• KamikazeRusher@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    So somehow our representatives are fine with auto-enrollment of citizens for the draft, but a number of them oppose auto-enrollment for voting?

    • OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Yes, because the draft lets them tell you what to do. When you vote, you tell them what to do.

      You can see the obvious problem with that.

  • ganksy@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Just to clarify, all men at the age of 18 are currently required to register by law. This just automates the process.

    Whenever I look up a topic and the only “news” outlets covering a topic are right wing rags it’s odd. Maybe waving the big, scary government overreach is coming for you is supposed to scare voters to trump, dunno?

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        2 months ago

        That won’t stop Republicans from blaming Democrats for it if it’s unpopular with their base. Afterall, there were democrats present for the vote