"I believe the Republicans have never thought that
democracy was anything but a tribal myth." -Hunter S. Thompson
By Steve
Otto
The
Republican Party has successfully dive bombed all efforts to protect voting
rights. The Republicans know that the fewer votes cast, the more likely they
are to win. And winning is about all they care about.
Preventing
people from voting is the most pro-fascist action the Republicans could take.
The idea of keeping people from voting is outrageous, ridiculous and just plain
stupid.
Here is a
rap-up of voting restrictions that have been passed in various states:[1]
“In an emerging trend, restrictive laws in four states —
Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, and Texas — impose
new or more stringent criminal penalties on election officials or other individuals.footnote3_lxzigat3 These new criminal laws
will deter election officials and other people who assist voters from engaging
in ordinary, lawful, and often essential tasks. People in Georgia can now be
charged with a crime for handing out water or snacks to voters waiting in line
at the polls.footnote4_07d4djp4 In Iowa and Kansas,
people could face criminal charges for returning ballots on behalf of voters
who may need assistance, such as voters with disabilities.footnote5_nyd8zc05 And in Texas, election
officials could face criminal prosecution if they encourage voters to request
mail ballots or regulate poll watchers’ conduct.footnote6_b32b2hw”6
Of course
the Republicans just killed the voting rights bill, the Democrats tried to pass just recently. The Democrats
wanted to stop all the voter suppression, but the GOP destroyed that effort. So the
attempt to destroy Democracy continues. It is too bad the GOP still relies on a
bunch of selfish brain-dead middle class voters and some really brain-dead
working class voters to keep them in office so they can continue their assault
on what is left of US Democracy.
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