beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 days agoA Hegseth Employee Created a Database to Track Americans Based on Their Political Affiliationwww.rsn.orgexternal-linkmessage-square51fedilinkarrow-up1455arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1454arrow-down1external-linkA Hegseth Employee Created a Database to Track Americans Based on Their Political Affiliationwww.rsn.orgbeep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-211 days agomessage-square51fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squaredeaconblackhorse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·11 days agoYou don’t need to register your political affiliation in the us. You can register as independent. As far as i know it just dictates what ballot you’ll get (which is silly)
minus-squareKyrias@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·10 days agoThat’s still registering your political affiliation with the government. Which is still fucked up.
minus-squarearchitect@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 days agoIt’s unaffiliated. Independent is a party. Unaffiliated is no party.
minus-squaresevan@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoIn some states “Independent” is a party, in others it mean unaffiliated.
minus-squareVoytrekk@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 days agoIt varies based on state. In Ohio, I select the ballot I want for primaries when I go to vote despite not being registered for any political party.
minus-squarewedge@multiverse.soulism.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 days agoYou have to be registered with a party to take place in that party’s rigged primaries.
You don’t need to register your political affiliation in the us. You can register as independent. As far as i know it just dictates what ballot you’ll get (which is silly)
That’s still registering your political affiliation with the government.
Which is still fucked up.
It’s unaffiliated. Independent is a party. Unaffiliated is no party.
In some states “Independent” is a party, in others it mean unaffiliated.
It varies based on state. In Ohio, I select the ballot I want for primaries when I go to vote despite not being registered for any political party.
You have to be registered with a party to take place in that party’s rigged primaries.