Last updated on February 8th, 2013 at 12:08 pm
In the name of fulfilling their number one priority of making Obama a one term president, Republicans dedicated millions of dollars (2 million in Texas alone) to suppress the vote. Manipulating the vote is nothing new, be it with flawed voting machines or circulating misinformation to deceive Democrats into staying home.
These pale in comparison to the Republican war on the vote through legislative measures that include restricting early and absentee voting, restricting registration drives; and new voter ID requirements . In some cases like Florida, Republicans have gone to the extreme of purging voter registration lists.
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Civil Rights Groups and the DOJ have battled these vote suppression laws in the courts and some cases are still working their way through the judicial system. In most cases (exception being Pennsylvania) voter suppression tactics were struck down because they violated the Voting Rights Act.
All voters should confirm that you are registered to vote no matter what state you live in. You should also confirm that the information is accurated. Make sure that the name you are registered under is exactly the same as the name on the ID you present at the polls.
The ALEC designed new rules are meant to make voting harder and in some cases impossible. It is important that you know if there are changes in your state and what those changes are. This is especially true if:
• You’re married and changed your name
• You’re a student and want to vote where you go to school
• You’ve recently moved
• You don’t have a birth certificate and can’t afford to get one
• You’re a working parent, a small business owner, or a young professional who relies on weekend voting
Perhaps the most insidious tactic is the change in voter ID requirements which unsurprisingly adversely affect minorities, people who work for a living and seniors. Generally, states that have enacted these rules require government issued photo ID that is current.
The reasons for this begin with the fact that Republicans don’t like the vote because when people vote, Republicans don’t do very well.
There are other more insidious reasons, like racism, whereby there are some people who believe the vote is a privilege only to be enjoy by old, white men who are ideally rich and own property.
Of course, Republicans won’t come out and say any of these things. Rather they resort to disinformation and propaganda about voter fraud. When it comes down to it, however, voter fraud is statistically non-existent in the United States. When pressed to point to examples of voter fraud in their state or in others under oath, Republicans will finally admit they cannot point to one example in their state or in another state.
Lipstick Liberal https://www.politicususa.com/gop-holds-american-hero-hostage-war-woman-satire-draft.html explains the possible source for the tactics Republicans are using in their war on the vote.
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Lipstick Liberal – KOCH Bros. Voter ID ENGLISH Dialogue
Tea-partier, Republican and Conservative American, Russia is very impressed with way your American KGB men, Take control of country!
(Envelope “KGB Tactics for Voter Suppression”)
Mind Control!
Disinformation!
Propaganda!
Smoke Screens!
Censorship!
Just like my KGB man.
Now to suppress Russian voters, he just paid little money to many people, so they knew who to show their love too!
But, I mean…Just look at him.
Your Two KGB Men, they pay many, MANY more money to little people…so they know who to show their hate too!
But, I mean, just look at them?
Now, their comrades scream, “We must…
Interrogate!
Ask for papers!
Limit their freedoms!
Give them a little hope!
Then CRUSH them!
So now mjority who do not want American KBG Men to have such power, become little minority with no power at all.
Yes, very impressed with way KGB men take control of country! Just like my KGB Man!
Lipstick Liberal – KOCH Bros. Voter ID Russian Dialogue
Tea-partier, Republican and Conservative American, Russia is very impressed with way your American KGB men, Take control of country!
End of Transcript
In Memory of Jannan W. Ransom who worked tirelessly throughout her life in the name of protecting our freedoms, including the right to vote.
Former contributor.
