a much smaller part. Some people have to hash things out while others thought processes make quicker reasoned-out decisions. Its just part of the human condition and we still need both modes of thought to survive. Obviously its deeper than that but it is a start, throw in life experiences and it's how we get pineapple on pizza, and allegedly 52 different genders.
originally posted by: BingoMcGoof
a reply to: asabuvsobelow
You third question.
I don't know that logical thinking is a natural state of human thought. I think it must be developed. Taught and developed. Practiced. To go down a deep rabbit hole here, I also think it might take numerous incarnations to achieve.