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In reply to the discussion: How about a Voters' Revolution? [View all]MineralMan
(151,214 posts)While there is, no doubt, some manipulation, I don't think there is nearly as much as some people believe. As you suggest, the answer is very careful observation of every polling place, right through the voting and counting process. That's in place in many areas, but should be in place in every precinct.
The thing is that if there is a large margin, it's virtually impossible to turn that off, and that's what's behind my idea of going out and registering and encouraging voters who are not now participating. If, and that's a big if, we turned out a huge percentage of current non-voters, I believe it would be impossible to thwart their will on a national basis.
The goal is to create an unbreakable majority in our legislatures. Once that happens, the changes needed to the voting system could easily be put in place, except for a few red state holdouts. And even they would end up losing their quest in time. We need changes, but changes can only occur through legislation under our system. To make those changes, we need a majority that can override any local inequities and implement what is needed.
I'm not suggesting that every jurisdiction will suddenly be fair. I'm suggesting that we can achieve that majority, regardless of those inequities.