GQP podcaster wants to make it harder to vote: 'Voters should show proof of income'

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In a video posted to his website this Sunday, right-wing commentator Josh Bernstein said that states need to ramp up their voter suppression efforts, saying that while he agreed with Donald Trump’s ideas about voting, he isn’t going far enough.

“We cannot have early voting,” Bernstein said. “We should have one day to vote, and no, it should not be [a day] off, okay? You either go before work, you either go on your lunch break, or you go after work. That’s it. If you can’t get there in that one day, then it wasn’t important enough for you, and to be quite frank, I don’t want you to vote. If you can’t make it in that one day, stay home.”

Bernstein went on to say that the U.S. must “raise the voting age to a minimum of 21” and every voter must provide “proof of income” when they show up to vote.
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“I want proof of income at the polling stations,” he said “I want to see that you have skin in the game and that you are not planning on sponging off of the system. … I’m talking about people on welfare and things like that, that have been on the system and have been exploiting the system for many, many, many years. They should not be allowed to vote. You should have skin in the game because you’re probably going to vote for the people that are going to keep you dependent on them, and that’s not good for the country.”

“I’ll admit it,” Bernstein added. “I want to make it harder to vote in America, not easier.”


https://deadstate.org/pro-trump-podcaster-wants-to-make-it-harder-to-vote-voters-should-show-proof-of-income/

[TwilightZone]

1. Ah, but he loves the Constitution...

while he pushes several things that are clearly unconstitutional.

People like this should be mocked out of society. Alas, they are not.

[lagomorph777]

9. Yeah, that's explicitly prohibited.

Just a typical GQP douche.

[Mike 03]

2. "Proof of income"

I guess many in the top 1% won't be voting then, unless you count money from the sale of equities, dividends, and interest income as income.

Next he'll want copies of taxes, estates, wills, trusts and total net worth.

[dragonlady]

6. And what about Social Security recipients?

[MiniMe]

11. They have income

This guy is just a douche

[dragonlady]

13. You are right about him

But he would consider Social Security, like welfare, as "sponging off the system." And many have no other source of income beyond Social Security.

[MiniMe]

14. If he thinks that, he is a fool too

Social Security is totally paid for.

[madaboutharry]

3. He should just say it out loud:

What he really would like is for voting to be restricted to White land owners and for black and brown people to count as 3/5 of a person.

I am sick of these racists.

[kcr]

4. Not even remotely constitutional

What a jackass.

[Yonnie3]

10. You read my thoughts

and posted them whilst I was deciding if jackass or just ass was more suitable.

[JohnnyRingo]

5. Trump expressed shock that felons and welfare recipients...

...were allowed to cast ballots. Of course the republicans will make an effort to disenfranchise both.

I'm surprised that didn't get more attention.

[dchill]

7. "...and to be quite frank, I don't want you to vote."

That's it. Goodnight.

[sop]

8. Why not just bring back slavery while we're at it?

I've always believed if it were a ballot referendum, a majority of voters in certain states would re-establish slavery. If the Trump presidency demonstrated anything it's that we still live in a deeply racist country.

[SoonerPride]

12. Only income $500,000 need apply

Yeah, they love democracy.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

15. But they don't like being called fascists..... nt

[lindysalsagal]

16. A national minimum income would eliminate much of the red states the GQP needs to win.

Almost tempting....but unconstitutional.