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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If EVERYBODY in line is offered food and water; ie not singling out one side or another, then there is no partisan offering in exchange for a vote.[/quote]

People do not need to be given food and water as they wait to vote.[/quote]

They do when the party in power decides to make things as difficult as possible for their political opponents to exercise their right to vote.  The Republican government and boards of elections tried to make things more difficult.  They reduced the number of voting stations in heavily populated, predominantly black parts of the state.  Thus funneling more voters to fewer polling stations.  They decreased the number of voting machines available at those largely oversubscribed voting stations and ended up with lines that took up to 6 hours in some places to wind down.  This discouraged many who after 3-4 hours of waiting, had to leave the line to vote to get something to eat and drink and use the facilities.  So volunteers started bringing pizza and water to the polling stations to keep people in lines.  In the case of many, they left and by the time they returned the polling station had closed and they were no longer allowed to return to the line.  So they were disenfranchised by the inhumane political machinations.

Note that these changes to the election process were most prevalent in minority heavy and Democratic areas, like many of the suburbs of Atlanta (like Fulton county).

Note that the Republicans are not trying to increase the number of polling stations or increase the number of voting booths that are given to these heavily populated areas, they are trying to cut down on people providing food and drink to the voters that may still have to wait in line 4-6 hours to vote.  They are actively trying to discourage predominantly Democratic voters (the areas that vote 70-90% Democratic depending on the contest).

And the other changes to the election law are designed to ensure that they can put in place election boards or commissioners who will not increase the number of polling places or voting booths available in the heavily populated Atlanta suburbs.

The fact that you respond the way that you do, means that you support the Republicans efforts to disenfranchise the heavily minority voters in the affected counties.[/quote]

Can’t they bring their own snacks??[/quote]

Don't you know.... to some people (liberals), government is their caretaker.  No, they can't bring their own water and snacks.  It has to be provided and it has to be free.  [/quote]

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