• Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca
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    3 个月前

    People need to get it through their head that there will BE NO MIDTERMS.

    Trump has done this much in only 9 months, and he still has another 9 to find a way to never have elections again. He’s already got his Reichstag moment with the Charlie Kirk killing. He’s already declared that democrats are going to be investigated and that “left wing violence” is the enemy. Why the fuck do people think he’s done all of that if not to pre-emptively get some bullshit excuse to “postpone” the midterms?

    Get your heads out of your asses, Americans.

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      he already installed a election denier to head the elections infrastructure nationwide. also there s a subset of people that dont register on purpose, because they dont want to be called for Jury duty, which can be potentially financially devestating for people.

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        Hold the fuck up. Am I getting this right?

        You have to register to be able to vote. If you register, you might have to work in court, losing out on pay. You don’t get any compensation for that. The lost pay can ruin you financially.

        What the fuck?

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          Some states dont pay you on the first, day even if they do its like less 5-15/day if your selected. and federal court might pay you more , and this is seperate from your cities JD, so some people have gotten both JD summons in one year. and Commuting by car is partially reimbursed, lol. i do hear alot of people skip JD, but most are dismissed anyways.

        • Lexi Sneptaur@pawb.social
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          Most middle class jobs tend to give paid leave for jury duty. If you can’t get that or can’t afford the lost income, you can usually get out of having to appear because of that.

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        Depends on the state. In CT you can get called for jury duty of you have a driver’s license, no voter registration required

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          Oh yea, here in cali they get you first by voter rolls(registration) and driver license, or state ID. im not sure about utility bills, or other kinds id, but thats what i heard. aLSO, noticed those that were in JD before is more likely to be called in the future. thats why i alot of people think its not-partially random. and also how recently you voted too. note, it almost happen in 6months of voting in any election, while people i know that dint vote, or registered gets one every few years of JD. and some people never get Summons at all. like if you go to any other "fourm/site talking about JD.

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      If midterms happen it will have to have people in the streets prior. We really need the various military/police to step up by standing down.

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      It’s wild as a Canadian watching for sure. All international news sources are still in on the koolaid as well because they have to be. For all intents and purposes midterms will happen but behind closed doors I bet all journalists would tell you it’s gonna be like a Russian election. The fix is in. What’s laughable is no one is saying it out loud yet and Americans aren’t fighting for their democracy.

      • 1/3 of America is full in on fascism
      • 1/3 of America doesn’t give a shit
      • 11/36 of America sees it and sits on their asses
      • 1/36 of America is actively trying to stop this
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      Even if they do have em it doesnt matter with election fuckery like gerrymandering and other corrupt bullshit the ussa will pull