I don’t usually post political stuff, but I don’t see ANYONE talking about this, and I really believe if we don’t do this, we will hand the U.S. over to fascists.

Your vote matters. Most of you reading this know it. But the truth is that the left is HORRIBLE at getting out to vote. From what I’ve read, registered democrats outnumber repubs by 10-15%. Yet on average less then 70% vote. There exists an apathy towards voting in a portion of the left that assumes that they don’t need to vote because “who would vote for that idiot Trump?”. They assume it’s a done deal, and don’t bother.

THOSE are the people we need to target. We need to set up community activists whose only purpose is to make sure democrats either fill out a mail in ballot, or have a ride to the voting booths. Every democrat needs to take a friend or two with them. We need to make voting a communal act where we encourage, check up on, and practically insist on their vote.

I believe that if we DON’T do this, it WILL BE the END of democracy. We have the numbers. Now we just need to get them out to vote.

    • just_another_person@lemmy.world
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      13 days ago

      It apparently DOES, because they didn’t define what “official acts” are. I could say scratching myself is an official act, or showing my tits is, or selling Presidential records or artifacts is when I keep the money. They left it completely open betting on the fact that Trump was going to win. Read the ruling, it’s open to insane interpretation for absolutely anything as long as you say “OFFICIAL ACT GOING ON HERE”.

      Same dumb shit these same assholes allowed for “stand your ground” states. If I think something is whatever I say it is, I’m free to do whatever the fuck I want about it, including killing people.

      • FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today
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        13 days ago

        JFC you don’t understand.

        Imagine this hypothetical: If I recruit you into the police force, give you a badge and a gun, and send you out without bullets: you still can’t shoot people. You’re legally allowed to shoot people in specific contexts, but you physically cannot because you have no ammo. In order for Biden to “Get Ammo” he would need someone to give it to him, e.g. the Senate. He has plenty of stuff to use, like a stun gun or a baton.

        Biden cannot change how the government functions, the laws as they apply to everyone, or how the federal budget is allocated or capped. He can have people beaten to death in their home as an official act, but he can’t rewrite the constitution.