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[quote=Anonymous]Once again, Republicans have shown that they don’t care about voting rights. OP asks “Why is voting rights legislation needed?” Several people answer. Republicans (and possibly OP) reply that we’re making too big a deal out of this.

This would seriously be okay with you if the tables were turned, OP and con PPs?
“Changes in how Congress handles the electoral vote count around Jan. 6 every four years wouldn’t speak to any of that. Nor would they address what is perhaps among the worst of the recent state predations: election hijacking. [b]Last year, 262 bills introduced in 41 states would award undue power to state legislatures or hyperpartisan actors to interfere with election administration; 32 of them are now law in 17 states.[/b]

The measures introduced or passed do things such as intimidate election officials by allowing bogus “audits” of nonexistent fraud, criminalize routine election administration and allow legislatures to replace election boards that refuse to bow to partisanship. In the worst-case scenario, some proposals permit the state legislature to determine who won an election, irrespective of the voters’ choice.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/01/06/eca-reform-voting-rights/

What the GOP is introducing as law (written by ALEC or similar, no doubt) is nothing short of fascism. Allowing the appearance of a free and fair election but then overturning the outcome if the GOP statehouse doesn’t like it is fascism.

Does none of you think this is a big deal, seriously? At what point did you all decide fascism was the way forward? [/quote]

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