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I think part of it is that so many dead people like to vote Democrat.

And we can't deny the dead their right to vote.  That would be anti-deceasite!

The Democrats are consistently against voter ID for some reason. 

another reason they don't understand the voters and don't fare well in elections

I understand it's about access and not limiting access for some classes of legit voters
I just don't agree that there's a real issue with the limitations being proposed

Neither was student loan forgiveness, among many other things.

Neither was abolishing immigration law (done by BushII effectively, expanded greatly and made official policy with DACA under Obama/Biden).  

Neither was abolishing the Federal Death Penalty, done by Biden's commutations.  

Neither was abolishing a substantial portion of Federal Law, done by Biden's Pardons.  

Yeah, tell me again how "the rule of law" is important?  

The Democrats are consistently against voter ID for some reason. 

Because it's a poll tax, which is explicitly prohibited. 

yes, I just don't think obtaining a credible ID is a huge hurdle, for ANYONE
especially anyone who truly is interested in voting

My kids were pretty good on long drives.  I'd take the middle bench seat out of the Dodge Caravan and they could sit on the back seat or with my permission lie down in the middle.  My son often would sit up front with me.  That was a useful vehicle, 5 speed transmission, cassette deck, pretty much optioned out for a 1985 vehicle, slow doesn't describe it.

I'd get annoyed on entrance ramps if some car ahead of me didn't speed up because I had no power to merge.  Speed limits were 55 mph back then, that helped a bit, though traffic moved faster than that usually of course.

The other odd thing is mileage on the road was around 25 mpg, which was "OK" at the time, but hardly great.  I  finally bought an Olds minivan with that 3.8 L engine and an automatic, a larger heavier vehicle with a lot better acceleration and it got about 26 mpg highway.  It had one electric sliding door which was a thing at the time.

The technological improvements in IC Engines and drivetrains are pretty amazing.  

My basic take is:
There was a lot of improvement early (up to maybe the early 50's).  Then most of the improvement from about the 50's to the 70's was just bigger=more power.  Then the EPA regulations came along under Nixon.  That dramatically cut power and diminished the bigger-is-better theory that had pretty much guided at least American automotive engine production for decades.  

It took about 20-30 years for them to figure out how to get back to early-70's power with the new pollution controlled and smaller engines.  

Once they did, the improvements came fast.  

I have a 1998 Z28.  It has a ~300 HP 5.7L V8.  In 1998 that was a LOT of HP.  Today you can get a minivan with about that much power and today's minivans get it on MUCH less displacement and with MUCH better fuel economy.  

1985 was too much in the "malaise" era.  That 5sp Caravan was great for it's day but yeah but comparison today's vehicles have way more power and better fuel economy.