Voter Suppression is Like Treason

[Vivid Lizard]

I believe, very strongly, that voter suppression it akin to treason and should be thought of as such. This should also include how we deal with perpetrators.

My reasoning: The main thing keeping our democratic republic alive is access to elections for everyone who is eligible (similar to freedom of the press and the right to due process). It is, IMHO, our top individual right in this country. Deliberately taking voting access away from any citizen or group who legally should be able to vote, for any reason, is a subversive act.

At this point in time it seems like the legal consequences for anyone found to be tampering with this right is essentially a slap on the wrist. I believe it should instead be equated to treason. Not treason itself, which has a separate definition, but equal.

Any thoughts?

[TwilightZone]

1. Treason involves a declared enemy and active hostilities.

This is more like sedition.

[Vivid Lizard]

5. I Agree

You are right, TwilightZone... it is more like sedition. Good call.

[spanone]

2. trump has done everything humanly possible to suppress the vote

[abqtommy]

3. At least we need to make sure that voter suppression is considered a very serious crime

and is punished appropriately. Nothing less will do.

[randr]

4. Any attempt to interfer in, deny, or make a hardship out of casting a ballot

needs a new class of criminality. It may not hold up to the level of treason but it still needs dire consequences imposed as rapidly as possible.