What Worries Charlie Sykes Is The Willingness Of GOP 'To Throw Out The Popular Vote' - Deadline

[Rhiannon12866]

Former Senator Claire McCaskill and The Bulwark Editor-at-Large Charlie Sykes discuss the many states pushing voting restrictions and how these measures could impact future elections. Aired on 04/07/2021.

[Hugh_Lebowski]

1. He's 100% right, that is the scariest part ...

I wish more was being said about this, and everyone should be demanding that the CONDITIONS under which something like a legislature overriding the election results ... could be allowed to happen ... are clearly spelled out.

It absolutely CANNOT BE (allowed) that a state legislature can just simply decide to up and take a vote as to whether they 'approve' of the election result, based on ... nothing but 'we feel like it'.

But I've not heard anybody explain what those conditions are in these bills, so I'm afraid that's what these shitstain RePuQ's are setting up for themselves ... no restrictions on the conditions under which they can overturn our votes.

I feel like our side should be jumping up and down, hair on fire about THIS part of these bills, and there should be much more discussion overall about this. But I seem to hear very little about it.

We cannot wait until after an election to fight this bullshit.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I couldn't agree more!

They are basically saying that if "their side" doesn't win, the election isn't valid. So what is the point of voting at all? Like you said, there should be "hair on fire" about this provision, that's the way elections turn out in dictatorships like North Korea and the former USSR - whose leaders are the ones Trump sought to emulate and are not our allies in this world.

[sprinkleeninow]

4. What-sis-face got off on the notion that he could be emperor for life.

Just like his bromance kiss-kiss pooty has pronounced recently.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Same with Kim Jong-Un, his other "bromance"

What American in their right mind would vote for this??

[sprinkleeninow]

7. 'They' been living amongst us, in our midst. 'Former Entity'

sanctioned this mentality and it's out in the open and 'in your face'.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. That's the thing!

And yet people who grew up going to school in this country who must have been exposed to American/world history and civics still voted for this??

[Skittles]

3. not a good long-term strategy

that's the thing about the Greedy Old Pig party, they don't THINK long-term, they only think about money, right now....that's why they don't care about CLIMATE CHANGE

[Rhiannon12866]

6. Don't these selfish bastards have chidren - or grandchildren??

We know that Trump doesn't care about his, but the others must...

[Skittles]

11. not really

or else they WOULD care about things like.....climate change and gun control

they care about whatever they perceive makes them more $$$ right NOW

[PortTack]

8. I can't believe that a state legislator overruling the popular vote would stand up in court

[Rhiannon12866]

10. And I read today that Georgia Democratic State Rep. Park Cannon isn't going to be prosecuted

But what happened to her sets a terrible precedent!

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

12. The Republicans know that their best chance of winning is by cheating.

And since winning is everything, they are eager to cheat.