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Maeve

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11. Not in uniform

Reply to Ohiogal (Original post)

Fri Aug 28, 2020, 11:54 AM

Aug 2020

I will turn 65 the day before the election and I will be there as a poll worker. Two of my kids are Air National Guard and while I'd love to see them helping out, the idea of people in uniform at the most civilian thing we do is just wrong.

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Ohio National Guardsmen may serve at polls [View all] Ohiogal Aug 2020 OP

I like this idea. Any downside I'm not seeing? SaveOurDemocracy Aug 2020 #1

I kinda like it, too. Ohiogal Aug 2020 #2

Out of uniform and unarmed- no problem. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2020 #3

oh sure let armed agents of the white supremacy movement "serve" at polls nt msongs Aug 2020 #4

GREAT! The "Kent State Approach" to protecting voting rights. I want to puke. BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #5

I understand what you're saying but ... Ohiogal Aug 2020 #6

Dress the military in civilian clothing? George Orwell is spinning in his grave. So any rightwingnut BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #9

This doesn't sound legal. hotrod0808 Aug 2020 #7

That's what they are proposing Ohiogal Aug 2020 #8

At that point they are what we like to call "civilians". Or KGB. BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #10

Not in uniform Maeve Aug 2020 #11

It's been mentioned several times Ohiogal Aug 2020 #12

And that would be fine Maeve Aug 2020 #13