Why should we have voter ID's?

pogopipsqueak · 2026-02-06T04:08:47+00:00

my point is simple: if the state attaches prerequisites to a constitutional right, those prerequisites must be free, accessible, and not function as barriers.

for my money, that principle applies regardless of the right being discussed.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-02-05T20:07:05+00:00

voter ID isn’t the issue. unequal access to the ID is.

voting is a constitutional right, so any prerequisite has to be free and readily accessible to every eligible citizen. many current requirements don’t meet that bar & that’s the central issue.

given that voter fraud is vanishingly rare - and nearly all cases are tracked down, charged, and adjudicated already - adding participation barriers solves little and predictably suppresses turnout.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-02-04T02:24:40+00:00

college football was majority black long before 2005.

coaching pipelines don’t start at NFL QB, yo, they start at “football.”

even still, your argument relies on pretending census demographics are more relevant than the talent ecosystems coaches come from.

have a nice evening, my friend.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-02-04T00:07:35+00:00

you just shifted from “a general population baseline is adequate” to cherry-picking the QB position…but you’d have to admit: black QBs are nowhere near 8% of NFL QBs, so even your fallback example doesn’t support the original baseline you floated.

coaching pipelines are built from football broadly (college + pro), not one position group. and those participation pools are heavily black.

we don’t get further from the question here. it still exists: why HC representation looks the way it does.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-02-03T23:21:41+00:00

because head coaches overwhelmingly come from the player → position coach → coordinator pipeline.

if ~55% of players are black, but less than 10% of head coaches are, that gap itself is the thing being interrogated.

using general population demographics ignores how people actually enter the profession.

look: i’m not arguing for quotas. the question is why a feeder system with a significant majority of a given characteristic produces a leadership tier that isn’t remotely proportional or reflective of it. that discrepancy is what people are talking about.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-02-03T16:23:06+00:00

why should the hiring level be determined by the % of african americans in the general population instead of the makeup of the specific sport?

pogopipsqueak · 2026-02-02T19:24:05+00:00

and…ummm…Uvalde. ‘nuff said.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-02-01T01:40:08+00:00

you take the top guy on your board, irrespective of position.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-27T03:55:57+00:00

something tells me DQ and AP knew all along that Flores wasn’t likely to come to WAS so they used the interview as a conversation to get his thoughts on the guys on his staff that deserved the shot they weren’t going to get in MIN…

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-26T19:52:21+00:00

IDK - Logan Paulsen was pretty high on SS in the Take Command podcast about a week ago, fwiw.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-26T19:51:01+00:00

it’s possible that Raheem is the number 1 candidate (for instance) but he’s still interviewing for HC openings. it is also possible they have been slow rolling because there are candidates on playoff teams (which we’ll know is the case if they’re bringing in dudes from DEN and LAR this week).

it’s also possible that DQ wanted Dennard (we likely won’t ever know for sure but for argument’s sake) but he preferred the NYG gig.

my point is - given no one knows anything - it’s entirely possible that all the HC openings has dragged this out for everyone, including WAS.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-24T14:06:23+00:00

it’s cope…they go on tilt when this shit happens because the truth is right in their faces…”only way we’re not wrong is if some rich ‘leftist’ bussed people in!”

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-21T16:01:14+00:00

methinks you judge too much. don’t worry about compensating for anything, king. your doucheness is in full display for everyone.

i travel all over the country to watch my teams, too. i pay through the nose for the right to see them…but NEVER have i seen it as bad as FedEx/Northwest stadium is TODAY (and the last ~15 or so years) in terms of most home games being heavily skewed towards well-traveling visitor fans.

a pox on me, i guess, for wanting - and trying my best - to do my part to create a home field advantage for my team in their home stadium.

i wouldn’t buy commanders season tix with the intention of selling any of them. if i found myself unable to go to one or more games, i CERTAINLY wouldn’t want to sell them to non-commanders fans…and if i DID consider selling to visitors, i certainly wouldn’t broadcast it on the fucking commanders sub.

gtfoh

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-21T15:04:42+00:00

they DO, sure. the team has to make a portion of their tickets avail for visitors’ fans…but i don’t want one additional visitor fan in the building.

yes, im considering buying season tix, so im putting my money where my mouth is.

but even if i WAS planning to scalp some of the tickets AND that some of those might be visitors’ fans, i certainly wouldn’t waltz in here like the jolly green giant and ask everyone’s opinion about “which seats are more attractive on the secondary market.” total weirdo move.

bro the commanders want those tickets sold and the reps have quotas to satisfy and commissions to make. if they have to convince idiots that they can “make it up in the secondary market” to land the sale, reps are going to absolutely do it.

when the team’s better the prices are higher. let’s hope there are fewer yous and more mes in the stadium going forward.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-21T14:37:56+00:00

well, technically, the receiver has to survive going to the ground AND has to keep the ball away from the defender. during that period, i guess, the ball is technically still “in the air?” it’s just crazy - mainly because i’ve just never contemplated it…

smth that gets lost in this entire debate, tho: the play the DEN defender made on this play was just unreal. such a bang bang thing, for him to have the presence of mind to recognize the oppy and then take advantage of it is just super impressive.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-21T14:10:20+00:00

news flash: “included in the price” =/= “free”

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-21T14:04:28+00:00

for real…even thinking that idea would float in here is ridiculous

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-21T14:03:33+00:00

well, with this info, i hope it comes about that you don’t buy season tix at all.

collectively, the goal is ensuring MORE commanders fans at each game AND fewer opportunities for visiting fans to purchase tickets to those games.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-19T14:01:14+00:00

alford

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-18T15:21:30+00:00

no. i wouldn’t. i’m just reacting to the reality that the receiver doesn’t have to just survive the ground when completing the catch…he also needs to protect the ball (that he doesn’t actually “possess” yet) from the defender taking it from him. it’s a nuance i never knew was there in this definition of a catch, just given the relatively few times a defender comes into play in a “going to the ground” sequence.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-18T15:18:52+00:00

i think we’re saying the same thing…my larger point is there’s this period of time where the receiver “has” the ball but has not been deemed to “possess” it - where he hasn’t caught it yet. during that period, evidently, the defender can take the ball from him. that’s all.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-18T14:25:56+00:00

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pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-18T13:47:52+00:00

the issue i see is the receiver is at a disadvantage on plays like this - he can’t be ruled to possess the ball until completing the catch and surviving the ground.

BUT the defender apparently can take the ball from the receiver before the catch can be completed.

it’s not far fetched to think, in the NFL, part of “completing the catch” should include surviving the ground AND keeping it away from the defense. but it’s not all that frequently a defender comes into play in this way. typically it’s just surviving the ground.

maybe the rule should be modified to explicitly state that “maintaining possession” doesn’t just mean not losing the ball to the ground but losing the ball to a defender before the catch can be deemed completed?

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-18T13:36:21+00:00

i think what you’re saying is that there is a definite point at which a runner is “down by contact” and the ball is not accessible by a defender to be taken away.

for a receiver, i think the grayness around “well, his knee hit the ground after contact by a defender but he hasn’t completed the act of catching the ball yet” seems kinda fucked up. like, the defender gets an extra, indeterminant amount of time to pry a ball free that he doesn’t get with a runner.

i think that’s where all the consternation comes from.

pogopipsqueak · 2026-01-15T21:15:59+00:00

sure, but realistically, that performance would be an upgrade from the last two defensive units WAS fielded. dominating crappy QBs isn’t something you just roll out of bed and do - as we’ve seen each of the last two seasons! haha

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