Steve Benson for January 17, 2022

I cannot disagree. IF the GOP has a policy, which I guess they do even though it’s not written or codified, it is the destruction of the US constitutional democracy.

Under authority from the original text of the Constitution that endows the states with the responsibility for managing elections, but gives final authority to the federal government to establish standards for federal elections, and the enabling clauses (enumerated powers to set regulations) in the amendments that gave the right to vote to African Americans, women, all adults age 18 and over and prohibited poll taxes or other means of excluding eligible voters, here is what the Freedom to Vote Act, written by Joe Manchin as a compromise proposal, actually includes:

• Makes Election Day a federal holiday

• Limits gerrymandering

• Requires states to allow 15 days of early voting (including two weekends)

• Expands automatic voter registration and election same-day registration

• Ballot integrity with national standard for verified paper ballots

• National voter ID standard including ease of documentation

• Requires voting machines to be manufactured in the United States

• Security and protection for nonpartisan election officials from partisan interference

• Shines a light on dark money

• Makes it harder for billionaires and special interests to buy elections

These provisions protect the right to vote for all eligible voters but only eligible voters and ensure a paper trail for later audits and verification. These provisions ensure election integrity which is what terrifies Republicans who know THEY CANNOT WIN ELECTIONS IF HONEST TURNOUT IS ENSURED.

All fifty Democratic senators support this bill. The only thing obstructing its passage is the sixty vote threshold required by the filibuster unless some kind of exception, carve-out or other reform is allowed to protect the sacred right to vote as we do for budget matters.

This November is the mid-term election.

I hope to see the Orange Baboons sorry @$$ in prison by then—or at least, under arrest.

Numerous Congressional races will be in play. Several Republicans who voted to impeach and to convict Trump on his 2nd impeachment have already announced they are not seeking re-election. But, as always, be sure to bone up on local and state elections, they are very influential over daily things.

If the hood fits…

DAMN ACCURATE!!!

First, take over all the courts by packing them with partisan toadies. Then we can control the electoral processes . Next, gerrymander all the voting districts, then we can control the election outcomes. With our majority controlled House and minority controlled Senate, we can control the legislative outcomes. After those actions are completed, control the press. Then we can smother all opposition and manage the opinions of our electorate. We will use their prejudices and ignorance to take over the education system. Next step … hell’s bells, there ain’t no “next step”.

foreign and domestic.

What’s the difference now between Southern Hospitality and Southern Heritage ? Is there a sign of the times ? Like the old “Whites Only” before it was taken down ?

The right of citizens to vote is a goal that some think is racist.

I’m sure they’d love to bring back the 3/5th compromise

‘Performative drivel’: Marco Rubio mocked and schooled after taking MLK quote out of context

Rubio has introduced legislation with far right extremist U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-IN) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), to “prohibit federal funding to promote divisive concepts, such as Critical Race Theory.” A companion bill was introduced in the House by U.S. Representatives Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) and Virginia Foxx (R-NC).

“When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.” Dr. Martin Luther King (1963)

It’s from the third paragraph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, and it exposes Rubio’s ignorance and hypocrisy.

https://www.rawstory.com/performative-drivel-marco-rubio-mocked-and-schooled-after-taking-mlk-quote-out-of-context/marco-rubio-buried-by-morning-joe-panel-for-pitching-a-hissy-fit-over-dem-staffer-s-vulgarity

‘How dare you’: GOP’s Kevin McCarthy faces backlash for Martin Luther King Day comments

“From the halls of Ebenezer Baptist Church to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, #MLK spent his life spreading what he called ‘the gospel of freedom.’ He never gave up and never preached hate. His words and example inspire us today as we celebrate a great American on #MLKDay,” McCarthy tweeted.

That brought on an immediate deluge of accusations of hypocrisy with one commenter responding, “How dare you quote King as you try to take voting rights as a party away from America’s people!”

https://www.rawstory.com/kevin-mccarthy-2656419668/

If the republigoons, their sycophants / apologists and their servants, including the ones who post here, have their way, we won’t have to worry about voting rights. They will do away with elections

One of the primary tenants of fascism is that the leader embodies the spirit and the will of the Volk so there is no need for elections. He alone knows what is best for the nation.

I see trump admits he lost the election now:

“Because somebody lost an election, our country is being totally destroyed.’”— Trump at AZ rally

MSNBC guest: Manchin and Sinema ‘are the white people Martin Luther King Jr. warned us about’

Elie Mystal, a justice correspondent for The Nation, asserted over the weekend that Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) “are the white people that Martin Luther King Jr. warned us about.”

“These are the white liberals who have no sense of urgency, commitment or integrity when it comes to the progress of justice in the country. And that’s just a fact.”

“I don’t know if they can live with themselves with that, but that is the reality,” he added.

https://www.rawstory.com/elie-mystal-manchin-sinema/

The party of Abraham Lincoln is now the party of Jefferson Davis

AGOLF TWITLER FINALLY SAYS IT OUT LOUD!!

During a rally on Saturday in Florence, Arizona, former President Donald Trump said no Republican will ever get elected if Senate Democrats pass their voting rights bill, which seeks to standardize voting election laws across the country and expand voting access.

The former president was referring to the “Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act,” a combination of two separate voting rights bills that were rolled into one during their passage in the House of Representatives on Thursday.

Under the bill, several requirements related to election administration, redistricting, and campaign finance would be instated, including:Declaring Election Day as a federal holiday. Restoring voting rights to formerly incarcerated people convicted of felonies. Prohibiting partisan gerrymandering by requiring states to use criteria when drawing new congressional districts. Creating more protections and allocating resources to serve voters with disabilities and overseas/military voters. Accepting a wide range of forms of non-photographic identification in places where ID is required to vote.

It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.

Albert Camus

Sorry the destruction of our democracy is being done by the Marxist democrats their so called voting rights bill os a only elect democrats bill they need to be sure that illegal aliens and dead people can vote and unlimited unvented mail in democrat ballots are counted

^ Mr. Gibberish Man

This one got me. It made me proud and sad at the same time. This highlights some things in our country that haven’t changed, though some of wish and fight with everything we have to make that change happen. Beautiful work, Mr. Benson.

Why is that sculpture unfinished?

The other day, I looked at a website listing the 28 worst presidents, from the last to the first.

I couldn’t believe that Trump was #4. If anyone deserves to be #1, it’s the Orange Baboon!

The #1 “honor” went to James Buchanan—a totally forgotten man.