Of all the restrictive voting laws that have been proposed or passed how is this one justified:

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44. How many people?

How many people don't vote because they get thirsty in line? This is a non-issue and most people know it. Continuing to raise it only serves to take attention off real voter suppression issues (like the long lines themselves) and allows the right to dismiss the entire subject altogether.

When people try to make a lot of noise over inconsequential minutiae with no real world impact, it's because they are trying to distract from the real issues at play. When it comes to getting people to vote, eliviating thirst doesn't move the needle and yet that is what the media wants you to focus on. Why? Because a middle of the road swing voter who doesn't do a lot of in depth political analysis thinks "if you think you might get thirsty in a line, bring a water bottle" and moves along while dismissing all criticism from the left on voting rights as nonsense. You would think we would be smart enough to not fall for these distraction tactics, but we continue to do so over and over again.