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‘Don’t let them rig this.’ Dolly Parton’s sister claims she had to correct her ballot selection while voting in Tennessee. Here’s what we know
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CobraCommander quokk.au CobraCommander@quokk.au
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CobraCommander quokk.au CobraCommander@quokk.au
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Early voting in Tennessee has seen multiple voters, including singer Dolly Parton's sister Stella Parton, report ballot selection problems with electronic machines, prompting officials to remind voters how to verify their choices before finalizing their ballots.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/10/21/dolly-parton-sister-reports-early-voting-issue-how-verify-ballot/92363987007/

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Malica lemmy.zip Malica@lemmy.zip
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Bless her for speaking out, her celebrity means it'll reach a lot more people.

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Madrigal lemmy.world Madrigal@lemmy.world
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This is the natural consequence of failing to riot and tear down the government in 2000.

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Klox lemmy.world Klox@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-16
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This is the natural consequence of failing to riot and tear down the government in 2000.

I remember some years later, Justice Breyer gave a lecture about it. His big thesis was that it was amazing the supreme court had such power, that they made a decision and everyone accepted it and went home. I get so mad thinking about it. Instead of upholding democracy, they chose to subvert it. We have deep institutional problems; it's not new. We're just so far beyond the pale.

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hopesdead startrek.website hopesdead@startrek.website
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This is literally a plot line in a episode of Parks and Recreation.

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fodor lemmy.zip fodor@lemmy.zip
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I remember some years later, Justice Breyer gave a lecture about it. His big thesis was that it was amazing the supreme court had such power, that they made a decision and everyone accepted it and went home. I get so mad thinking about it. Instead of upholding democracy, they chose to subvert it. We have deep institutional problems; it's not new. We're just so far beyond the pale.
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Klox lemmy.world Klox@lemmy.world
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FWIW it was a 5-4 partisan vote. I know people here think Democrats are worse than Republicans, but they aren't. I'll never vote Republican. I campaign for the best candidates in Democrat primaries, and then I vote blue, like every rational person should.

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Tollana1234567 lemmy.today Tollana1234567@lemmy.today
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This is the natural consequence of failing to riot and tear down the government in 2000.

MSMs were very useful in preventing that at the time. early in bushes war, they were glorifying vets the whole time.

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StabbingSky lemmy.zip StabbingSky@lemmy.zip
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FWIW it was a 5-4 partisan vote. I know people here think Democrats are worse than Republicans, but they aren't. I'll never vote Republican. I campaign for the best candidates in Democrat primaries, and then I vote blue, like every rational person should.

But what if the Democrats don't promise to instantly fix every single problem in the world? Surely the Republicans deserve to win in that case, right?

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Klox lemmy.world Klox@lemmy.world
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But what if the Democrats don't promise to instantly fix every single problem in the world? Surely the Republicans deserve to win in that case, right?

Yep. We've got a very loud wing of the Sith party.

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