My delusion of having a uniform registration and balloting procedure has been dashed. Each state determines it's own rules, and that's that. Some allow same day registration, voting and registration by mail; others don't. After digging through the ballotpedia.org/ site I was surprised to see that some states have no paper record of the votes cast.
What was even more surprising is I later discovered that there are still some congressional primaries yet to occur, some as late as next month. I thought the primary season was all done and tucked away but I was wrong. No wonder the Speaker of the House is in such a tizzy.
There is an exhaustive article at politico.com on the different types of voting machines and how vulnerable they are to manipulation. It does not inspire confidence, although safeguards are implemented on an ongoing basis. The notion that an election can be "rigged" is unlikely, but not a crackpot idea.
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A distinction should be made between "BeagleBoys" and "Beagle Boys," which is a trademark of the Disney machine. Litigation is not my strong suit.
I didn't realize that the Beagle Boys existed only in the realm of Donald Duck and his kin. Mickey had nothing to do with them, as he lived in a different reality. But don't we all?
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It's nice to know that I can stroll the boulevard without needing any kind of ID. Makes me feel like an outlaw; all I need is the house keys and a few bucks in my pocket and the world is my oyster. Unless I get stopped by the cops for some reason, which will lead to a different adventure. But as long as I tell them the truth I'll be okay, right? They can always check my fingerprints, which are in a few databases by now.
Hmmm...maybe not such a good idea. I've never met a cop who likes paperwork, or any extra work for that matter. No sense in aggravating someone who carries a gun, radio, Mace, Taser, baton, and has the training (and will) to use them. Smart-asses are not treated kindly.these days, even in the garden by the lake.
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Speaking of ID, Bloomberg has a piece about this company that has a profile of every adult in the US. The company is IDI, and I think they limit their services to official or licensed investigators. It's the use of the information to predict behavior that gives me the creeps.
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But it's a nice Friday afternoon, I can hear birds chirping, dogs barking, nobody is pounding on my door, and I can enjoy the simpler pleasures of life. Perhaps a beverage or two later this evening is in order.
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