These people don't appear on any published rich list.
The shadows and gutters of global finance are filled with anonymous billionaires, heirs, and villains.
And we don't have a clue.
@izakaminska@BaldingsWorld Miran is right and it’s surprising fewer people are willing to accept this because the underlying argument is just simple math
I voted for the first time in California last week and I can tell you firsthand no one even attempted to check my ID
I even held it outstretched and the vibe that came back is best described as “no please, I don’t want to see that thing. put it away”
California Is Blocking a Federal Audit of Its Voter Rolls
California allows first-time voters to register using forms of ID that most Americans would find surprising, including:
-Gym membership card
-Employer ID card
-Credit or debit card
-Prescription drug label
-Insurance card (California provides free health coverage to undocumented immigrants)
Full list: https://t.co/BvfviJsYG8
This is permitted when a voter fails to provide a Social Security number or driver’s license at registration. Our office believes this policy deserves a closer look.
We also have serious concerns about how California maintains its voter rolls. There are open questions about whether the state is promptly removing deceased voters, people who have moved, and individuals convicted of disqualifying felonies.
On top of that, California allows third parties to collect and turn in ballots on voters’ behalf (a practice known as ballot harvesting) with few restrictions. This makes it difficult to track who actually received, completed, and submitted each ballot.
For over a year, the Department of Justice has been trying to audit California’s voter rolls. Federal law gives the Attorney General the authority to review state voter files and confirm that only eligible U.S. citizens are voting in federal elections.
@AAGDhillon sent California a letter explaining our legal authority. California refused to comply, claiming state privacy laws block the review, an argument that does not hold up because those laws don’t apply to the federal government in this context. We’ve sued California in federal court, and the case is before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
If California genuinely wants voters to trust its elections, it should open its records, not fight to keep them closed.
What are they afraid of?
@agnostoxxx Thought I was going crazy, incredible how many were like yeah a little government ownership is totally fine… like wtf are you talking about Brad
If someone owns land, they should have broad freedom to build whatever they believe there is demand for, whether housing, shops, offices, or something else, unless there is a genuine safety reason to say no.
@INArteCarloDoss Currie has been repeating the same thing for decades and has been wrong an astonishing amount of that time
Your steadfast allegiance to him is perplexing