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2016-10-29 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Trump voter in Texas arrested over 'deplorable' T-shirt at polling place

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Posted by Skidmark 2016-10-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Good. Need only a yahoo or two to feel violated by the hat and/or t-shirt and go full whack. Headline "Trump Supporter Violates Electioneering Law - Incites Riot."

As I get older, I find "In Your Face" is a sub-optimal persuasion position.

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2016-10-29 00:18|| 2016-10-29 00:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Yea, giving in to the left brought such good results in the last 50+ years.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2016-10-29 04:22|| 2016-10-29 04:22|| Front Page Top

#3 apparently this is the law, so it's good he was forced to get rid of it

plus you don't want the poll workers knowing you vote whichever way

Posted by anon1 2016-10-29 05:15|| 2016-10-29 05:15|| Front Page Top

#4 ..never know what will happen to it, like Philadelphia '12.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-10-29 07:39|| 2016-10-29 07:39|| Front Page Top

#5 Justin Timberlake almost got into trouble over in Memphis over this. Tennessee has, as do several other states, a law against taking a selfies in the voting booth of you and your completed ballot for a record of how you voted. Why would this be against the law (other than to prevent an Anthony Weiner kind of scenario)? Voting booths in our area do not give you a paper trail after you push the "Vote" button.

Posted by JohnQC 2016-10-29 08:35|| 2016-10-29 08:35|| Front Page Top

#6 So no reference by name of the candidate... a free speech issue might be made here. Where is the ACLU, hmm?

Posted by OldSpook 2016-10-29 10:53|| 2016-10-29 10:53|| Front Page Top

#7 But the DOJ supported the Black Panthers with baseball bat at the entrance to polling places...

Posted by 49 Pan 2016-10-29 11:36|| 2016-10-29 11:36|| Front Page Top

#8 I remember hearing stories about POLL WORKERS wearing Obama hats and T shirts at polling places. Of course, this was ok, because it was for Obama.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2016-10-29 12:42|| 2016-10-29 12:42|| Front Page Top

#9 Fairly certain that "words were exchanged" and the authorities had to move before things got carried away.

Excepting anarchists, anyone with an IQ > room temp does not really want violence at the polling station.

Posted by Blossom Unains5562 2016-10-29 12:48|| 2016-10-29 12:48|| Front Page Top

#10 "He was asking for it. Just look at how he was dressed."

Posted by charger 2016-10-29 12:52|| 2016-10-29 12:52|| Front Page Top

#11 What about pant suits?

Posted by swksvolFF 2016-10-29 13:39|| 2016-10-29 13:39|| Front Page Top

#12 The ban on phones is common world wide. It aims to prevent vote buying. The selfie can be used as proof you voted for someone and thus are entitled to the money or other favor they promised you for such vote.

Posted by John Frum 2016-10-29 14:58|| 2016-10-29 14:58|| Front Page Top

#13 At least in Germany it's not. You may not publish a photo with your filled out ballot though because this violates secret voting.

Vote buying isn't an issue in Germany.

Posted by European Conservative 2016-10-29 17:21|| 2016-10-29 17:21|| Front Page Top

#14 We don't have to worry about vote buying here. The Soros-provided voting machine will make sure you vote the approved way.

Posted by CrazyFool 2016-10-29 18:09|| 2016-10-29 18:09|| Front Page Top

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