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Argument in early voting line in Missouri over abortion rights amendment (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 29 OP
So i would like to know what the women with a ballot in her hands was pondering. Do I vote as I planned OR..... usaf-vet Oct 29 #1
Amendment 3 is strictly about getting politics out of women's healthcare UpInArms Oct 29 #2

usaf-vet

(6,896 posts)
1. So i would like to know what the women with a ballot in her hands was pondering. Do I vote as I planned OR.....
Tue Oct 29, 2024, 02:05 PM
Oct 29

.....do I revise my initial inclination and vote the complete opposite? Based on the explanation she was getting while standing in the line to vote.

We had one of those ballot initiatives on our official ballot for the 2024 election. Our initial plan was to vote yes.

But after our initial reading, we need more information. After digging deeper into the ballot language and reading explanations published by The League of Women Voters, it became clear that it was purposely worded to get people to vote yes, which is ultimately what a casual reading of the language would have led one to do.

We ended up voting NO once we had the hidden intent explained. Otherwise, we would have voted AGAINST our interest with a yes vote.

The familiar adage seems to become more and more accurate with each election.

The ONLY WAY the GOP can win an election nowadays is to CHEAT any way you can as long as we win.

They want to suppress voter access rather than offer solutions encouraging voters to support their ideas.

UpInArms

(51,795 posts)
2. Amendment 3 is strictly about getting politics out of women's healthcare
Tue Oct 29, 2024, 04:18 PM
Oct 29

I was a gatherer of signers on the ballot initiative

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