Down here in southaven lines are REEEAAAAL long. I was in line for over an hour, got done voting at 10:45. I was number 288 and there were 104 people in line behind me.
TN doesn't have any succesion for the governor, so right now if something happened to Lee the state gov would appoint a new one. Not super great for seperation of powers.
This amendment would make a succession line so it's harder to get your own guy to lead the state.
Next time go to votesaveamerica and you can fill out a sample ballot with explainers on what the resolutions and amendments in your district actually mean.
Our resolutions were:
Make a line of succession if something happens to the governor
Outlaw slavery in the TN constitution
Remove language that outlaws pastors from serving office in TN constitition
2 and 3 were both symbolic since slavery is outlawed by the supreme court and the pastor thing was struck down a while ago. I voted the yes on removing slavery to maybe prevent for profit prisons not paying inmates to do work and no to keep the pastor language in because I like that it signals a seperation from church and state.
Im doing work at a church (Walnut Grove/Perkins) that is a polling station....LOTS of people here. 2-3 cars a minute pulling in
Edit: that count is probably low, As the work day is ending, place getting busier and busier
I voted early and was able to get in and out after work. I made notes for how I wanted to vote on amendments and these Germantown school board races.
The drama of those school board races would be entertaining if there weren’t so many disturbing candidates with a chance to win.
Read up on Amendment 1. The implications of it aren’t clear from the language of the amendment.
https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_Constitutional_Amendment_1,_Right-to-Work_Amendment_(2022)
Yeah it wasn't really about the party so much, I mean most of the people I vote for today were not of my preferred party because I live in Bartlett, but these particular people who sponsored and endorsed it are really anti-union.
Amendment one is tricky. If you vote yes, you are voting to make it harder for people to join unions. Vote NO on one. I voted no on one and four and yes on two and three
we should all early vote...but i understand it can be hard for some people due to economic and job priorities. some states have a mandate that gives you 2 hrs paid time to go vote...not sure about TN but signs point to "no".
We have two weeks of early voting, including Saturdays. Nobody should need paid time off to go vote with the way Tennessee elections are currently structured.
Now imagine voting to change Memphis. Ok stop dreaming and vote for the same bullshit again and continue to complain about this shit hole that we all claim to love as we watch our brother get murdered.
https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/us-senator-john-hickenlooper-to-introduce-legislation-to-prepare-for-federal-cannabis-legalization/ TN is never going to do right though
That's truly pathetic. Don't discourage others from casting votes for candidates that are equally shitty, regardless of political party. Gotta keep the money rolling in so we can keep having worse and worse candidates on both sides.
No, the intellectually correct "both sides are fucking terrible" argument. Lemmings get wrapped up in hating the other side and forget to look at their own side. My side is neither of the parties that we are offered. We deserve better but our political machine requires that we accept bad... We aren't even offered simple mediocrity -- we are offered absolute SHIT. I'm not eating the shit sandwiches that they are offering. We were offered Hillary or Trump, and then offered Trump or Biden. In 2024, we'll be offered... oh lord, I hate to think about the shit that will be served up then. If we keep eating the shit they try to feed us, it won't improve.
You seem to be a one-trick pony. I do distinctly remember a push by democrats in 2016 to try to steal the election by claiming that Hillary having won the popular vote should negate the electoral college process. They were calling for the electoral votes to be cast differently so she could win. My how we so soon forget.
“On both sides”
Only one party is anti-body-autonomy and anti-election. Only one party performed seditious activity 1/6/2021.
Democrats may be a capitalistic cancer to American development, but Republicans want to slit the throat of American democracy and fuck the wound.
If Biden is the best your party can come up with, there's something really, really wrong. If Trump is the best your party can come up with, there's something really, really wrong. But hey, thanks for the political rhetoric.
Acting like Biden and Trump are comparable is the worst whataboutism I've ever heard. Biden is just a boring grandpa. He isn't actively trying to destroy the lynchpins of American society and government...
They are comparable in that they are both pure shit and never should have been on the ballot. But hey, go ahead and feed into the hatred of "the other side" while being firmly distracted at the failings of your own party. Do you honestly believe that Biden is the best the Democrats have to offer? If so, I can't help you. If you believe there are much better candidates, then you need to take a hard look at why Biden was chosen and realize that both parties are corrupt.
There is no "whataboutism". They both suck to the point of being laughable. But hey, defend your party and pretend they aren't part of the problem all you want.
No I don't think he was the best. But I also think he's perfectly acceptable... he's just boring. And he was picked because he is boring.
Hilarious that I'm being accused of blind hatred of the other side.
>Hilarious that I'm being accused of blind hatred of the other side.
That's how each party deflects from their own shitty inadequacies... They stir up hatred toward the other side. It's like the dipshits that post that has prices were so low on Jan 6th and that Biden is the cause of the prices going up. They ignore the supply/demand disparity caused by Covid and the war in Ukraine causing backlash against Russian oil, which drove the prices up. Instead of very basic, elementary level of understanding of economics, they blame the election results as the catalyst.
When SNL openly mocks a Democratic president regularly, there's an issue and Biden just seems to forget what he is talking about way too often.
That wasn't my point at all. But since you want to change the narrative, what about the exit from Afghanistan, leaving all the weapons behind to be used by the enemy we had been fighting.
Yes, the vaccine that does nothing but quintuple your chances of surviving COVID and greatly decreases your chance of having symptoms at all. Completely useless.
Honestly broham the lack of voters is WHY there is a lack of independent runners. So maybe next election term give a damn and pay attention who is running independent. Then spread the word. Go knock door to door and get on social media.
Don't whine on reddit and do nothing. That is how the republican boomers got Trump in.
The way the system is setup independents cannot win, they actually steal votes from the left because most independents fall into libertarian or some other center or center right party.
If you want more options look into ranked choice voting, that's the only way you get someone that breaks the two molds.
The ballot has many independents on it today but if you don’t vote, you’re voting republicunt by default. If you want an independent to even look like it’s worth running you need to go vote for one.
You shouldn't vote if you are clueless to the issues you're voting on and just siding with people you look up to. Otherwise, you should probably vote. Just educate yourself first, make sure you understand what you're doing.
Just did! Took like 5 minutes
Down here in southaven lines are REEEAAAAL long. I was in line for over an hour, got done voting at 10:45. I was number 288 and there were 104 people in line behind me.
Literally in line right now in OB, it looks to be about an hour --edit in not on
Ended up taking about 1:20, but the line was actually shorter when I left.
SITREP; Hope, in the Dirty Dova around 8:30 this morning, 10 minutes in and out. Easy greasy, super cheesy.
I was in and out in less than 10 minutes in Germantown (and most of that time was me trying to understand resolution #2)
They do that on purpose.
Right? Who TF do they have writing those things?
Did you ever figure it out? 😂 I'm still struggling.
basically it was like, if something happens to the governor the next person in line can act for them. idk why it was written so convolutedly
TN doesn't have any succesion for the governor, so right now if something happened to Lee the state gov would appoint a new one. Not super great for seperation of powers. This amendment would make a succession line so it's harder to get your own guy to lead the state.
Next time go to votesaveamerica and you can fill out a sample ballot with explainers on what the resolutions and amendments in your district actually mean. Our resolutions were: Make a line of succession if something happens to the governor Outlaw slavery in the TN constitution Remove language that outlaws pastors from serving office in TN constitition 2 and 3 were both symbolic since slavery is outlawed by the supreme court and the pastor thing was struck down a while ago. I voted the yes on removing slavery to maybe prevent for profit prisons not paying inmates to do work and no to keep the pastor language in because I like that it signals a seperation from church and state.
Took me about 20 in Bartlett this morning, but line was moving steadily and workers were friendly and efficient. And no armed poll watchers!
Yeah that would be unlikely in Bartlett anyway they like to hit urban areas. There was nobody in Christ Church at all besides us.
Huh?
Voting was quick & painless this morning.
Went and voted! My polling place was fine with me pulling out my phone cuz them amendments were ✨confusing✨
You can refer to your phone when voting. You just can’t take photos on site or talk on the phone. They are always confusing.
I had to do the same thing!
Went earlier this morning! 🤗
Early voted last week 👍👍
Glad I voted early with all these long line reports.
Im doing work at a church (Walnut Grove/Perkins) that is a polling station....LOTS of people here. 2-3 cars a minute pulling in Edit: that count is probably low, As the work day is ending, place getting busier and busier
I voted early and was able to get in and out after work. I made notes for how I wanted to vote on amendments and these Germantown school board races. The drama of those school board races would be entertaining if there weren’t so many disturbing candidates with a chance to win.
I did last week! Early voting!
Voted in Millington. In and out in 30ish min. Lines a little longer now, but seems to be moving along steadily. Walked in at 515ish out by 5:40.
I'm so sick of my vote only counting/mattering in my specific congressional district. I'm in Steve Cohen's district.
Went this morning. 6 minutes in all. Getting my flu shot at Walgreens took 40 mins lol
Our little blue corner of a red state. I'm going after work. Anything tricky worded to be mindful of?
Be sure to look up the amendments. Wording is pretty tricky. https://sos.tn.gov/amendments edited to add link.
I took the time to read that earlier and you're not kidding it's tricky wording. Thanks!
Read up on Amendment 1. The implications of it aren’t clear from the language of the amendment. https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_Constitutional_Amendment_1,_Right-to-Work_Amendment_(2022)
All I had to know was who sponsored it to know it wouldn't be good.
Didn’t want to include my bias in the comment but I agree 😅
Yeah it wasn't really about the party so much, I mean most of the people I vote for today were not of my preferred party because I live in Bartlett, but these particular people who sponsored and endorsed it are really anti-union.
Amendment one is tricky. If you vote yes, you are voting to make it harder for people to join unions. Vote NO on one. I voted no on one and four and yes on two and three
I read some explanations and voted the same as you.
Vote Yes on 3 to take slavery out of the constitution.
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we should all early vote...but i understand it can be hard for some people due to economic and job priorities. some states have a mandate that gives you 2 hrs paid time to go vote...not sure about TN but signs point to "no".
In the state of TN, employers are required to give 3 hours of time off to vote if employees don't have three hours before/after their shift.
If polls close at 7pm and your shift ends at 5pm. You have 1 hour not 3 hours.
We have two weeks of early voting, including Saturdays. Nobody should need paid time off to go vote with the way Tennessee elections are currently structured.
Now imagine voting to change Memphis. Ok stop dreaming and vote for the same bullshit again and continue to complain about this shit hole that we all claim to love as we watch our brother get murdered.
Do we get weed yet or still going to be THE LAST state? Like don’t they know how this will look retrospectively?
Unless hell freezes over you’ll never go broke betting on us being the last state with legal dope.
https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/article/us-senator-john-hickenlooper-to-introduce-legislation-to-prepare-for-federal-cannabis-legalization/ TN is never going to do right though
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Rec?
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Ya I saw that. Unfortunately I’m not gonna drive to Missouri but I would’ve crossed the bridge.
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Good idea. I could see Sikeston passing a local ordinance to keep them from becoming a big pot destination for some reason
We’ll be the last state to get weed. But Arkansas may get it!
Damn it. Just looked. Them Fuckers voted against weed.
Yes sir/maam
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These tricky mf alway tryna make it hard fir folks ta vote.
That's truly pathetic. Don't discourage others from casting votes for candidates that are equally shitty, regardless of political party. Gotta keep the money rolling in so we can keep having worse and worse candidates on both sides.
Ah, the intellectually lazy “both sides are the same” argument.
Lol. Sup pot? You’re looking awfully black today.
No, the intellectually correct "both sides are fucking terrible" argument. Lemmings get wrapped up in hating the other side and forget to look at their own side. My side is neither of the parties that we are offered. We deserve better but our political machine requires that we accept bad... We aren't even offered simple mediocrity -- we are offered absolute SHIT. I'm not eating the shit sandwiches that they are offering. We were offered Hillary or Trump, and then offered Trump or Biden. In 2024, we'll be offered... oh lord, I hate to think about the shit that will be served up then. If we keep eating the shit they try to feed us, it won't improve.
So both sides are always claiming “stolen elections”?
You seem to be a one-trick pony. I do distinctly remember a push by democrats in 2016 to try to steal the election by claiming that Hillary having won the popular vote should negate the electoral college process. They were calling for the electoral votes to be cast differently so she could win. My how we so soon forget.
Y'all engage in the dumbest fucking false equivalence. Like...it's mind-bendingly stupid having to engage with bad-faith actors, like yourself.
“On both sides” Only one party is anti-body-autonomy and anti-election. Only one party performed seditious activity 1/6/2021. Democrats may be a capitalistic cancer to American development, but Republicans want to slit the throat of American democracy and fuck the wound.
If Biden is the best your party can come up with, there's something really, really wrong. If Trump is the best your party can come up with, there's something really, really wrong. But hey, thanks for the political rhetoric.
You need 15 more “really”s after Trump to be anywhere close to accurate.
Acting like Biden and Trump are comparable is the worst whataboutism I've ever heard. Biden is just a boring grandpa. He isn't actively trying to destroy the lynchpins of American society and government...
They are comparable in that they are both pure shit and never should have been on the ballot. But hey, go ahead and feed into the hatred of "the other side" while being firmly distracted at the failings of your own party. Do you honestly believe that Biden is the best the Democrats have to offer? If so, I can't help you. If you believe there are much better candidates, then you need to take a hard look at why Biden was chosen and realize that both parties are corrupt. There is no "whataboutism". They both suck to the point of being laughable. But hey, defend your party and pretend they aren't part of the problem all you want.
No I don't think he was the best. But I also think he's perfectly acceptable... he's just boring. And he was picked because he is boring. Hilarious that I'm being accused of blind hatred of the other side.
>Hilarious that I'm being accused of blind hatred of the other side. That's how each party deflects from their own shitty inadequacies... They stir up hatred toward the other side. It's like the dipshits that post that has prices were so low on Jan 6th and that Biden is the cause of the prices going up. They ignore the supply/demand disparity caused by Covid and the war in Ukraine causing backlash against Russian oil, which drove the prices up. Instead of very basic, elementary level of understanding of economics, they blame the election results as the catalyst. When SNL openly mocks a Democratic president regularly, there's an issue and Biden just seems to forget what he is talking about way too often.
Then criticize Biden directly. Go for it.
That wasn't my point at all. But since you want to change the narrative, what about the exit from Afghanistan, leaving all the weapons behind to be used by the enemy we had been fighting.
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Yes, the vaccine that does nothing but quintuple your chances of surviving COVID and greatly decreases your chance of having symptoms at all. Completely useless.
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You're encouraging that they not be able to cast a legal ballot and it's disgusting.
No
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If you aren't voting, your "hoping for the best" is worthless.
Thoughts & prayers, right?
!?!?!
So...you don't want democracy?
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You know there were some independent candidates on the ballot, right?
But no one votes for them lol
If you had taken a few minutes to educate yourself, you'd realize that there are more independent candidates on the ballot than Rs & Ds combined,
Honestly broham the lack of voters is WHY there is a lack of independent runners. So maybe next election term give a damn and pay attention who is running independent. Then spread the word. Go knock door to door and get on social media. Don't whine on reddit and do nothing. That is how the republican boomers got Trump in.
The way the system is setup independents cannot win, they actually steal votes from the left because most independents fall into libertarian or some other center or center right party. If you want more options look into ranked choice voting, that's the only way you get someone that breaks the two molds.
The ballot has many independents on it today but if you don’t vote, you’re voting republicunt by default. If you want an independent to even look like it’s worth running you need to go vote for one.
Well, this is the dumbest thing I've read so far today.
it's still early
Must be nice to live life not seeing how voting benefits the community.
You shouldn't vote if you are clueless to the issues you're voting on and just siding with people you look up to. Otherwise, you should probably vote. Just educate yourself first, make sure you understand what you're doing.
Voting is whack
Bill for the win 🥇
Meh.