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it’s because of the electoral college. if popular vote was the winning candidate, and ranked choice voting was the mode, where one could vote for their preferred candidate and if that candidate didn’t get enough votes than the vote transfers to that voter’s second choice, any candidate could be considered. needing 270 electoral votes limits voting. (thinking off the person who would have had climate change preparedness happening since 2000)

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I just came here to say you and your work are appreciated and valued. I’ll never be as loud as a conspiracy theory, but I thought you should know.

Thank you. 🙏🏻

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Thank you Holly ❤️✊🏽

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As opposed to the "democratic" party, continuing to remain undemocratic toward third parties.

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I was banned years and years ago from Twitter for no reason (or no reason I will ever find out). Because they do that to people like me, while allowing all sorts of vile racists, xenophobes, sexists, misogynists, homophobes, anti-Semites, Islamophobes, and every other "phobe" on the planet. Maybe you should ignore that platform.

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5 hrs ago·edited 5 hrs agoLiked by Qasim Rashid

We are voting and doing the best we can. That said, when the corrupt are in power, and the law doesn’t mean anything to them, and when we abide by the law to stop them, we lose. Our justice system moves slowly for those who want to uphold the rule of law, but not against those who are trampling it.

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sometimes the judges are law abiding, 59 of the court cases by (frump) attorneys claiming the election results were false LOST. another case filed had unintelligible text and was dismissed.

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Within 60 days of an election? No judge is going to allow this. Prepare for the lawsuits.

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I'm not sure the SAVE act is the answer, but I do think one should have to be a US Citizen to vote in federal elections, and there needs to be some way to enforce that.

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it’s already illegal to vote in an election if one isn’t a legal citizen - and depending on the state, not a felon. the “save act” will require the voter’s name to match their birth certificate thus it will impede women from voting if they have changed their name to their spouse’s surname, or other name changes outside of legal court documents.

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The SAVE Act is modern day Jim Crow, trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist, and in the process banning American citizens from voting. I address in detail here: https://www.qasimrashid.com/p/the-save-act-is-the-maga-plan-to

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While I completely understand how having government representatives and the media perpetuating such a belief can create reasonable alarm, there are already many laws and safeguards in place that proficiently prevent non-citizens from voting in US elections. According to CNN, "The conservative Heritage Foundation — which argues there are too many vulnerabilities in the US election system — has documented a total of 25 instances of prosecution for voter fraud in which citizenship was an issue over more than 20 years." I hardly see one vote per year qualifying for prosecution on the grounds of voter fraud due to a lack of citizenship as a problem. Let alone a problem worth spending millions of dollars (or more) of taxpayer money on, lying about to create unsubstantiated fear and promote racism, and potentially stripping millions of eligible voters of their rights. Please know that I'm not trying to be adversarial, my goal is merely to share correct information that may assuage worry and help all of us attain greater understanding.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/12/politics/undocumented-immigrants-voting-what-matters/index.html

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Regarding your mention of the new (and sudden and almost last minute) Georgia requirement that votes be hand counted, I normally wouldn't worry about that. It'll just take longer. But if you've seen Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11," you'll remember that Sanders won EVERY COUNTY(!) in W Virginia, but at the nominating convention, they announced that Clinton was getting their votes. So they just lied. Kemp and Raffensperger didn't lie in '20, even though they were leaned on, and probably both

voted for Donnie, but they or poll workers could more easily lie if it was just a matter of what someone alleged, and not traceable on voting machines. I certainly hope that's not why they made the change, but it could be.

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It’s hard to hear their assaults and not revile them. I have to remind myself their brains have been damaged by the indoctrination they’ve been put through. I wouldn’t kick a dog with brain damage but I would make sure I was safe from him even though I’d care for him. I guess same for people. Making sure I’m safe is making sure voters are informed (thank you for your work in that arena) and working for voter turnout.

We’re not going back.

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If you vote for a democrat, then you are just as immoral. They are the same people and they sidetrack you with these lies to keep you focused on anything but them. The democrats are not just overseeing, but encouraging genocide in Palestine and broadening the war with the rest of the Middle East. A vote for either party will show you have no moral compass and have no room to talk about right and wrong. Vote in masses, but vote for a third party!!

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A true Palestinian and a true Arab Jew are identical. It’s only the religion that separated them. The white Zionists that live in Palestine have little to no ties with Palestine. Palestinians are true semites.

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Nah, you’re still lying.

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Damn, I didn’t realize I was speaking to a group of evil fucks. You’re a fucking indoctrinated moron. Someone fighting against terroristic oppressors and thieves isn’t a terrorist. You are a true piece of shit and you’ll get yours in the end. Lying motherfucker. Not one thing you fucking said is true. Your time will come Zionist.

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Dude, there is no such thing as a Zionist. That shipped sailed in the 19th century. THE WHOLE FUCKING WORLD APPROVED MODERN ISRAEL IN THE WAKE OF THE HOLOCAUST. You can't renege on that 75 years later because someone taught you the word "fuck." Curse like a baby all you want, it's irrelevant to the universe. Maybe someday you'll grow up ... and if you don't ... who gives a shit? You won't be winning any Pulitzers any time in the near future. You won't even be winning any arguments here. By the way, Sam Katz is my real name. You're such a coward, you have to hide behind your "crumpled foreskin." Yeeeech! How grotesque is that?!

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Soulless cunt!

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3 hrs ago·edited 3 hrs ago

Well, now the sexism and misogyny comes into play. Calling women "cunts" is something a ... penis would do. Grow up, child.

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It’s what you are. If the shoe fits then it it’s not my fault that the truth is less than ideal. You represent the evil in the world.

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No, I don't. I'm a wonderful person. I do good deeds and work hard all day long. You know nothing about me or about anyone on this blog. You're here spreading hideous hate and yelling obscenities at strangers. I think you have Turrets Syndrome. Look it up. I think there are medications for it.

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I don’t feel the need to give my name to a group of terrorists that have shown how evil the can be.

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No they fucking didn’t! You’re a liar!

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I have no idea what you're talking about. As for "no, they didn't." Yes, little crumpled penis, the United Nations did.

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You should shut up.

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Well, that's mature. I don't take orders from Anonymous Penises.

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Lol, broken record. You’re just like every other one. Saying a bunch of bullshit lies over and over, will never make them true. It just makes you a fucking liar.

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No one has any idea what you're babbling about. Try writing without cursing. It will open you up to a whole new world of the English language. You might even make someone understand what you're trying to say, because ... no one does.

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Did you see when Netanyahu gave a speech? Only one congressional member protested at the speech and a few didn’t show up. The democrats are so deeply imperialistic and genocidal, that Darth Vader, I mean Dick Cheney has endorsed Harris. They democrats have been responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths in the past 4 years, between Gaza and Ukraine. The Ukraine war and the Palestinian genocide are both wars of aggression. One is a NATO backed war and the other is a live streamed genocide, where they huddle everyone up and drop a giant bomb on innocent civilians. The Palestinians as a group are innocent by the way, as they are fighting to keep thier rightful land and some sense of freedom. The Democratic Party did nothing for the environment, nothing to keep women’s rights in tact, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and are now trying to vilify immigrants that come from the very countries they destroy. I’m very well educated in the reality of our countries plutocracy, that doesn’t even resemble a representative democracy. The country is ruled by evil oligarchs, hell bent on keeping US hegemony, by raping and killing. They don’t care about you or me and we the people of this country need to wake up and stop believing the shit that you hear on every single mainstream media site in the country. Educate yourself more and don’t side with the enemy. Don’t vote for genocide and warmongers. They steal our tax money and funnel it to the rich, through the military industrial complex!

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"The Palestinians as a group are innocent" -- LOL! -- of what? Because they didn't really vote in a terrorist group to lead their not-quite-a-nation and attack other innocent people and use their own as human shields, and guess what, sweetheart -- Israel has every right to exist, and there actually is no such thing as a "Palestinian" -- it's like saying Philadelphian. A Palestinian is anyone who is born or lives in Palestine, so that means ... everyone there. The Palestinian Charter defines a Palestinian as a ARAB who lives in Palestine. Oi vae. But then again, when someone can't use their own real name and instead uses "Crumbled Foreskin" as an identity moniker are we actually going to take him seriously? Of course not. Oh, grow the hell up, deprogram yourself from your collegiate ("my professor taught me this!!") mentality and get an original thought in your cranium. No American Presidential election can be won at this point in history by a third party. How old are you? Clearly, not old enough to comprehend this, and if you think handing the election to Trump is going to bode you better, you're as delusional as any MAGA loon. If you aren't happy in America, get the hell out ... you do realize you're free to leave, sonny, don't you? If you think abandoning Ukraine is a good way to go, well, I'd have to accuse you of being some fake Russian account, which is possible since you think we shouldn't be supporting a sovereign nation in defense of itself, while at the same time propping up a non-nation in support of itself. Make up your mind!? You make no sense, but college confuses kids who can't think for themselves. Clearly you need some "mainstream media" because whatever alternative shit you're buying, it's f--ked you up completely.

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Claiming there’s no such thing as a Palestinian is deeply racist and bigoted. And telling people opposing genocide to “get the hell out” is indistinguishable from MAGA extremism.

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Thank you for standing up for what is right sir. 🙏

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I didn't say "get out" ... I said he was free to become an ex-pat. There are ex-pats all over the globe and they left America for one reason or another. His screed against the Democratic Party was ridiculous. By the way, a Palestinian is an ARAB living in Palestine -- according to the original definition of a Palestinian by the Palestinian Charter. I am simply mentioning the ethnic make up, which is ARAB. I'm not racist or bigoted at all. I am distinguishing the difference between actual genocide of a nationality, ethnicity or religion, versus war and death. There are Palestinians in Israel who are Israeli, but Palestinian Arabs. There are people in America who now identify as Palestinians but unless they were born in Palestine, they're ... what, exactly? They're Arab. No? If I'm originally a Philadelphian, but I leave Philadelphia, I am not longer a ... Philadelphian? I don't know. AND, I didn't mean "get the hell out" because he was opposing war. I simply suggested that if he hates everything about America -- which his post was about, since it covered everything under the sun -- that he had the option of leaving. Lots of people do, for all sorts of reasons. There are ex-pats all over the world. This "crumpled foreskin" covered a lot of ground for the Democrats and accused the party of everything short of eating dogs and cats. Well, the GOP is much worse, so ... I repeat ... he can leave, because if he thinks he's going to radically alter 350 million people ... that's not happening. But his running around angrily cursing because he thinks someone "stole" ancient land is ... psychotic. Where ever he lives here, he's on some old tribal land. If he isn't getting off his land, he can stop expecting anyone else to ...

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You’re a racist, rapist, thieve and genocidal terrorist, who doesn’t have any clue on the truth or does know the truth and willingly

lies. You will be on the wrong side of history.

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You’re the fucking epitome of a braindead fool. It will be a better world when your kind dies off. Pathological lying POS.

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Youre a racist and a bigot. You should be ashamed of how you continually make a fool out of yourself. How does it feel to be a soulless liar and genocidal POS? You have no morality.

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I never killed anyone. I live in NYC. I have no criminal record. How does it feel to have Turrets Syndrome? Something is wrong with you. You should find out why you're compelled to scream obscenities at total strangers.

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You are on board with the genocide. You’re complicit.

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No. I'm not. How did you come to THAT conclusion? You're really living in the insane noises in your head. You make shit up and throw it at total strangers. You need medication. Seriously, dude. You know absolutely NOTHING about anyone on this blog, and here you are, screaming trash at strangers.

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Fuck off.

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I think that is a an ill informed and generalized statement. You are painting all Democrats with the same brush. Perhaps you should read more about the situation and how others view it.

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The truth is it’s an obvious genocide. If you don’t know the truth of it, you’ve been willingly ignorant. The truth is being reported and can be found throughout Substack.

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I don't think Substack is the arbiter of "genocide" or "truth." Genocide is the systematic elimination of a people. Since Palestinians are ARABS, it's not a genocide, sweetie. It's death and all death is horrible, but there are 456 million Arabs in the world. No one is trying to kill all of them. That's obvious to me. Maybe that crumple in your foreskin is effecting your brain.

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Your dehumanization of Palestinians doesn’t work. Zionist POS. The gig is up, and you lost.

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Oh, and another thing. Everyone had the exact same 75 years to build a state. The Arabs in Palestine didn't. The Jews (and Arabs and Christians in Israel) did. You see how that works? You see, one side had 75 years and the other side had ... 75 years. Calling someone a Zionist is hilarious at this point. It's like someone taught you this whacky, out of date word and you think if you simply cling to it like some life raft of stupid, it will mean something -- but it doesn't.

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lol, you’re a broken record. The bit is up. If you live in Israel, you better not turn tail and run when the war comes to you. You won’t be wanted anywhere else.

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You seem to not realize the word "Zionist" is a word from another century. It's like using the word "suffragette" or "abolitionist" as pertains to slavery (as opposed to the death penalty) or imagining a highly lucrative and burgeoning field to get into would be "farrier." You might wish someday to join the 21st century.

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Sorry you don’t Iike the word that describes you. It’s sounds like you shouldn’t be a pathological liar and a genocidal POS. Instead of trying to erase the word, be a human with a soul.

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No it’s still very relevant and it’s used to describe the terrorists in Palestine.

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I'm not dehumanizing anyone. It's in the Palestinian Charter as drafted by Yasser Arafat. Look it up on the Internet. And apparently, the only people losing are ... sadly ... the people in Gaza. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/plocov.asp

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If you vote for a party committing genocide, you’re complicit. Quit trying to rationalize your own immorality.

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While I can understand choosing to vote third party, to say that doing otherwise shows the lack of one's moral compass and ability to legitimately discuss right vs wrong implies black-and-white/either-or thinking in a world made entirely of grey is superior (and will likely do nothing to change minds). Unless, of course, your post was merely an attempt to knock others down as a way to construct a pedestal from which to stand so others can more easily adore you. If that's the case, I apologize for wasting both of our time in my trying to appeal to your sense of discernment and empathy.

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Actually, he's an idiot. It's really simple.

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I live in Florida. I check my voter registration weekly. So far, so good, but I don’t trust my state government.

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10 hrs agoLiked by Qasim Rashid

My very own voting district in North Carolina was gerrymandered after the 2022 election; we have too many Black and Democrat voters for the Republican-dominated county to be comfortable with. So WHOOOOSH -- our District 7 is suddenly part of heavily-Republican District 8. Those MAGA folks are like magicians....

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10 hrs agoLiked by Qasim Rashid

While being so grateful to you for researching, exposing, and communicating truth, I’d like to apologize for the obnoxious, vicious, ignorant, and / or idiotic comments by our fellow Americans. Please keep doing what you are doing even in the face of hatred and denial of truth. To follow the example of Jesus as he succinctly put it: please forgive them as they know not what they do. Really, they know not what they do as they are stoking the inner fortitude of seekers of good to more effectively fight this attempted destruction of our freedoms from lies and mal-intent. And just to really make the point clear, I pray for their release from their satan’s hold. Love is always the answer. What love looks like depends on conditions. Love is doing all we can to save our country from dicktatorship. Keep going my fellow lawyer and good citizen.

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One correction, Penni. They DO know what they do.

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Thank you, Penni. I appreciate your kind words. And yes completely agree they do not represent Jesus Christ in any capacity, and I would never make the mistake of attributing their hate to Jesus Christ.

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11 hrs agoLiked by Qasim Rashid

Well, why not? They did it before when Reagan was running against Carter. Carter negotiated the release of American hostages from the Middle East. Reagan gave the Saudis 40 million to not release the hostages until after the election. So Reagan won, and a good man spent years of humiliation at Reagan ‘s hand.

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White supremacy is a helluva drug, and will break any rule to stay in power.

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