And the same people who enforced the system of White Supremacy and bigotry have fully gained control of the Republican Party of today. The GOP is the KKK. And conservatives *know it*. They pretend not to, but they *know* what they represent.
lifting_cardio on
Imagine thinking racism only occurs as a result of direct actions, not systemically created policies.
The GOP is cooked AF
jessyxivy on
it’s good to see people coming together for voting rights. never take that right for granted, it’s crucial for democracy.
Solarpanel20 on
In a town that has about 30% voting participation. Maybe they should actually vote, rather than just say they want to.
Alwaystired254 on
Oh that’s unfortunate. Seems a bit late now
GoWest1223 on
Republicans have told the blacks to get in the back.
Choice-of-SteinsGate on
Republicans knew exactly what they were doing when they schemed their way through the courts to dilute the minority vote by challenging section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
What’s even worse is how Republicans are trying to justify it by intentionally misleading voters about the purpose of the law. It’s not the first time they’ve tried to argue in bad faith that protections for marginalized or disenfranchised groups are discriminatory, or that laws addressing historic inequities are oppressive towards *them.*
Their goal isn’t to prevent gerrymandering of any kind, that much is obvious.
Their goal is to consolidate power by suppressing the vote and disenfranchising large swaths of democratic voters.
Section 2 is a historically significant provision meant to block racial gerrymandering efforts that fracture this voting population and rob them of their agency.
But Republicans would have you believe that the Voting Rights Act is in itself “racist.”
It’s an ass-backwards rationalization that they’ve relied on so often in the past to defend a status quo of systemic inequality. A status quo that has historically worked out in their favor.
They also argue that section 2 is no longer necessary because modern America is “colorblind.”
This argument is quickly dispelled by the fact that Republicans are now rushing to establish new voting maps that will deliberately disenfranchise minorities and put more white Republicans in power.
Republicans try to disguise their voter suppression tactics as a painstaking effort to “protect election integrity,” but they’re not protecting anything other than their own political interests and electoral advantages.
They have been suppressing the vote for years while taking advantage of voter geography.
The GOP has also frequently targeted election procedures/conveniences like early voting, mail in balloting, polling accessibility and extended polling hours, existing voting laws, automatic/same day voting registration, ballot boxes, ranked choice voting, voting rights, standardized election security measures… Ask yourself WHY!?
Why Republicans are hell bent on making the voting process more challenging and meticulous, especially for citizens located in urban areas and cities, and with no evidence whatsoever that supports the need for these interventions and discriminatory laws.
They have the gall to claim that they’re safeguarding our elections from a growing list of foreign and domestic threats while making every effort to do the opposite, and while they themselves are the REAL threat to “election integrity.”
This whole campaign really started escalating post Jan 6th when they realized they could exploit MAGA’s unwitting belief in Trump’s “big lie” to sow distrust in our elections.
Their strategy has been to amplify Trump’s lies about “rigged” elections while also relying on all of the conspiracy theories, baseless allegations, and misinformation that has emerged in recent years to deceive the public and advocate for a nation-wide campaign of voter suppression.
Republicans are also abusing their trifecta and their control over state legislatures to give themselves the unilateral say on how maps are drawn—no referendum necessary.
In Texas, Republican legislators took it upon themselves to redraw maps mid-census, with no input from voters.
In California, the decision was ultimately left up to a vote.
This perfectly illustrates the difference between authoritarianism and democracy.
And in recent years especially, Republicans have been taking advantage of the naivety and distrust of their voters to empower themselves with more legal authority to challenge election results and obtain more control over the electoral process.
To make matters worse, Trump has been mobilizing trigger happy ICE thugs to US cities around the country where he likely plans to use this paramilitary force to intimidate voters in upcoming elections.
Then there’s Trump’s threats to “nationalize” US elections, just another example showing the lengths that Trump and Republicans will go to erode democracy as they try to consolidate power.
So much for “states rights…” An argument almost always posited in bad faith by conservatives who seem to believe that federal overreach is only acceptable when THEY do it.
Other systemic problems impede free and fair elections too. Issues that Republicans have either deliberately ignored or have failed to properly address.
Like foreign election meddling and the awful Citizens United ruling.
Like campaign finance corruption and the political power and influence of billionaires.
If MAGA is truly intent on “protecting election integrity,” they should focus on the myriad systemic issues that Trump/Republicans continue to exploit to their advantage instead of obsessing over baseless conspiracy theories.
Sadly, they’ve managed quite effectively to distract their voters from these ongoing efforts to erode the Democratic process by instead engaging them with culture wars and scapegoating immigrants, minorites and marginalized groups who they insist you blame for all of our nation’s problems, like non-existent, widespread voter fraud.
Yes, as it turns out, Republicans have always been the *real* threat to election security.
CpnStumpy on
I mean, every event so far seems to indicate that you will in fact go back to Jim Crow…
MXliga on
Yes you will go it’s what you voted for and you know you Mississippi is always vote red you vote against yourselves
defianceofone on
Maybe all their children can also come out to vote instead of deepthroating braindead TikToks.
NegativeRaspberry264 on
Most of America needs to do this or your way of life is over. Never trust conservatives. Not that dems are a shining example but damn, historically democrats have never targeted voting rights like this. Dems are 5 steps forward, 10 steps back.
Republicans are no steps forward, 50 steps back
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And the same people who enforced the system of White Supremacy and bigotry have fully gained control of the Republican Party of today. The GOP is the KKK. And conservatives *know it*. They pretend not to, but they *know* what they represent.
Imagine thinking racism only occurs as a result of direct actions, not systemically created policies.
The GOP is cooked AF
it’s good to see people coming together for voting rights. never take that right for granted, it’s crucial for democracy.
In a town that has about 30% voting participation. Maybe they should actually vote, rather than just say they want to.
Oh that’s unfortunate. Seems a bit late now
Republicans have told the blacks to get in the back.
Republicans knew exactly what they were doing when they schemed their way through the courts to dilute the minority vote by challenging section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
What’s even worse is how Republicans are trying to justify it by intentionally misleading voters about the purpose of the law. It’s not the first time they’ve tried to argue in bad faith that protections for marginalized or disenfranchised groups are discriminatory, or that laws addressing historic inequities are oppressive towards *them.*
Their goal isn’t to prevent gerrymandering of any kind, that much is obvious.
Their goal is to consolidate power by suppressing the vote and disenfranchising large swaths of democratic voters.
Section 2 is a historically significant provision meant to block racial gerrymandering efforts that fracture this voting population and rob them of their agency.
But Republicans would have you believe that the Voting Rights Act is in itself “racist.”
It’s an ass-backwards rationalization that they’ve relied on so often in the past to defend a status quo of systemic inequality. A status quo that has historically worked out in their favor.
They also argue that section 2 is no longer necessary because modern America is “colorblind.”
This argument is quickly dispelled by the fact that Republicans are now rushing to establish new voting maps that will deliberately disenfranchise minorities and put more white Republicans in power.
Republicans try to disguise their voter suppression tactics as a painstaking effort to “protect election integrity,” but they’re not protecting anything other than their own political interests and electoral advantages.
They have been suppressing the vote for years while taking advantage of voter geography.
The GOP has also frequently targeted election procedures/conveniences like early voting, mail in balloting, polling accessibility and extended polling hours, existing voting laws, automatic/same day voting registration, ballot boxes, ranked choice voting, voting rights, standardized election security measures… Ask yourself WHY!?
Why Republicans are hell bent on making the voting process more challenging and meticulous, especially for citizens located in urban areas and cities, and with no evidence whatsoever that supports the need for these interventions and discriminatory laws.
They have the gall to claim that they’re safeguarding our elections from a growing list of foreign and domestic threats while making every effort to do the opposite, and while they themselves are the REAL threat to “election integrity.”
This whole campaign really started escalating post Jan 6th when they realized they could exploit MAGA’s unwitting belief in Trump’s “big lie” to sow distrust in our elections.
Their strategy has been to amplify Trump’s lies about “rigged” elections while also relying on all of the conspiracy theories, baseless allegations, and misinformation that has emerged in recent years to deceive the public and advocate for a nation-wide campaign of voter suppression.
Republicans are also abusing their trifecta and their control over state legislatures to give themselves the unilateral say on how maps are drawn—no referendum necessary.
In Texas, Republican legislators took it upon themselves to redraw maps mid-census, with no input from voters.
In California, the decision was ultimately left up to a vote.
This perfectly illustrates the difference between authoritarianism and democracy.
And in recent years especially, Republicans have been taking advantage of the naivety and distrust of their voters to empower themselves with more legal authority to challenge election results and obtain more control over the electoral process.
To make matters worse, Trump has been mobilizing trigger happy ICE thugs to US cities around the country where he likely plans to use this paramilitary force to intimidate voters in upcoming elections.
Then there’s Trump’s threats to “nationalize” US elections, just another example showing the lengths that Trump and Republicans will go to erode democracy as they try to consolidate power.
So much for “states rights…” An argument almost always posited in bad faith by conservatives who seem to believe that federal overreach is only acceptable when THEY do it.
Other systemic problems impede free and fair elections too. Issues that Republicans have either deliberately ignored or have failed to properly address.
Like foreign election meddling and the awful Citizens United ruling.
Like campaign finance corruption and the political power and influence of billionaires.
If MAGA is truly intent on “protecting election integrity,” they should focus on the myriad systemic issues that Trump/Republicans continue to exploit to their advantage instead of obsessing over baseless conspiracy theories.
Sadly, they’ve managed quite effectively to distract their voters from these ongoing efforts to erode the Democratic process by instead engaging them with culture wars and scapegoating immigrants, minorites and marginalized groups who they insist you blame for all of our nation’s problems, like non-existent, widespread voter fraud.
Yes, as it turns out, Republicans have always been the *real* threat to election security.
I mean, every event so far seems to indicate that you will in fact go back to Jim Crow…
Yes you will go it’s what you voted for and you know you Mississippi is always vote red you vote against yourselves
Maybe all their children can also come out to vote instead of deepthroating braindead TikToks.
Most of America needs to do this or your way of life is over. Never trust conservatives. Not that dems are a shining example but damn, historically democrats have never targeted voting rights like this. Dems are 5 steps forward, 10 steps back.
Republicans are no steps forward, 50 steps back