"...this brings us closer to a democracy, which y'know, that is not a good thing."

[Nevilledog]

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Republican Matt Bliss in the Minnesota legislature:

"The national popular vote, I know some people say that it strengthens each individual vote, but this brings us closer to a democracy, which y'know, that is not a good thing."


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7:38 AM · Apr 8, 2023

[Cha]

1. No, Asshole.. Democracy is a Great THING.

Stupid Putin Puppet.

[Liberal In Texas]

2. The old Constitutional Republic nonsense. Because "Republic" sounds like Republican.

And "Democracy" Democrats. So it can't be a Democracy.

What they actually want is an autocracy, strongman rule with religious tyranny.

[pandr32]

3. He's just calling it like he sees it.

Democracy means lifting up the rights and opportunities for all people, which means the 'others'. He wants that power in the hands of people like himself.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. The concept of everyone allowed a vote is what makes America great.

[ancianita]

5. See how ignorant they are? Democracy means Democrat? WTF

[B.See]

6. Is it really any surprise that fascists FEAR the vote of the people??

Republicans have said so themselves. On NUMEROUS occasions:

Trump says Republicans would ‘never’ be elected again if it was easier to vote - The Guardian

Mitch McConnell Admits That Republicans Lose When More People Vote – Mother Jones

The real reason Republicans are blocking voting rights legislation - CNN Politics

No More Pretending: Republicans Admit Vote Restrictions Are All About Winning - Washington Monthly

Lindsey Graham: We have to stop people from voting so Republicans can win - American Independent

‘Everybody Shouldn’t Be Voting,’ Republican Blurts Out - NY Mag

[Hermit-The-Prog]

7. People need to understand the goal of Russiapublicans.

[thesquanderer]

8. I understand his point, but...

... I'm reminded again that, whenever someone chooses to play the "state's rights" card (which is not an inherently indefensible perspective), it seems it always ends up being for something awful.

[JanLip]

9. And there it is....

A republican admitting it.

Jan

[librechik]

10. Democracy is all right as long as it serves me. But Democrats...

They should all be lynched? This person is stupider and crueler than the original Rebels. Let them have their colony of racist slaveholding misogynists. See how far they can rule with that. But we did that already, and it is just an opportunity for the rich to loot the treasury.

No, no we must do everything we can do to defeat them. It will be hard because they cheat and then say we are the cheaters. So infuriating!

[uponit7771]

11. They're bold enough now to say what they truly feel outloud

[sakabatou]

12. He might as well come out and say dictatorships are the way to govern