Yes. You have to remember you aren’t electing Trump directly. You’re voting for his electors.

If Trump dies before taking office, the party decides who will take his place.

It’s most likely going to be Vance, but honestly it could be anyone.

Assuming that there isn’t any fuckery (it’s Republicans after all), then Vance becomes President and then nominates a VP that goes through the Senate approval process.

I can’t remember the last time this was discussed but it was a while ago.

On the one hand, the UN making a resolution that they won’t trust the results of the US elections would play right into the hands of what some MAGAs are saying.

But MAGAs then agreeing to any UN resolution, especially one that requires third party oversight…

I’d say the odds are even on this.

Traffic court, while yes it’s a court of law, is a bit more relaxed. Judges have far more leeway and they have a long docket.

You’re not the only one being seen and the judge wants to go home on time.

Be honest, courteous. In the rare event that the police officer starts saying things that are completely egregious, plead the fifth and ask for a continuance. Tell the judge that these facts are new to you and you’ll need time to assert a defense.

The judge may ask what you thought the charges were. Say something along the lines of, “Without waiving my fifth amendment right to self incrimination, my understanding is that I’m being charged for driving with an expired license.”

But this should be rare. Judges don’t like surprises either.

Again, remember that this is traffic court. Everyone is busy. If you’re a dick, they won’t have patience for you.

This isn’t random but does poison the well by clicking on every link the ad blocker sees.

I don’t use it myself but I’ve heard great things.

He makes everything sound interesting.

Ftfy

I don’t disagree one bit.

I just want people to realize that anything is better than FPTP but we shouldn’t stop at RCV. We should relentlessly pursue democracy, ensuring that The People are represented in the most accurate way possible.

So yes, vote for RCV. But don’t let it be the destination.

Honestly, I don’t understand how they have credentials at the White House when their counsel admitted they are not a news organization.

Per researchers at Brigham Young University, 69 percent of men and 40 percent of women in the U.S. view porn every year.

Nice…

I want to get rid of FPTP voting but a recent veritasium video has me wondering if we should try something better than RCV.

Not saying I would vote no on RCV, but if we’re going to change the voting method, let’s do it in a way ensures that the people are best represented.

Near the end of that runner, Selena’s already out of earshot when Sue answers.

That show was not supposed to be a documentary.

During the pandemic stimulus payments, I wanted text in every letter sent to individuals the name of their congressional representatives and how they voted on it.

I even recall vaguely someone putting this on as an amendment but I believe it got blocked. I could be remembering incorrectly.

Well, past tense in that he’s no longer the president. He very much is a Russian agent now.

The secrecy of this is the problem. We all know back then that Trump was a likely Russian asset.

I could envision, say, Biden saying “While, yes, we have a shortage here in the USA, other countries are doing worse. So I’ve authorized the CDC to ship a few pallets to Russia since they are having a tough time sourcing materials. Because that’s what good neighbors do. So I’m asking our people to be extra diligent, rolling back any unnecessary travel and meetings until we have restocked our tests.”

But we all know this was quid pro quo for Trump.

They can target the code though. They’ll inspect the code, find ways to break it, and then kill it that way.

The sooner we can get creators off of YouTube the better.

7 feels awfully low.

I have a touch base with my boss at least once every other week.

Oh I love this but let’s make the incentives better.

• Every company gets a tax deduction for each employee that votes
• Each locality, county, state gets a tax bonus from the federal government for every election it has and for each person who votes
• each person who votes is eligible to receive a tax stimulus the following year

All of this can be done today. Voter participation information is actually available at the local level. It’s why I always get fliers for Republicans since I vote in their primaries. (My vote is more effective there than in the Democratic primary)

TBF, the only thing stopping you from not wearing pants to the polls is the weather.

The weird thing is when the bill was being passed around in my state, I only found out when it was signed into law. I have no idea how the ACLU or other orgs didn’t cause a fuss.

Several Democrats actually signed onto it. Wtf?!

I know…I know. I’m such a bad peon worker. I’ll surrender myself to the police later this afternoon. I deserve the maximum punishment.

Probably very little.

I’m not up to speed on what Twitter is doing these days outside of what’s reported here on lemmy.

Unless Musk starts saying things like “Polls are closing early so don’t bother voting because Trump won” or things that will suppress votes, his actions and tweets are going to be categorized as political free speech, which has broad interpretation in the US. Sad, but true.

We, as well as our government officials, should remember that Twitter is not the public town square. It’s a dumpster fire that is owned by a private entity that permits users to throw their shit into. That private entity is within their right to do whatever they want within the confines of the law.