Whistleblower warns Postal Service mail ballot system has catastrophic problems

You certainly already know what you're doing or you wouldn't have added your joke disclaimer. Here [1] is a clip of Trump "alluding to a third presidential term." You 'not knowing' he's joking has nothing to do with not having a sense of humor, as any human alive would know he's joking. So your rather wild conspiracies are based on jokes and a very broad extrapolation from 2020.

So you have, in your own post - misinformation, sweeping assertations, and claims unsupported by evidence. Of course this is the contemporary state of political discourse and so I'm not at all implying there's anything particularly egregious about you in particular. This sort of stuff is ubiquitous, and I think echo chambers are a big part of the reason why. Who cares about making viable or relevant comments when it's largely just a mixture of a signaling circle jerk paired alongside bias confirmation.

[1] - https://youtu.be/iGDTiTfovwI?t=136

>How does the article you linked support your point that mail-in voting is abused or rife with fraud?

The absence of outrage on one issue concerning the Postal Service, and the presence of it for another. How come you couldn't understand that point?

> Yes they do.

Okay, we're at that level of argument, I see. Well, you forgot to bring your evidence. A drivers license in New York costs between $64.25 and $107.5

>>as well a trip to the DMV or equivalent > Not always.

Please explain how a an ID issued without an in-person visit is supposed to securely represent a person's citizenship status? That is the point, after all, right?

> False. Many (all?) states provide free birth certificates for voter IDs.

Absolutely not true. Even if it were true, it's still friction, which is ~10% of the American population lacks an ID that would be required to vote. If you're trying to convince me that getting an ID is free and easy, you'll need to explain first why everyone who needs such an ID doesn't already have one.[1]

> I don't take this process for granted, it's the same process across the first world.

European countries in the "first world" have automatic, mandatory IDs, which the US does not.

> virtue signal

Republicans always accuse liberals of "virtue signalling" when liberals try to do anything supporting justice. To whom am I virtue signalling? My massive Instagram following (which I don't have)? Maybe you falsely accuse other people of chasing clout because the idea of pursuing justice for its own sake is completely foreign to your own morality.

>>If voter ID advocates feel so strongly about their position, they would support mandatory ID. >They do.

Please check your facts. Free, mandatory ID was offered as amendment by Democrats to the recent voter ID law and was voted down by Republicans. [2]

>>The fact that they don't support mandatory ID >False, they do support free IDs.

That's not what I said. In order for voter ID laws to be fair, IDs must be not only free, but mandatory for everyone and issued automatically. Republicans have consistently voted against such a law.

>they don't care about securing elections, they care only about excluding the undesirable class from elections.

Do you really disagree with that statement? Can you then explain why the GOP has systematically disenfranchised voters? Just a few recent examples:

* Georgia improperly purged legitimate voters https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/19/georgia-gove...

* Tarrant County, Texas dramatically reduces polling sites in Democrat-leaning areas, despite population growth https://fortworthreport.org/2026/09/01/advocates-demand-incr...

* Tennessee (among other states) gerrymanders its districts to disenfranchise minority voters https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-memphis-voters-fee...

> Repeating propaganda doesn't make it true.

I absolutely agree with this statement. Somebody should tell Donald Trump (and his rabid followers), who despite your exhortation insists on lying about election fraud.

[1] https://voteriders.org/article/who-doesnt-have-an-id-in-amer...

[2] https://apnews.com/article/save-act-senate-voting-bill-trump...

I can assure you plenty of conservative views get shared on HN, all the time. Saying otherwise means you must not be on here much.

It's just that defending the current administration, at this state, does take a level of bad faith that people on all sides of the political spectrum are sick of hearing. To imply it's only hardcore liberals flagging these comments is wishful thinking

>Okay, we're at that level of argument, I see. Well, you forgot to bring your evidence.

So did you.

>A drivers license in New York costs between $64.25 and $107.5

This is about voter IDs (which are free), not drivers licenses. Now you're moving goalposts.

>Please explain how a an ID issued without an in-person visit is supposed to securely represent a person's citizenship status? That is the point, after all, right?

Many states have mobile DMV offices that are stationed within walking distance during the year, special programs where DMV employees go to the homes of those in need to verify documentation, etc.

>Absolutely not true. Even if it were true, it's still friction, which is ~10% of the American population lacks an ID that would be required to vote.

It's absolutely true. Yes, if you lose documentation such as birth certificates, you may be required to acquire them. Same as any first world country.

>European countries in the "first world" have automatic, mandatory IDs, which the US does not.

The US has this via the states, not federally.

>Republicans always accuse liberals of "virtue signalling" when liberals try to do anything supporting justice.

You're not supporting justice, you're regurgitating false propaganda.

>To whom am I virtue signalling? My massive Instagram following (which I don't have)?

Like Karens virtue signaling in the town square about being good Christians.

>Maybe you falsely accuse other people of chasing clout because the idea of pursuing justice

You're not "pursuing justice" you're regurgitating BlueSky brainrot to feel morally superior.

>Please check your facts. Free, mandatory ID was offered as amendment by Democrats to the recent voter ID law and was voted down by Republicans.

Free voter ID is provided by every Republican state. The link you posted literally states that Democrats blocked the bill LOL!

>That's not what I said. In order for voter ID laws to be fair, IDs must be not only free, but mandatory for everyone and issued automatically. Republicans have consistently voted against such a law.

That is exactly what every state has. Every Republican state has this. Find a state that does not have this.

>Do you really disagree with that statement? Can you then explain why the GOP has systematically disenfranchised voters?

Stop moving the goalposts. Your claims about voter ID are fake propaganda. Voter IDs are free in every state, you cannot deny this fact.