"I don't want everybody to vote"

[Enrique]

http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/i-dont-want-everybody-vote

The lower the turnout tomorrow, the better Mitt Romney will do. It’s always been this way for Republicans. Anyone who doubts that needs to watch the video below.
The media frequently reports on right-wing and GOP voter suppression efforts, but they rarely acknowledge the root cause – Republicans do better when fewer people vote. This is the driving force behind the GOP’s draconian voter ID laws and efforts to limit early voting, voter registration drives, and provisional voting.

The right wing and GOP have whipped up hysteria around voter fraud, which is virtually non-existent, in order to justify roadblocks to voting for millions of Americans. I’ll let Paul Weyrich explain why.

Weyrich is widely regarded as the “founding father of the conservative movement.” He founded ALEC and co-founded the Heritage Foundation, Moral Majority, Council for National Policy, and Free Congress Foundation, among others.

Speaking more than 30 years ago at a right-wing conference in Dallas, Weyrich set out the case for voter suppression. The right-wing and GOP are still acting on it to this day.

[meadowlark5]

1. Yep. The Godfather of the voter suppession movement

They know it all too well that if everyone was mandated to vote in this country like they are in Australia - republicans would never be the majority in congress or hold the presidency. At least not the rethug party of this past 15yrs. Can't win on ideas or policy so steal the vote and suppress the vote. It's the only option.

[avaistheone1]

2. Sending this to friends who are not sure whether they will vote or not.

Thank you for posting this.

[Nika]

3. It is the height of fascist thought to suppress the vote

We need to lower the boom on these folks.

[midnight]

4. K&R

[GoCubsGo]

5. Thank you for the reminder.

Everyone needs to see this.

[caveat_imperator]

6. If a hell exists

this fascist is burning in it.

[underpants]

7. Weyrich went bankrupt because he had two separate ailments and couldn't afford the med costs

this was before OBAMACARE. Well before.