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14. And let's not forget Paul Weyrich's famous statement mocking one person one vote

Sat Jun 6, 2015, 11:44 AM

Jun 2015

"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."

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Robert Reich Tells Republican Friend: "The Koch brothers are intent on stealing our democracy.� [View all] kpete Jun 2015 OP

All To True - I Will No Longer Settle For The Lesser Of Two Corporate Evils - Go Bernie Go cantbeserious Jun 2015 #1

I'm a Bernie supporter, too, but don't get why you saw a voting rights OP blm Jun 2015 #2

Lessor Of Two Corporate Evils - Mainstream Parties And Their "Anointed" Candidates cantbeserious Jun 2015 #4

Back up your claim and PROVE that Democrats are working against voting rights. blm Jun 2015 #7

Never Said That Democrats Were Working Against Voter Rights - Does Not Change The Fact cantbeserious Jun 2015 #9

So you use a voting rights thread as JUST an opportunity to hijack. blm Jun 2015 #12

Personal Attacks - A Very Poor Debating Technique cantbeserious Jun 2015 #13

A hijack is a hijack. blm Jun 2015 #16

Your posts on this thread are lame. Scuba Jun 2015 #33

You are always welcome to disagree with my observations, Scuba. blm Jun 2015 #36

You're pushing the same BS as the RWer Reich references - BOTH sides do the same blm Jun 2015 #27

Actaully just earlier today I learned Democrats also in some cases work against voting rights dreamnightwind Jun 2015 #26

Occasional violations is nowhere near wholesale disenfranchisement being WRITTEN INTO LAW. blm Jun 2015 #28

I mostly agree dreamnightwind Jun 2015 #29

Robert Reich is a patriot who Ilsa Jun 2015 #3

K&R jwirr Jun 2015 #5

Voting rights are being targeted EXCLUSIVELY by the GOP. NO Democrat is part of it blm Jun 2015 #6

+1 freshwest Jun 2015 #8

Democrats wouldn't because of the need of more voters participating the process JonLP24 Jun 2015 #11

And let's not forget Paul Weyrich's famous statement mocking one person one vote Overseas Jun 2015 #14

Yes. yardwork Jun 2015 #31

Stealing? Its already been sold to the highest bidders a long time ago JonLP24 Jun 2015 #10

yes. And yet my op saying just that was met with howls of outrage cali Jun 2015 #34

I censor myself quite a bit due to howls of outrage JonLP24 Jun 2015 #35

That conservative dope is just a blockhead with confirmation bias Populist_Prole Jun 2015 #15

Exactly - breitbart is his main source for information about this nation's governance, blm Jun 2015 #17

This canard they try to shove at us all the time - whining and mewling about how unfair it is calimary Jun 2015 #18

How many BILLIONS of dollars from RevMoon's propaganda empire went to GOP blm Jun 2015 #19

This ridiculous "George Soros = BAAAAAAD" meme has just gone TOO far. calimary Jun 2015 #20

Preaching to the choir, calimary - Still in the foxhole with you. blm Jun 2015 #21

Oh - I just thought of something. calimary Jun 2015 #22

I'll even throw in calimary Jun 2015 #23

"GEORGE SOROS!!!!! GEORGE SOROS!!1!! WHAT ABOUT GEORGE SOROS, YEW STEWPID LIBS???s@?" HughBeaumont Jun 2015 #38

Wow - what a quote! calimary Jun 2015 #39

George Soros has become a right-wing buzzword - like Solyndra or Benghazi LongTomH Jun 2015 #24

Soros' donation is pocket change on the RevMoon-Murdoch-Kochs-Adelson scale. blm Jun 2015 #37

I would only add to the title...stealing what is left of our democracy. I'm with Bernie, we're libdem4life Jun 2015 #25

well said and kpete Jun 2015 #30

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jun 2015 #32