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Initech

(104,474 posts) Mon Nov 28, 2022, 03:46 PM Nov 2022

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I think I have an easy solution to get right wing conspiracy theorists to shut up. [View all]

And that solution is: ID check at the door for city council, municipal government (includes voter certification), and school board meetings. You're not a resident? You don't get to participate in the discussion. That's it. That's all it would take. Anyone not from the area looking to start shit? You're shown the door.

This needs to happen now. Especially in Arizona. Over half the people arguing for Kari Lake aren't even from Arizona. I'm tired of playing nice with these shitheads.

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I think I have an easy solution to get right wing conspiracy theorists to shut up. [View all] Initech Nov 2022 OP

I thought you meant here MichMan Nov 2022 #1

Putting the skids on foolish Fascist outrage. magicarpet Nov 2022 #2

Yeah something has got to be done. Initech Nov 2022 #4

They demand... 2naSalit Nov 2022 #3

What is the First Amendment basis for excluding comment from others? Effete Snob Nov 2022 #5

I don't know. Initech Nov 2022 #6

Well, with the opportunity to flap their gums at these things.... Effete Snob Nov 2022 #10

What's the 1st Amendment basis for voter ID? hadEnuf Nov 2022 #11

Non sequitur Effete Snob Nov 2022 #29

Whatever. hadEnuf Nov 2022 #39

They need to petition to local government that is impacted. Which can also include county and state. LiberalFighter Nov 2022 #18

Some residency limitations may be permissible onenote Nov 2022 #21

I doubt you could apply that in this case Effete Snob Nov 2022 #30

Here in Massachusetts... druidity33 Nov 2022 #36

Well Mad_Machine76 Nov 2022 #7

Journalists? mahina Nov 2022 #8

"Your paperz, zey are not in order" Sounds like cops asking "why are you in this neighborhood?" BamaRefugee Nov 2022 #9

Well, Lindsey and Ted would have to stay home. rubbersole Nov 2022 #12

DU is not disrupting anything. Nor is it preventing things from getting done. hadEnuf Nov 2022 #13

Exactly Rebl2 Nov 2022 #22

I think it's a good point - a lot of the disruptors are coming in from somewhere else FakeNoose Nov 2022 #14

Politics and sports have a lot in common. Initech Nov 2022 #15

i love what one library did to shut up the book banners . AllaN01Bear Nov 2022 #16

Agreed Nululu Nov 2022 #17

They could also require them to indicate if they are a resident of the locale or outsider. LiberalFighter Nov 2022 #19

Sounds like a good start Hope22 Nov 2022 #20

I suspect you are not either. zipplewrath Nov 2022 #23

I think what's wrong with Florida is Fox News. Initech Nov 2022 #24

Blue Collar retirees zipplewrath Nov 2022 #27

Blue Collar retirees zipplewrath Nov 2022 #28

A lot of Flawrida Hispanics are Cubans and Colombians who, frankly, PREFER authoritarian despots peppertree Nov 2022 #25

Agreed. paleotn Nov 2022 #26

So Northern civil rights activists should have stayed out of the South? Effete Snob Nov 2022 #31

Strawman alert! paleotn Nov 2022 #34

Yup. Joinfortmill Nov 2022 #32

I'd rather see out of jurisdiction money banned dickthegrouch Nov 2022 #33

You can't do better than restriction? WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #35

Unfortunately There are good points on both sides here tiredtoo Nov 2022 #37

I understand your idea. I see it getting panned, too. LakeArenal Nov 2022 #38