For a country that has $1 Million missles to defend democracy, you would think the government could keep a few million stashed each election just incase a few recounts are asked for.

I really don’t get all of the people bitching and moaning about how it’s a waste of time, and people who want to see this are stupid, because it won’t change anything, blah, blah. Personally, I just want to know the truth. If it showed there was no tampering, great. If it does, well, that’s really fucking important,…

No, you’re missing the point. This is GOOD not because we’re trying to WIN but because the elections in these states were SHADY AS FUCK and they NEED to be called out for it. Don’t give up, don’t back down. Even the Feds think this election was fucked with

Not true. Malfeasance needs to be called out and called attention to. While I am not expecting to get away from a Trump presidency (puke, gag, diarrhea for two weeks), we need to make sure EVERYONE knows that THIS is how elections are stolen. This was how the 2000 election was stolen, how the 2004 election was…

I’m leaving next week to take my son to Standing Rock and join in the protest myself. I am hopeful that I am not the only white person of privilege who came out of this election saying, “Fuck it. I’m going down in flames if I am going down.”

Mine’s more of a wait and see attitude. I refuse to get my hopes up, and I think it’s a mistake to try and predict anything about this election process.

The Greens are just challenging Wisconsin, where the fee ($2 million) to order a recount was cheapest.

Jill Stein has mobilized progressives behind decisive action.

I have spent years wondering what average Germans thought of the Nazis. There is precious little record of how people dealt with the rising violence and inequality.

This is our record. I have no illusions about how unlikely it is that any of our attempts to keep Trump out of office might work. That’s not the point…

It’s worth it for peace of mind.

You know what? I’m ok funding local Green candidates. That’s how third parties need to build—from the ground up. After the expense of the recount, they’re welcome to the rest as a tip for doing all of us the favor of putting the results under scrutiny. We should expect rigorous standards in our elections. Even if the…

And if she completes her objective of triggering a recount in three states, she’ll have a specific achievement under her a belt - a huge shot of credibility for a 3rd party.

Something > Nothing. Pessimism doesn’t do shit. Pessimism got us into this mess bc half the damned country didn’t even get off their ass and vote.

If it turns out there are irregularities in the count and/or security flaws in those voting machines then it’d sure be good to know about them

This. At the very least, it pumps some trust back into a system that needs far more of it and far more accountability to gain that trust.

You’re right. But at least the resistance is on record.

So? We have nothing to lose anyways? Why not shine a spotlight on how screwed up our system is for voting? How many provisional ballots are being thrown out, for example? And what’s wrong with making sure that we weren’t hacked?

No hope? It’s happening. Have hope. Put your fucking downer bullshit aside and let’s try to make something good happen.

Well, if we’re going to get picky and correct another commenter, it’s “emasculation,” not “immasculation.”

According to her testimony (which the jury clearly believed), he raped her. If you’re looking for a logical connection between his actions and her reaction, here goes: she cut off his penis so he wouldn’t be able to rape her with it anymore.