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groundloop

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9. The ONLY way repubs cling to power is by making voting more difficult for 'certain' groups

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Sun Nov 6, 2016, 09:42 AM

Nov 2016

Be it gerrymandering House districts, cutting down on the number of voting machines in predominately minority neighborhoods, purging voter rolls, restricting early voting, fighting against instant voter registration. Their version of democracy is one in which only people like them have a voice.

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Nevada GOP Chairman Laments That �Certain Groups� Got More Time To Vote [View all] bucolic_frolic Nov 2016 OP

Time to Whip out that Mexican thing.. Cha Nov 2016 #1

Are these people that dumb? DeminPennswoods Nov 2016 #2

There is that kooky crazy law thingy again DK504 Nov 2016 #14

If there was still a line at 8pm, one of the election board would get in the line at back Demit Nov 2016 #18

Let me think about that.... paleotn Nov 2016 #20

"�Certain Groups� Got More Time To Vote" GOLGO 13 Nov 2016 #4

�'It wasn�t in an area that normally has high transition.'" BumRushDaShow Nov 2016 #5

The nerve! Do those election officials think this is a democracy? tanyev Nov 2016 #6

Tell the creep if they didn't get rid of the majority of polling places for the minorities, and judesedit Nov 2016 #7

O for the days when the ballot was restricted thucythucy Nov 2016 #8

The ONLY way repubs cling to power is by making voting more difficult for 'certain' groups groundloop Nov 2016 #9

GOP = Voter suppression. dalton99 Nov 2016 #10

A "certain group" - you mean like AMERICANS?!?! George II Nov 2016 #11

Ones that actually work for a living. SwankyXomb Nov 2016 #13

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2016 #12

Perhaps the concern should be that there's such long lines Amimnoch Nov 2016 #15

Thump the party that profiles your vote in racial terms. ffr Nov 2016 #16

So keeping the polls open is rigging the election? That's some warped logic. bitterross Nov 2016 #17