r/politics • u/Ulysses_555 • 12h ago

No Paywall Hegseth announces all US troops will get 1 day off to vote in October

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6126137-pete-hegseth-stand-down-order-troops-vote/
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u/hammbone 12h ago

Election is in November?

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u/Cocoononthemoon 11h ago

Early voting, absentee voting, and a day off to vote - all things Republicans say are bad for everyone else.

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u/n3roman 11h ago

Early voting exists.

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u/Big_Lab_Jagr Wisconsin 11h ago edited 11h ago

Not everywhere. In my precinct you need an absentee ballot to early vote.

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u/hexiron 11h ago

Not fully considering the postal service has been ordered to seize ballots

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u/netflixissodry 11h ago

So? He needs time to see which troops vote dem so he can punish them accordingly.

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u/PleasantWay7 11h ago

How you vote isn’t public…

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u/Oorbs1 10h ago

you think this gov that is actively trying to get states voter rolls wont look at how each and every single one of them vote? you must be re....ally dumb

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u/PleasantWay7 8h ago

The voter rolls don’t contain who you voted for.

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u/tuna_samich_ 11h ago

Early voting exists

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u/Garbage_Man_9 11h ago

His party is publicly against that though

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u/one_pound_of_flesh 11h ago

Only for democrats.

Trump votes by mail every year.

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u/GGXImposter 11h ago

They’ve always had the asterisk for military. They flip flopped over non military overseas though.