Let Me Be Brave

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
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rowark: “jonpertwee: “I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote. ” For starters, this is a logical fallacy: But also, you know that other countries already make it super easy for citizens to...
jonpertwee

I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.

rowark

For starters, this is a logical fallacy:

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But also, you know that other countries already make it super easy for citizens to vote, because that’s what a democracy is?

The US isn’t a real democracy because people can be disenfranchised.

I know people have mentioned Australia in this thread, where it is illegal not to vote, but Canada takes a different approach by not making it compulsory to vote, but removing every possible barrier.

Under our constitution, voting isn’t considered a right, but rather an obligation. It’s not illegal to opt out, but since it’s an obligation, the government is required to make it accessible to everyone and no one can be disenfranchised.

We have voter registration here, and most eligible voters are already registered. It’s a one-time thing. You register once, and you can vote in every municipal, provincial and federal election until you die (or fall into a coma or renounce your Canadian citizenship. Those are the only things that render you ineligible to vote).

If you’re not registered, you can show up on election day with government issued photo ID, or if you don’t have that, two pieces of ID that confirm your address, OR, if you don’t have any ID, another registered voter who knows you can vouch for you and confirm your identity.

If you’re in prison, the polling people go to you to get your vote (inmates have the highest voter turnout of any demographic). If you’re in college, you can vote on campus as they set polling stations up there too. If you’re out of the country, you can vote by mail.

If you’re at work, you get paid time off to vote. If you don’t have a way to get there, you can call the office of any candidate running and they will get you a ride, for free.

If you need a translator, or any other sort of assistance, they have to let that person go with you to vote. And all polling places have to be wheelchair accessible.

AND they aren’t allowed to make you wait any longer than necessary. The polling place is obligated to make the voting process as quick as possible, to get people in and out in a reasonable time frame.

The US bars people from voting for a reason. And you’re not at risk of losing rights if voting is made accessible. People are already losing their rights because of disenfranchisement and voter suppression.

The US is not as free as you think it is.

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Buckley Siblings Week ➤ Day Five: Family ➤ Daniel’s Legacy 

Description: 5 gifs with Maddie and Evan “Buck” Buckley from 9-1-1, with lyrics from “Birthday Cake” by Dylan Conrique (from the ‘his version’ edition)
Gif 1: Close-up on the photo of Daniel Buckley sitting on his bike in Season 4, Episode 4 “9-1-1, What’s your Grievance?” This is merged with the clip of Maddie helping Buck learn how to ride a bike, in Season 4, Episode 5 “Buck Begins.” The lyrics in the center say, “It’s hard to know what he would say but I think he’d.”
Gif 2: On the left, Buck stands in his apartment, smiling at an offscreen Christopher, in Season 3, Episode 3 “The Searchers.” Blended together, on the right, is Maddie smiling at an offscreen Jee-Yun, in Season 5, Episode 12, “Boston.” The lyrics say, “Want you to live like the world’s on fire.”
Gif 3: On the right, Maddie stands in the doorway of Buck’s apartment, she smiles, in Season 5, Episode 13 “Fear-O-Phobia.” On the left, blended together, is Buck comforting Maddie with a hug, in Season 2, Episode 13 “Fight or Flight.”  The lyrics say, “Want you to love like hearts don’t break.”
Gif 4:  On the right, an injured Maddie lies in an ambulance while an off-screen Buck lays his hand on her cheek., from Season 2, Episode 13. On the left, blended together, Buck looks up at an off-screen Maddie as she rests a hand on his cheek, from “Buck Begins.” The lyrics say, “Nevеr look down when you walk the wire.”
 Gif 5: On the right, a close-up of the photo of Daniel Buckley sitting on his bike, in “Buck Begins.” On the left, Maddie and Buck share a half-hug in her apartment. The lyrics say, “Like he made it to his big day.”

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It was the right thing to do.

or as I like to call this set, part two of Buck getting a softer, more honest answer out of Eddie, while saying the exact same thing as Frank (part one)

[Image ID: four gifs of Frank, Eddie Diaz and Evan Buckley from 9-1-1, episode 5x13 “Fear-O-Phobia.” The scenes are alternating:

GIF 1: Frank asking Eddie, “You regret trying to save him?” Eddie looks up, bewildered and annoyed as he says, “what?”

GIF 2: Buck asking Eddie, “It made me wonder if you ever wished we hadn’t saved him.” Eddie looks away, huffing slightly as if there’s an obvious answer as he says “what?”

GIF 3: Eddie, slowly and firmly saying “No.” to regretting trying to save Greggs. His expression is annoyed, and frustrated, though it looks to be more with himself and the questions than at anyone else.

GIF 4: Buck telling Eddie, “He almost died. You don’t regret going there?” as if trying to pull a specific answer out of him. Eddie says “No” as he stares down at the railing, and then looks towards Buck with his jaw set.

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