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leftstreet

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1. This could keep A LOT of voters away

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 05:28 PM

Wednesday

Even if they don't follow through, or courts strike this down, etc.

We've just been inundated with images from Minneapolis of armed masked ICE law enforcement assassins, harassing people, killing them.

How many people would be anxious to run a gauntlet like that to vote? Just the thought of it, the mention of it in the headlines....

brilliant ruthless voter suppression

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Republicans desperate to keep immigrants from showing up at midterm polls and voting them out [View all] bigtree Wednesday OP

This could keep A LOT of voters away leftstreet Wednesday #1

Tens of millions of immigrants do vote in every national election. markodochartaigh Wednesday #2

in this case, it means brown-skinned people bigtree Wednesday #4

GOP has nowhere near a supermajority in Arizona SSJVegeta Wednesday #3

I think what some are looking at here is whether some state will acquiesce to this bigtree Wednesday #5

. bigtree Wednesday #6