First. The dems are handling this poorly. What America is seeing, is a bunch of whining, blowhard politicians complaining about “voter suppression.” The problem? Nobody believes whining, blowhard politicians. So what to do? I have an idea. Sit down and shut up. Bring in actual voters and have them explain how voter laws will prevent them from voting in the next election. Let’s hear it from real people. Not the blowhards. If the blowhards have anything to say, let them explain how these laws will keep THEM from voting. They are subjected to the same laws ya know.
The fact that they cannot find a single person who will be prevented from voting speaks volumes as well. The blowhards rely on blanket assumptions. When it comes to specifics, they’re in trouble.
It is voter suppression…just at a different level.
If it becomes super easy for a legislature to overturn the popular election results…they’ve just suppressed the votes of thousands and thousands of people.
THAT is the goal.
I mean making it harder to actually vote is an attempt at that as well…but as others have pointed out, that will be worked around.
The real prize is the ability to suppress tens of thousands of votes in one go.
But yeah I’ll get “my people” on your ask right away.
Here in Texas they opened the floor to the public to speak about the new voting laws. And the folks turned out by the hundreds. And the majority spoke in detail how the new laws would adversely affect them. And it didn’t make a damn bit of difference. I have been seeing this since Trump was POTUS. The Republicans just don’t care about what their constituents want. There have been polls on various issues where over 70% are for or against a measure and the Republicans vote the way the minority goes.
If the legislature sets the bar to overturn a popular election so low that they can do it for almost any reason…does it really matter that people turned out and actually voted?
