Stolen-Election Myth Fuels GOP Drive to Rewrite Rules

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Stolen-Election Myth Fuels GOP Drive to Rewrite Rules

February 27, 2021 at 3:16 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 83 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2021/02/27/stolen-election-myth-fuels-gop-drive-to-rewrite-rules/

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“Led by loyalists who embrace former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of a stolen election, Republicans in state legislatures nationwide are mounting extraordinary efforts to change the rules of voting and representation — and enhance their own political clout,” the New York Times reports.

“At the top of those efforts is a slew of bills raising new barriers to casting votes, particularly the mail ballots that Democrats flocked to in the 2020 election. But other measures go well beyond that, including tweaking Electoral College and judicial election rules for the benefit of Republicans; clamping down on citizen-led ballot initiatives; and outlawing private donations that provide resources for administering elections, which were crucial to the smooth November vote.”

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[DBoon]

1. K&R

[SheltieLover]

2. K&R!

[stillcool]

3. that has nothing to do with a myth...

that's the reality that Republicans can't win elections if people can vote, and those votes are counted.

[BComplex]

4. If Biden is smart, he's going to have a law with reconcilliation that declares mail is the proper

way to vote.

On edit, make it illegal for states to do any type of voter suppression with penalty of losing federal funding for anything.

Ok. It's Saturday night.

[Crunchy Frog]

5. They're whipping up the myth to provide justification

for passing anti-democratic laws and policies.

They count on the rubes buying into it.

[Cha]

6. Of course.. that was the plan.