@bluetea Because “the wrong people” are more likely to vote if it’s easier. Voter suppression is a very important part of the American voting system. Voter participation is actively kept low using this and other methods, like employers threatening to fire people if they go vote on election day.

(In Sweden we have a similar system to yours)

@mattblaze I see a lot of people that say “this person can do this”, and “this person can’t do that”, referring to legality. You are far from the first, society and Mastodon are full of them.

As I wrote, I understand the reason for making this type of naive analysis, but it also perpetuates myths of how power works in society, and people are probably better off studying Foucault or Mbembe than the law at this stage. Sorry if this offends you.

@mattblaze I (think I) understand why you make this analysis, but a strictly legalistic analysis, although important, isn’t sufficient at a stage where both law and facts are considered optional and where “pound the table” has largely replaced them.