Any idea why VIP registration keeps failing ? <| sep |> Backgammon rules that element of randomness , it does add some fun . As for chess , it ' s just too boring . Even bridge is more joyful . <| sep |> Why not ? I ' d rather pay for the results to be authenticated and take away a tiny amount of the money spent on campaign ads that everyone hates . We are the richest country on earth , we NEED publicly legitimate and verifiable elections . The cost is a drop in the bucket of the federal government <| sep |> 1287 was the year 221 years after William the Conqueror invaded England . <| sep |> Well of course the far right reject human rights other than free speech . Once they get power , however , it all crumbles down . Liberal society has to aggressively fight illiberalism in order to survive the barbarians .