Mormon, Catholic doctrines can collide (No coffee, tea in polling place?)

East Valley Tribune ^ | March 1, 2008 | Lawn Griffiths

[greyfoxx39]

May I suggest the Mormons will not kill you, over smuggling a diet coke into the polls?

My point is, WHY would you have to "smuggle" it? In 49 states, it's not a "controlled substance".

[Elsie]

I think you are allowed to comment in THIS forum ;)

For now!

(Until some bozo shows up and starts laughing like the Joker!)

[restornu]

You are a jerk!

[sitetest]

If a congregation is kind enough to permit the use of their space for polling, folks should respect rules like this that are minor annoyances, at most.

[greyfoxx39]

You forgot the

We need it NOW, fer sure!

[Elsie]

You are a jerk!

Thank you for showing kindness to me.

[greyfoxx39]

NO, the polls should be moved to a neutral place.

[Vigilanteman]

Horse hockey. I was a poll watcher in a public works hall in 2004. The workers, all elderly Democrat party hacks, took breaks whenever they wanted even though the lines were long and continuous from 10 a.m. to closing.

Like good union people, getting their customers served took a back seat to serving themselves. I could have worked faster than any three of them put together and I actually did whenever my wife took a break.

[sitetest]

Dear greyfoxx39,

“NO, the polls should be moved to a neutral place.”

That’s fine, too. But if the local board of elections has what they believe is a compelling reason to use an LDS building as a polling place, then they should makes sure that LDS rules like this are respected.

sitetest

[greyfoxx39]

Gee, I just saw this notice RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE REPLY BOX!

Please: NO profanity, NO personal attacks, NO racism or violence in posts.

That must be some of the new-fangled stuff that John has added to the site since yesterday.....it SURELY was never there before, was it? /s

[greyfoxx39]

Gee, you are able to observe every poll worker at every polling place in every state...how diligent of you.

Of course, MY eyewitness account would be discredited by you, as per the formula, wouldn't it?

[Elsie]

what REPLY box?

[rickomatic]

No caffeine? I know plenty of LDS people who drink cola drinks.

I know one too. His name is Jack.

[Enosh]

Our Catholic buds took off with all the wine and crackers, muttering something about Europe’s rest... Yukon rice... something like that.

Oh, well. Who’s for beer and pretzels?

[DelphiUser]

there should be no polling in places where religion of any kind sets the rules for those not of that religion. Specifically because THERE IS NO ALTERNATE CHOICE FOR VOTERS IN THAT PRECINCT!

So the Government should just appropriate the buildings and maybe we can have them back when the election is over, LOL! I thought this was a forum for conservatives!

And I wouldn't be comfortable if ONLY poll workers of a specific religion would choose to work under these circumstances...never know when a candidate of said specific religion would need some extra "help".

Take a Smoke brake and walk across the street, then get a nip from the flask / Thermos in your car, then come back to work.

As for the "Helping hand" thing, I am glad you brought this up. Please show one, just one instance of "Mormon Election Fraud", Were waiting... (Crickets)

Move the polls OUT of religion-controlled venues.

The problem is the LDS church is the only one willing to lend enough places, or they'd be in schools like mine is.

[greyfoxx39]

Oh, you know...when you click on "post reply" you see a page with a box for you to type things into....that's what I would call a reply box.

When I posted that, it said "Please: NO profanity, NO personal attacks, NO racism or violence in posts."

AND NOW, IN POSTING TO YOUR REPLY TO ME....IT ISN'T THERE UNDER THIS REPLY BOX!

BUT...when I click on "post reply" to all the other posts next to YOUR reply to me, IT IS THERE!

We have gremlins!

[greyfoxx39]

So the Government should just appropriate the buildings and maybe we can have them back when the election is over, LOL! I thought this was a forum for conservatives!

WHO suggested anything like that?

As for the "Helping hand" thing, I am glad you brought this up. Please show one, just one instance of "Mormon Election Fraud", Were waiting... (Crickets)

My, WHO said "Mormon Election Fraud"? LOL....projecting, are you? I said And I wouldn't be comfortable if ONLY poll workers of a specific religion would choose to work under these circumstances...never know when a candidate of said specific religion would need some extra "help".

The problem is the LDS church is the only one willing to lend enough places, or they'd be in schools like mine is.

I'm all for the polling places to be in schools...there certainly wouldn't be any religious control there! And quite possibly there are other churches that lend their facilities.

[greyfoxx39]

Our Catholic buds took off with all the wine and crackers, muttering something about Europe’s rest... Yukon rice... something like that.

It took a while to decipher that, but I am ROTFL....FUNNY!

[Vigilanteman]

You possibly had diligent workers at your polling place. I'm not disputing your account if, indeed, it is an actual account which you witnessed. I wasn't there.

All I can say is that if a polling place is set up at church, mosque or whatever and the conditions for use of that property are agreed in advance, then such conditions should be followed no matter how silly they may seem.

The property owner is providing a public service by offering their building as a polling place. Those contracting for the polling place have the right to negotiate conditions for use of said property during said polling process. If they agree to said conditions, they should either honor them or find another place.

There is a far, far bigger problem in this area and Philadelphia with poll workers who won't even let poll watchers into the building to observe the process and report on suspicious and clearly fradulent activity such as ineligible and multiple voters, votes already on the machines and other crap far more serious than asking workers to duck outside in sunny Arizona for a swig of coffee.

[greyfoxx39]

The local board of elections should find a school instead of a church.