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2016 Postmortem

meow2u3

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5. Now repukes are put in a position to find a pretext...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon May 27, 2013, 03:20 PM

May 2013

...for opposing the affirmative right to vote.

This is how you expose reTHUGS as the tyrants they are. If they vote no on the proposed amdendment, they're have to explain themselves to their constituents and hope most of them aren't wise to their hostility to equal voting rights under the law.

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Congressmen Propose The Mother Of All Voting Rights Protections [View all] DonViejo May 2013 OP

Agreed. There should be a U.S. Constitutional Amendment for the right to vote to combat and BlueCaliDem May 2013 #1

Lets slip in some legislation while we're at it Blue Owl May 2013 #2

+1,000 Scuba May 2013 #3

You beat me to my sarcastic version: BadgerKid May 2013 #11

Perhaps get instant runoff voting added too? cascadiance May 2013 #13

+1 freedom fighter jh May 2013 #19

"voter-verified paper ballot as the ballot of record" elehhhhna May 2013 #26

And make Federal Election Day a National Holiday--you HAVE to have time off to vote if you choose. Volaris May 2013 #30

makes sense Bannakaffalatta May 2013 #4

Now repukes are put in a position to find a pretext... meow2u3 May 2013 #5

Exactly Exen Trik May 2013 #6

They will say pnwmom May 2013 #7

There are other countries (I believe) that allow their inmates to vote Proud Liberal Dem May 2013 #18

All inmates? Even murderers? pnwmom May 2013 #22

The Amendment under discussion does not seem to draw any "lines" Proud Liberal Dem May 2013 #23

And maybe it should! freedom fighter jh May 2013 #20

If you're seriously saying a murderer deserves the right to vote pnwmom May 2013 #21

Why does a murderer not have the right to vote? nt freedom fighter jh May 2013 #24

An argument can and would be made pnwmom May 2013 #25

I can agree on your second point. freedom fighter jh May 2013 #27

There won't be a vote. Mr.Bill May 2013 #29

Be RUTHLESS when the GOP Votes against this chuckstevens May 2013 #8

The Republican argument is that people are too stupid to vote, rhett o rick May 2013 #9

This, and reversing Citizens United. 99th_Monkey May 2013 #10

Good idea, bad wording. NYC Liberal May 2013 #12

Who's watching the black boxes tabulating the votes? blkmusclmachine May 2013 #14

The right to vote is on the hit list. ElizabethWarren2016 May 2013 #15

The stated amendment doesn't allow for any limitations to voting. Kablooie May 2013 #16

A DAMN good start! 66 dmhlt May 2013 #17

The GOP... nikto May 2013 #28