You know Putin, the king of honest elections...
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Yeah, Putin is a paragon of freedom, justice and integrety in a morally bankrupt world
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I thought they were there to discuss the Ukraine War? How did they get to mail in ballots?
Also, why the fuck would the US care what Putin thinks of how the US elections are run?
Have you watched even two minutes of Trump trying to speak on any topic?
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"He said there's not a country in the world that uses it now."
Sweden does, and probably other EU contries aswell.
Canada does, and all we have to do is request a ballot be mailed to us (in or out of country).
Some US states do this as well. Here in Colorado they mail you your ballot a few weeks before election day as the default. You are able to mail it back, but most people drop them off at secure boxes around town on their own time. You can still vote in person but its way more of a pain in the ass to do, idk why anyone would. Mailed ballots are far better
I can't ever imagine going back to filling out a ballot at the polling location. It's so much easier to do at home, when you can take time to actually research all eleventy-billion candidates for federal and state and county and city, then props and measures and....
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In Switzerland about 90% of people submit their votes by mail.
Poland have it. After you regiester, the national mailmen will come to your house on electiin day, but you vote in the sealed envelope and hand-deliver it to the balot box... Becouse, you know, disabled people exist. They have the right to vote. Any system that doesnt create the real opportunity to vote for people that have the right to vote is not democratic.
We all are going to be disabled at some point.
Same for uk
Germany too
Australia does too
Portugal does it too.
Spain does
Belgium does as well
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Just to provide some non-sarcastic comments mail-in voting is a source of liberty and democracy for the citizens of the United States. It is a stalwart safeguard against being bullied and harassed at the polls.
Don’t you feel better when you’re protected by ICE at the polls and they make sure you’re not accidentally voting while looking un-American?
It also protects against intentionally underfunding polling locations in minority areas to suppress votes. No one should ever need to learn the phrase "if you're in line when the polls close, stay in line", because voting backups shouldn't exist in the first place.
Who gives an actual fuck about how Putin thinks the US ought to do things?
Just Trump. It's always just Trump.
Putin also thinks that it's okay to jail your opponents in an election. I bet Trump doesn't mind that idea either.
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The president of the fucking United States taking democracy lessons from Russia...
This means we absolutely SHOULD have mail-in voting. Basically take anything putin and drump say and do the opposite and you'll be correct.
Taking advice from Putin on "an honest election". Trump is openly looking to take away people's rights.
Wow. Trump (Krasnov) pushing usa policy with advice (orders) from Putin! Holy shit!
We don't give a fuck what Putin thinks. He's the example of what not to do.
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Who knew they were discussing how to subvert democracy instead of what they were suposed to discuss. Putin is definitively Trumps handler.
"He said there's not a country in the world that uses it now."
Yes, blindly listen to what Putin says and ignore all the countries that do have working mail in voting.
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Just taking some notes on democracy from an actual fascist dictator. No biggie.
Holy fuck, who cares? Trump is in the Epstein files
Of course the fascists want everyone susceptible to voter intimidation. Yawn.
Oh! Well, if Putler says it, I guess it's right, then.
Trump is such a bitch.
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My mommy let me visit my friend Vlad and were were talkin', ya know. And he said, you know what? I agree with you that mail-in voting is bad. And I said, yeah, right? See I know my friends agree with me. I'm going to go back and tell mommy what my friend Vlad said and say "See, mommy, even Vlad agrees!"
Fucking toddler child loser leader of MAGA losers. WTF is wrong with these people?
Vladimir Putin said that voting in general is putting honest elections at risk.
I don't give a fuck what Putin, or Trump for that matter, says. Fuck them both. They're lying as usual.
"See this dictator agrees with me.."
We don't give a fuck what Putin says! He doesn't live here! He's not our president, fuck off!
I really wish that orange turd would just kick the bucket already.
Release the Epstein files.
Like Putin is an expert in free and fair elections.
Maybe because Russia barely has a functioning road system to even get the votes mailed?
Headline: Trump says Putin agrees with him US should not have ~~mail-in~~ voting
FTFY Subby.
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