Horse as ambassador to Australia

Voter suppression with a twist! Add SECRET disqualification questions to the ballot in order to save democracy! Definitely there would be no possible way to misuse this. Plus: you’ll never believe what kind of animal was nominated as ambassador to Australia!

Oct 31, 2016

Law, Government, & Politics

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Background: Voter suppression has historically been a popular method of “adjusting” election results. It comes in many forms. For example: Do supporters of your opponent have 9-to-5 jobs? Easily solved—set up the polling places from 10 AM to 4 PM (with a break for lunch) in inconvenient places! Are your supporters richer than your opponent’s supporters?…