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Election Reform

Dark n Stormy Knight

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4. Ikr?! Posts here on DU about how we need to have a more positive

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sat Jan 22, 2022, 05:35 AM

Jan 2022

attitude abound. "Why, lookie here, we just won four special elections. That bodes well for our chances in upcoming races!"

Um, no. Rs are giving themselves the power to entirely ignore any & all of the ballots and to basically appoint their own favorite canfidates to office.

This is the end game. Manchin & Sinema blocked our power to do anything to stop it.

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Vote suppression is bad. This is MUCH worse. [View all] TexasTowelie Jan 2022 OP

Free and fair elections are multigraincracker Jan 2022 #1

Bottom line..they will be breaking the law if they throw out or tamper with votes PortTack Jan 2022 #2

The remedy to this problem is to be certain "the wrong people" can't vote. LastDemocratInSC Jan 2022 #6

Of course they are going to try PortTack Jan 2022 #7

Since the media is unlikely to do their job on this we need to have CentralMass Jan 2022 #3

Ikr?! Posts here on DU about how we need to have a more positive Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2022 #4

What you are suggesting is as illegal. They cannot tamper with or in any way destroy ballots PortTack Jan 2022 #8

Looks like you're not up on what the legisltures in R-controlled states are doing. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2022 #9

It is effectively Secession without the public declaration, or the public knowing it has happened. Ford_Prefect Jan 2022 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2022 #10