In fact, Texas (and several others) seem to have actually re-instituted the poll tax: You must buy an “appropriate” ID which can only by bought in person, in locations that are hard to reach by public transit. Oh and they’ve also closed a lot of the easy to reach polling places, forcing people to wait in line for up to 8 or 10 hours to vote.
If they actually wanted people to vote, they could take a look at Oregon’s system. Which is not just easy for voters to use, but low tech and much less expensive to buy AND to maintain and operate than electronic voting booths. And unhackable (It’s paper)
Electoral college. Originally appointing Senators instead of electing them. Poll taxes. Knowledge tests before allowing citizens to register to vote. Closing polling places. Non-verifiable voting procedures. Amazing the measures taken in this nation, the bastion of freedom and democracy, to keep citizenry from expressing their will.
Ok… How in all these comments has NO ONE brought up Battletoads?! That game is damn near impossible to beat! I have tried it time and time again, even with instant save options, and by gum it just doesn’t seem to make a difference! Whoever programmed that game was a Sadist!
Your quite the idiot, McFathead. Obviously no one ever told you about the 24th Amendment which made poll taxes UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Even he won’t try to overtly overturn the Constitution itself. GOP pols will that for him…as will crypto-liberals, like yourself….
According to a relative from Wisconsin, they are saying that if you have not voted in the last 4 years, you will be taken off the list of registered voters. Which means just about the time of the presidential election, a lot of people might suddenly discover they are no longer registered. The GOP claims this is only an effort to purge the lists of people who no longer vote. But the time limit on that seems VERY suspect. Why not 5 years? Or 10?
Concretionist about 4 years ago
In fact, Texas (and several others) seem to have actually re-instituted the poll tax: You must buy an “appropriate” ID which can only by bought in person, in locations that are hard to reach by public transit. Oh and they’ve also closed a lot of the easy to reach polling places, forcing people to wait in line for up to 8 or 10 hours to vote.
If they actually wanted people to vote, they could take a look at Oregon’s system. Which is not just easy for voters to use, but low tech and much less expensive to buy AND to maintain and operate than electronic voting booths. And unhackable (It’s paper)
mattro65 about 4 years ago
Paper ballots in that box…
mattro65 about 4 years ago
Very few Republicans would admit what Roberts does in the final panel. If only the real life Roberts had that much integrity.
braindead Premium Member about 4 years ago
Republicans, now the Party of Trump, will not recognize anything in this cartoon.
Masterskrain Premium Member about 4 years ago
Republicans KNOW they cannot win a fair election, so they HAVE to lie, cheat and do whatever else they have to do to “win”.
mourdac Premium Member about 4 years ago
Electoral college. Originally appointing Senators instead of electing them. Poll taxes. Knowledge tests before allowing citizens to register to vote. Closing polling places. Non-verifiable voting procedures. Amazing the measures taken in this nation, the bastion of freedom and democracy, to keep citizenry from expressing their will.
WestNYC Premium Member about 4 years ago
Install these measures in the MAGA precincts.
snookdog69 about 4 years ago
What about the hanging chads that cost us one election>
Vidrinath Premium Member about 4 years ago
This is so accurately dystopian.
willie_mctell about 4 years ago
The Golden Age of Vote Fraud was a time of all paper ballots. It’s not the way voting is done, it’s the desire to manipulate the total.
elisem4 about 4 years ago
From the great people who brought you the Citizens United decision.
garcalej about 4 years ago
Could be worse. They could have installed Contra.
pamela welch Premium Member about 4 years ago
Spot on Brian, sadly so.
ArtieEl about 4 years ago
Ok… How in all these comments has NO ONE brought up Battletoads?! That game is damn near impossible to beat! I have tried it time and time again, even with instant save options, and by gum it just doesn’t seem to make a difference! Whoever programmed that game was a Sadist!
KenseidenXL about 4 years ago
Your quite the idiot, McFathead. Obviously no one ever told you about the 24th Amendment which made poll taxes UNCONSTITUTIONAL! Even he won’t try to overtly overturn the Constitution itself. GOP pols will that for him…as will crypto-liberals, like yourself….
Lupin III about 4 years ago
According to a relative from Wisconsin, they are saying that if you have not voted in the last 4 years, you will be taken off the list of registered voters. Which means just about the time of the presidential election, a lot of people might suddenly discover they are no longer registered. The GOP claims this is only an effort to purge the lists of people who no longer vote. But the time limit on that seems VERY suspect. Why not 5 years? Or 10?