TWiley
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:35 PM
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I was asked to leave the polling station |
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On the steet at the entrance to the polling station parking lot, there was a pro-life contingent, and another fella holding a sign campaigning for a local republican. I made a quick sign that said REPUBLICAN BASTARDS! and stood in their midst. Security asked me to leave but let them stay. What is up with that?
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:36 PM
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1. should have spelled it 'bastids' /nt |
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:36 PM
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2. Probably the profanity. People ARE bringing their kids to the polling places. |
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:36 PM
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3. Maybe they had a permit, and you didn't? |
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:shrug:
(that still sucks, btw)
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:37 PM
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4. The use of profanity is what got you |
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Just my guess although I hardly think "bastards" is profane. :evilgrin:
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:37 PM
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5. You're cute! Nice try with the sign, though. |
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:37 PM
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6. This weird guy dressed like the Fonz, but with Buddy Holly glasses |
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showed up wearing a Mike Gravel tee and two Gravel buttons. It seemed borderline to me. What is the rule on dead candidacies? Could I wear a Mondale/Ferraro pin to the polls?
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:37 PM
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7. Your sign wasn't a political position, it was what they'd call "fighting words" |
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because they simply attacked (no matter how accurate they were). You're lucky you weren't arrested.
Not that I'm not grinning at the image... :) :thumbsup:
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:37 PM
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We have free speech, but putting profanity on a sign is asking for trouble because it could be interpreted as intimidation or suchlike. I don't think this is a sensible way to act.
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:38 PM
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9. you probably forgot to spell it wrong |
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:38 PM
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10. You should have replaced Bastards with Snow Flakes. |
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:41 PM
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11. I thought it was illegal to campaign outside a polling place. Am I wrong? |
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:42 PM
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12. Were they specifically campaigning for anyone? OR was there an anti-abortion ballot proposal? |
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If it was just a general visibility thing it might not be illegal.
Not sure.
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TWiley
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:56 PM
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13. One guy campaigned for a specific person, the others had Pro-life signs. |
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We have stem cell research on the ballot.
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Tue Nov-04-08 04:57 PM
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14. well yeah I thought people couldn't campaign at the polling place either |
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but I'm no expert on that.
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Tue Nov-04-08 05:11 PM
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15. in Florida, all campaigning has to be 100 ft away from the entrance |
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to the voting area. We are allowed to wear buttons, shirts, hats, ponchos, and other personal items with a candidates name/image on them in the voting area. I would presume this is a national thing.
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