Frankly, trusting anything about our current economic and political system would be throwing all reason away. Even the way that they word initiatives on which we are meant to vote shows a conscious and intentional bias on the part of those creating the ballots. No where does anyone actually provide facts, and not manipulation tactics, in presenting any issue or initiative. And political adds are allowed to be bold-faced lies! These tactics, along with a large portion's of the population's unwillingness to use their own reasoning to lead them to a reasonable decision, has led us to where we are now. I don't think anyone with any reasoning ability trusts any of it anymore.

If distance is a problem in your state then it would be better to have more places to vote...more honest, less fraud when done in person...you also get more of a sense of community too.

At this point, I don't trust anything.

It's all part of the New Jim Crow. Same as the old Jim Crow except the faces have changed.

I'm in a state which does all voting by mail... It statistically has not actually improved voter-turn-out for either party... So, if there is fraud taking place, it is somehow only maintaining the status-quo.

I get it. My voting place is 6 mins away. Big difference. Like I stated, nothing said against your decision.
Had you lived in one of those "Peoples Republics" it wouldn't be wise...on the other hand, as crooked as "They" were, it might have made no difference.

I understand your sentiments against mail-in voting. I drive 30 minutes before polling opens on election day and often am still at work when polls close.

It only takes one vote for the wrong person to get into power or to hold on to it.

I think our forefathers Meant for us to get off out collective asses and go to vote...speaks to one's investment in the country.

Of course there are those, from time to time that would be unable to physically vote.
That is what mail in's were meant for.

(nothing said against "your" decision)

As someone who lives in Florida and has recently transitioned to vote by mail, I can attest that the proper procedures are in place in my county. The county supervisor of elections is one of the most dedicated people I have ever met. She even comes on the most popular talk radio station as a regular guest to explain what is coming up and how it is handled. She is a model for transparency in elections.

What I can't vouch for is the integrity of those several counties to the south in the People's Republics of Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Though that area is only 2-3 hours away by car, it feels like a completely different place.

TV stopped imitating real life a long time ago, I guess.

Wait, those guys aren't white.
They must be innocent. (sarcasm, ok)
I was just reading about that here: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/1...

Have you noticed that on tv shows the majority of criminals are evil white men (and their stupid white male thugs), and the heroes are overwhelmingly female and black (with the occasional white guy added to be "muscle" and make the female seem brilliant by comparison?)
Victims are most often black, latin, (and and the occasional elderly who lost their life savings to the evil white businessmen.) I guess that black and latin drug dealers aren't entertaining enough any more; that used to be the staple villain at the street level.
That never kept my interest and neither do today's caricatures.

Let's not forget what happened in Florida...