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Rhiannon12866

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22. You're more than welcome!
Sun Jul 30, 2017, 07:09 AM
Jul 2017

And we also had a very checkered past when it comes to voting rights, literacy tests, poll taxes, the list goes on - that prevented people from voting. Even now (after the Supreme Court struck down the heart of the 1965 Voting Rights Act), we're seeing all kinds of abuses - changes in polling places and partisan changes to voting districts. You'd think we'd have these issues straightened out by now, but the individual states now have more authority to do whatever they want.

And it's not the first time that we've had these problems. Back in 2000 the Supreme Court decided the election rather than the people - and we paid a heavy price for that. As for the Electoral College, that isn't going away anytime soon, criticized as it's been. Though we are fortunate to have the Constitution that we do since that's one way we have of upholding the law - unfortunately we doubt that Trump has ever even read it.

But right now there's an investigation going on and we're all placing our hopes on that. In the meantime, things get worse every day and it's difficult to be patient.

The Mooch is loose!!! underpants Jul 2017 #1
+1 dalton99a Jul 2017 #2
Abandon ship!!!!!!!!!!!! Initech Jul 2017 #3
+2 underpants Jul 2017 #5
I pointed that out in this week's Top 10! Initech Jul 2017 #6
K&R Gothmog Jul 2017 #4
Oh, Lordy not fooled Jul 2017 #7
God these Republicans .. yuiyoshida Jul 2017 #8
This fine nation's hottest shit show jumps the shark in Season 2. Corvo Bianco Jul 2017 #9
Except for one thing Master_Monstruwacan Jul 2017 #10
Upside Down Rainbow Flag? BBG Jul 2017 #11
More like "worst week YET". They're just hitting their stride. flibbitygiblets Jul 2017 #12
July used to be a slow news month Snake Plissken Jul 2017 #13
The wheels are coming off apkhgp Jul 2017 #14
What wine goes best with Schadenfreude? Fritz Walter Jul 2017 #15
We seem to be saying this every week - "worst week ever". George II Jul 2017 #16
hello from belgium syringis Jul 2017 #17
Welcome to DU! TexasTowelie Jul 2017 #18
Thank you for welcoming ;) syringis Jul 2017 #20
Hello, Sabrine! And welcome to DU! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #19
Thank you Rhiannon12866 ;) syringis Jul 2017 #21
You're more than welcome! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #22
I wish i were more fluent in english :-) syringis Jul 2017 #23
Your English is just fine, better than a lot of native speakers, LOL Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #24
Thank you for your reassurance, Syringis. Hortensis Aug 2017 #25
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