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Hestia

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22. It's time to have a conversation about Universal Registration for voting in order to

Reply to Live and Learn (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 03:56 PM

Oct 2012

eliminate voter disenfranchisement. Take power away from 50 different fiefdoms. Very interesting segment on Up! With Chris Hayes just this very morning about this conversation and as to why the EC is actually a hold over from slavery that benefited the former slaving owning states. The is no benefit today of the EC and would be with direct voting of the president.

I like that term - Universal Registration and making voting a Federal Program, instead of 50 different ones.

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Supreme Court weighs new look at voting rights law [View all] Live and Learn Oct 2012 OP

Why do I get the feeling it will be a 5 to 4 BlueCaliDem Oct 2012 #1

Yep and if anything, this election cycle has shown that Live and Learn Oct 2012 #2

+1,000. freshwest Oct 2012 #5

Of what use is striking it down? defacto7 Oct 2012 #17

I don't understand your question. It is precisely Live and Learn Oct 2012 #21

glad you figured it out! defacto7 Oct 2012 #31

Someone? heaven05 Oct 2012 #34

The very billh58 Oct 2012 #6

The SCOTUS has nothing to do with carrying concealed glacierbay Oct 2012 #26

I was thinking the same thing when I read the article davidpdx Oct 2012 #27

Change the least democratic part of the government Anthony McCarthy Oct 2012 #3

We can neuter BlueCaliDem Oct 2012 #8

Absolutely agreed. defacto7 Oct 2012 #20

Time is on our side. The longer we hold the white house, the more their chances of alfredo Oct 2012 #23

hear, hear! defacto7 Oct 2012 #18

Really? bigregg4838 Oct 2012 #4

If this donnasgirl Oct 2012 #7

The Extent of Voter Suppression in This Election Coyotl Oct 2012 #9

Truly frightening. nt Live and Learn Oct 2012 #12

The source of this fascism is ALEC Coyotl Oct 2012 #16

DOJ--->ALEC-->RICO... conspiracy to deny voting rights oldhippydude Oct 2012 #28

It may have been introduced in Oregon davidpdx Oct 2012 #25

The final map, of states where laws passed, looks like the racist south and the key swings Coyotl Oct 2012 #29

that is disturbing argiel1234 Oct 2012 #36

On every imaginable front--shaving points bit by bit really adds up in the end. Coyotl Oct 2012 #37

They are like rabid dogs. lalalu Oct 2012 #10

Think of all the things RepubliCONS want to bring back from the dust-heap of history. fasttense Oct 2012 #32

yep heaven05 Oct 2012 #35

in freefall -LOKI -BAD FOR YA Oct 2012 #33

??? heaven05 Oct 2012 #11

I believe in open hostility against racists. Speak up in public. L0oniX Oct 2012 #13

I feel heaven05 Oct 2012 #14

We still have DOJ observers here in Arizona. ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #15

I suspect they won't take up the case. If they do, I suspect it will be upheld. NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #19

It's time to have a conversation about Universal Registration for voting in order to Hestia Oct 2012 #22

Everyone should be registered at all times, without exception Coyotl Oct 2012 #30

Geez, I cannot state how much this disgusts me, benld74 Oct 2012 #24