From: atropos@mac.com   
      
   On Feb 23, 2026 at 7:37:25 PM PST, "suzeeq"  wrote:   
      
   > On 2/23/2026 10:52 AM, BTR1701 wrote:   
   >>  On Feb 23, 2026 at 8:18:27 AM PST, "suzeeq"  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>  On 2/23/2026 3:40 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   >>>>    Today's rant is about in person early voting. March 17 primary. Not   
   that   
   >>>>    concerned as two years ago, I already voted by mail, giving the post   
   >>>>    office enough time.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>    Indiana just cut early voting in half. It is a Republican state. A   
   handful   
   >>>>    of Republican legislators were familiar with the statistics and knew   
   >>>>    that this is popular with their own voter and in a few counties, half   
   of   
   >>>>    voters vote early. But the idiot Republican legislators in a heavily   
   >>>>    Republican state still want to eliminate it despite their own voters   
   >>>>    using it and liking it.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>    My state has 40 days since COVID. However, it is not full time and each   
   >>>>    county sets its own hours with 1 location. For the last 15 days, there   
   >>>>    are an expanded number of locations and weekend hours.   
   >>>>   
   >>>>    Some day, Republicans will come to understand they are pissing off   
   their   
   >>>>    own voters with their false claims and fears about making voting more   
   >>>>    convenient.   
   >>>>   
   >>>  But they're trying to make it harder to vote so less people will   
   >>>  actually vote. And they believe only the Rs will acutally vote in   
   >>>  person, ensuring that they'll get to stay in office.   
   >>   
   >>  And the Democrats don't?   
   >>   
   >>  California just disenfranchised 40% of the electorate by gerrymandering   
   them   
   >>  out of existence.   
   >>   
   > Texas Rs tried it first, under Trump's wishes.   
      
   Nope. California Dems have been trying for years, long before Trump was   
   elected.   
      
   They've been trying to get rid of the redistricting commission since it was   
   passed by referendum in 2011.   
      
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