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A federal judge has blocked the state of Hawaii from enforcing a recently enacted ban on firearms on its prized beaches and in other areas including banks, bars and parks, citing last year's landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding gun rights.

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[-] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Riiiight, always with the excuses. Most of those fall flat when you consider HALF the registered voters can't be bothered to go vote on election day on most elections. Even in heavily trafficked ones, turnout rarely breaks 60 or 70%. Not saying voter suppression or gerrymandering doesn't exist, but neither of those would swing an election if we had enough people voting. The excuses have long since gotten old.

[-] codybrumfield@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago

Gerrymandering is half the reason people don’t vote. If an election isn’t competitive and there’s significant roadblocks put in your way, you might not vote either. Imagine having two jobs and kids and a long ass line at a voting precinct that isn’t within walking distance.

[-] TheRazorX@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

People like that person would rather hate and feel morally superior than spend 5 minutes understanding the reasons.

[-] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

Lazy idiots like you rather come up with excuses than actually go do what you should be doing. You're the typical "lazy American" stereotype that fascists count on to get into power. Congrats asswipe.

[-] TheRazorX@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago

Lazy idiots like you rather come up with excuses than actually go do what you should be doing. You’re the typical “lazy American” stereotype that fascists count on to get into power. Congrats asswipe.

So I guess your voter outreach is nil then.

Keep it up, I'm sure it'll work out great for you and the causes you champion.

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

citation needed on the first sentence

[-] TheRazorX@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Instead of just flat out hating on them and calling them lazy, maybe do some research into why there are so many non-voters.

And yes, suppression IS a big enough reason to. Who the fuck on an hourly wage has the luxury of driving/transiting to a distant poll station and wait in line for 9+ hours to vote?

But hey, if it makes you feel better to dunk on them as "Lazy", keep at it, that's sure to convince them /s

Edit: Forgot to mention that you assume all these non-voters would vote for your party. Based on research, a very sizable portion would not.

[-] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

That site didn't give much info. It says they are hard working people who are underexposed to political info and don't feel they can decide. Besides that making them fucking morons (sorry), that still doesn't excuse their inaction.

[-] TheRazorX@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

That site didn’t give much info.

I'm guessing you only looked at the summary then.

It says they are hard working people who are underexposed to political info and don’t feel they can decide.

That's not what it said.

Besides that making them fucking morons (sorry), that still doesn’t excuse their inaction.

There's plenty of data there that explains their inaction. Your refusal to read it doesn't make you right.

It all comes down to giving people a reason they can understand to take the time to vote.

Again, asking an hourly wage worker that can barely make ends meet already to travel/transit and then wait 9+ hours in line to vote is completely unrealistic and not something they should be blamed for.

But hey, like the other guy, keep calling them fucking morons, I'm sure it'll work out great. /s

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world -2 points 2 years ago

Pull your head out of your ass.

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