Leeny

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[–] Leeny@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's the wrong conclusion. If two Democrats were on the ballot, they would likely still both lose because of first past the post voting. If you really want to support "making elections more democratic" push for ranked choice voting, or proportional representation.

[–] Leeny@lemmy.ca 89 points 9 months ago (5 children)

In case you're asking in good faith... The downside is that non-citizens voting is simply not a problem. The number of cases is extremely low, there's nothing to "fix" here. The biggest impact of this policy would be that actual American citizens who do not have, or lost, or forgot to bring their proof of citizenship will not be able to vote. It will predominantly affect poor and marginal populations. People that don't have a passport, don't have easy access to their birth certificate, or aren't aware of the new regulation. Fewer people voting is 100% the goal with this policy.

[–] Leeny@lemmy.ca 18 points 10 months ago

I didn't take their comment as sarcasm, just a bit snarky...I think you're both on the same page here

[–] Leeny@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I assume many of those are bots or paid trolls

[–] Leeny@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

50% lethality in humans, not wildlife

[–] Leeny@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

Amazing story. I can't believe she's only 50...not that long ago. Plenty of those dinosaurs booing her from the stands are still probably flooding facebook comment sections.

[–] Leeny@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

There's no simple answer to your question, just like there's no quick solution to the problem of inequality. But one premise you've mentioned isn't quite correct. The democratic party hasn't really been "ruling" for most of that time. They've controlled the presidency, yes. But for all except 2 years, they haven't controlled Congress (it's been either divided or republican controlled), and they haven't controlled the supreme court. That said, a lot of Democrats are still happy to push the status quo, and there's plenty of warranted criticism to go around.

[–] Leeny@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Guess I was wrong and many of them did get drafted. Will be some great hockey to watch for sure.

[–] Leeny@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

The dude that beat up his girlfriend and got kicked off his college team? Gross.

[–] Leeny@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's not quite that. It's the players from the PWHPA that will fill the teams, possibly management from the PHF is involved though. Almost none, if any, of the PHF players will get signed for the new league. The hockey will be great to watch but it's unfortunate how poorly they handled the end of the PHF...players signing 50-100+K contracts right up until the day the league folded. Harsh business i guess.

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