How can you be for "the dignity of work" and against weekend voting?

[jsmirman]

Isn't the ridiculous all out assault on weekend voting a completely transparent attempt to suppress voting among the working middle class and the working poor?

Is there something I'm missing here?

Who else could you possibly be targeting? Does an unemployed/not working person give a fuck whether it's a weekday or the weekend? No. No they do not.

Who, pretty much by observance of the laws of reality are the only people who care about the opportunity to vote on weekends instead of weekdays? Well, that would be people who work.

And yet they claim to be all about "the dignity of work." Funny, it seems like work obligations are the exact impediment Republicans are trying to throw in the way of people getting to the polling places.

Or not funny. More like incredibly fucked up.

[Lionessa]

1. Very good point. Seems no one is into rec'ing things tonight, cuz this should have some.

It'll make a good talking point, I think.

[LadyHawkAZ]

2. They don't want people who do actual dignified work to vote

because they're too likely to vote Democrat. Transparent as glass.

[Fumesucker]

3. The CEO pretty much sets his own schedule..

And CEOs are really the only "workers" that Republicans think have dignity.

You just have to look at things with a Republican mindset and then everything makes sense.

Unless you are the lead dog the view never changes.

[jsmirman]

4. This needs to be bumped

I'm sorry to do this and I rarely do - but I'd like to know if there's any answer I'm not seeing here.

Otherwise, I think this is a really important point (of course I do, I wrote it!).

[DefenseLawyer]

5. Well I'm sure the Republicans are blushing if they read that.

You know how they hate to be utterly contradictory if it gives them any advantage.

[jsmirman]

7. That's what I'm wondering

don't I kind of have them red-handed here?

[DefenseLawyer]

11. They don't care.

Republicans play to win and don't give a rats ass if they change positions every five minutes.

[jsmirman]

12. But as Lionessa says

I think this should be a killer talking point to expose the inherent weakness in any argument against weekend voting.

[gollygee]

6. I'm not even sure of what the excuse is against this

I would love to see the polls open for a couple of days - one week day and one weekend day. Or have everyone have mail ballots as an option like in Oregon.

[jsmirman]

8. Oregon - where voting works too damn well

that should be the Republican Party of Oregon's slogan.

[JimWis]

14. I like your idea - one week day

and one weekend day.

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. Great point.

Maybe someday, the national elections will be a federal holiday.

[jsmirman]

10. The Republican are amazing

they actually manage to get Ruby and I agreeing on most things for a series of *months*!

Now *that* is quite an accomplishment, lol.

And yes, it absolutely should be a national holiday.

[Ruby the Liberal]

13. !!

[jsmirman]

16. Wonders will never cease

[JimWis]

15. K&R.

Voting in this country should be made as easy as can be. Not suppressed. I don't understand how anyone could disagree with making it easier.

[HillWilliam]

17. "Dignity of Work", "Clear Skies Initiative", "Right to Work"

Up is Down, Some are more equal than other, black is white . . .

There is little on earth more contorted on earth than rethug rebranding of anything.

K&R