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usaf-vet

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19. Since the early 1980 REPUBLICANS have wanted to suppress voting.

Reply to UCmeNdc (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 10:41 AM

Mar 2019

Paul Weyrich. The father of voter suppresion

It is as simple as this. "The GOO GOO Syndrome"

"Now many of our Christians have what I call the "goo goo" syndrome. Good Government. They want everybody to vote. I don't want everybody to vote. Elections are not won by a majority of people. They never have been from the beginning of our country, and they are not now. As a matter of fact, our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down."

https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Interesting_ALEC_Quotes

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Republicans are having a meltdown over a House election reform bill (HR1) [View all] UCmeNdc Mar 2019 OP

Years ago I was talking with a Local Republican Committee Man Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #1

In the Walker days...... Firestorm49 Mar 2019 #13

no meltdown as the GOP KNOWS it will NEVER be a law or even have a VOTE on it, like saying GOP beachbum bob Mar 2019 #2

Yes, a meltdown. It will be an issue in 2020, esp if Mueller report is large AND PUBLIC. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #4

Democracy is safeinOhio Mar 2019 #3

No, it is not. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #5

I will refer you to a quote by Ayn Rand safeinOhio Mar 2019 #7

Here on DU we do not respect Ayn Rand as a definer or arbiter of democracy. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #8

based on her fiction kwijybo Mar 2019 #17

Cato org a Libertarian think tank... safeinOhio Mar 2019 #22

Even though the Turtle Freddie Mar 2019 #6

Congress includes the Senate. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #11

Excellent Tactic DownriverDem Mar 2019 #9

+1. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2019 #10

Damn straight! Firestorm49 Mar 2019 #15

This bill will not pass. It won't even come up for a vote. Fla Dem Mar 2019 #18

But it's smart to show the American people exactly who the Russiapublicans are. lagomorph777 Mar 2019 #20

Here's a better link... thesquanderer Mar 2019 #12

Turtle inaction JHB Mar 2019 #14

This will be a good topic to ask republicans about during town hall meetings. mysteryowl Mar 2019 #16

Since the early 1980 REPUBLICANS have wanted to suppress voting. usaf-vet Mar 2019 #19

Where are the republicans on... duforsure Mar 2019 #21