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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I am sure we will see voter intimidation as well. A lot of good guys with guns out there.
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Let's get real for a second.
Let's suppose that idiots with guns actually show up to the polls. The first response is that the election officials would call the police. Those guys are dispersed. End of story.
But wait! What if the police don't care to do anything about it? What then?
The only areas of the country where that could possibly happen are deep red areas that are going to vote 80-90% Republican anyways. I don't see this happening in places it matters like Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida.
It certainly won't stop most people from voting because they know that these guys brandishing guns is all for show, and they have no intention of shooting anyone. You walk right past them, flip them the bird, and show that they have no power over you. Unless they're an outright psychopath, they're not going to do anything.
Again, all this is hypothetical, and I fully do not expect to see this in any place that isn't redneck central. So the question is, would this do anything at all to the election results? Unlikely.
People like to think that America is out of control crazy based on what I see as isolated incidents that gather a lot of media attention. The reality is much different, as most people are non-violent and relatively normal.