More Republican voter suppression, this time in
North Dakota.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.This is a bit misleading. The voter identification law was done by the N. Dakota State Legislature over a year ago. An appeal was filed this past Sept. 24 to try and change it but the SCOTUS just ruled Tuesday to leave the law as it was. They didn't just all of a sudden change the id law to make it harder for homeless people or native Americans living on reservations that use a po box to vote. You can still use a po box along with something like a light bill showing you have a residence. [grandforksherald.com]
Captain_Feelgood
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Oct 13, 2018
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Re-read my post and didn't find anything in there about a 'sudden' change. There was an emergency petition to the supreme court about a year old South Dakota bill. A P.O. box and a bill as a requirement to vote still makes it more difficult to vote. Why is this necessary? The reason usually given is 'voter fraud' but actual voter fraud is so miniscule why is more ID needed at all? Was going to post links to Snopes.com about the lie that is 'voter fraud' but after the 10th fact check story on Snopes decided that you can do that yourself. If voter fraud is a lie why is the GOP making it more difficult to vote? The people who would have a harder time voting under these new rules, in Indiana, South Dakota, Georgia, Kansas etc., vote overwhelmingly for democrats so what other conclusion can we come up with other than the GOP has become increasingly undemocratic (voting, not the party)? Why are they making democracy more instead of less difficult? Also even with just needing a P.O. box and a bill the estimate in my original post is that 18,000 people would not be allowed to vote. Out of an estimated 600,000 voters that's 3%. That might not make much of a difference most times but once again why?
that's their game plan. they know they're wildly unpopular. they know more americans feel other than they do than as they do. they also know that the only way they can win is to cheat; they've known this at least since nixon's day. voter suppression is their game plan because it's the only plan they have that could possibly work. actually representing their constituents (rather than trying to convince their constituents of the errors of their ways, and at any rate stealing elections regardless of what the constituents think or want) would never even occur to them.
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genessa
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Oct 13, 2018
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At what point does being undemocratic, which is what the GOP is doing, become fascism?
@kmdskit3 This problem we face is not a Dem and GOP problem. It is a survival of America as we know it problem. I am of neither party and I'm totally aware of the many daily lies told just to try and justify being in power. Yes, power is what it is all about. Being in power and keeping power. Problems are not solved just because Trump said so. Big business does not respond to his dog whistle. Nothing is accomplished when a running GOP Congressman attacks a reporter asking questions about healthcare. You ask when it becomes fascism. Maybe when it is all wrapped in the American flag and none of it has been the American way in the 72 years of my lifetime.
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