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The States: Where We Wish Texas Would Secede Already

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Good lord, the people trying to get the weapons ban at the Fair repealed are some of the dumbest that have ever allowed themselves to be on record. They admit the rules have been around forever and that they have been breaking the rules for quite some time. They are challenging now because the Fair is taking a harder line stance with metal detectors which will make it harder for them to break the rule and conceal carry.

You know, the speed limit near my house is 30 and for years I have been driving much faster than that. They have put up signs that show your speed making it easier for cops in the area to catch us going too fast. I should file for a temporary injunction because this is violating my ability to break the rules!

That is literally their argument.
 
Looks like Minnesota state fair opening day attendance was down just over half- 61k people instead of the usual 120-135k.
 
Does someone definitively know how the CA recall works if neither yes or no gets >50% of votes cast (due to abstentions of question 1)? All the descriptions, including on the CA Sec of State’s FAQ page) just ambiguously say that he’ll stay if a majority of voters say no and leave if a majority of voters say yes, which is not helpful.
 
Obviously I am hardly an election expert but I dont think Question 1 can have less than 50% because I dont think they count abstentions. If you choose not to vote or not to answer question 1 you do not figure into the math. (they will show you in polling however) To win you need a majority of the people who answered Question 1.

On things like referendums abstentions matter cause they are often counted as "No" but this is more like a runoff election where only 2 candidates are on the ballot. (only Question 1 obviously) It is an either/or situation there is no third option. You either want him recalled or not.

BTW if I am right that is friggin stupid. Abstention should be considered a "No" vote because he is the sitting Governor it should be a (slight) burden on the recallers to win. If people don't want to recall him (abstention means they have no opinion which is not a vote to recall) then it should be shown as such. If I am right and abstention just takes the vote out of the total that screws with the math and could make it EASIER to recall if there is any apathy on the Dem side...which is why every celebrity in Hollywood is tweeting about the recall pushing people to vote.

Again though...I could be 100000% wrong.
 
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Texas house finally passes voter suppression bill, nyt headline states that Texas gop is close to hard fought victory.
 
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Obviously I am hardly an election expert but I dont think Question 1 can have less than 50% because I dont think they count abstentions. If you choose not to vote or not to answer question 1 you do not figure into the math. (they will show you in polling however) To win you need a majority of the people who answered Question 1.

On things like referendums abstentions matter cause they are often counted as "No" but this is more like a runoff election where only 2 candidates are on the ballot. (only Question 1 obviously) It is an either/or situation there is no third option. You either want him recalled or not.

BTW if I am right that is friggin stupid. Abstention should be considered a "No" vote because he is the sitting Governor it should be a (slight) burden on the recallers to win. If people don't want to recall him (abstention means they have no opinion which is not a vote to recall) then it should be shown as such. If I am right and abstention just takes the vote out of the total that screws with the math and could make it EASIER to recall if there is any apathy on the Dem side...which is why every celebrity in Hollywood is tweeting about the recall pushing people to vote.

Again though...I could be 100000% wrong.
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These are the exact thoughts that went through my head that got me wondering. Now, I expect there won’t be many (intentional) abstentions. These are the only two questions on the ballot, so if you aren’t planning to answer #1, you probably won’t bother turning in a ballot - but it’s looking tight enough that it could come down to a handful of votes, in which case it really matters if Newsome’s target is just more no than yes votes, or 50% of all ballots submitted.
 
Vehicular Manslaughter is A-OK in South Dakota. Just gotta pay the state less than $5k in fines.
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/27/10316...a-deadly-crash

"Accidents happen, people die."

*edit* How many Car/Deer crashes deposit the deer's eyeglasses in the backseat of the car that hit them?
They revealed gruesome details, including that detectives believed Boever's body had collided with Ravnsborg's windshield with such force that part of his eyeglasses were deposited in the backseat of Ravnsborg's car.
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