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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Thu Feb 25, 2021, 12:30 AM Feb 2021

🚨BREAKING: Iowa's Republican legislature has passed a major voter suppression bill.


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Marc E. Elias
@marceelias
🚨BREAKING: Iowa’s Republican legislature has passed a major voter suppression bill.
❌Shortens voting hours
❌Shortens early vote period
❌Restricts sending voters AB applications
❌Requires ABs to be received by E-Day
❌Limits ballot drop boxes

Iowa Houses Passes Voter Suppression Bill
democracydocket.com
https://t.co/4qKveDyugH?amp=1
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🚨BREAKING: Iowa's Republican legislature has passed a major voter suppression bill. (Original Post) soothsayer Feb 2021 OP
They CAN'T handle democracy, elleng Feb 2021 #1
Let the court battles begin. NoMoreRepugs Feb 2021 #2
Let the construction of a new Federal Voting Rights Act begin soldierant Feb 2021 #5
It'll never come to a vote, as it will be instantly filibustered and we all know that the filibuster Celerity Feb 2021 #7
It just won't stop, bamagal62 Feb 2021 #3
+ 1,000 nt pazzyanne Feb 2021 #8
guess which state will have the last dems primary of the cycle from now on nt msongs Feb 2021 #4
Lie, Cheat, Steal; djacq Feb 2021 #6
We need boycotts against the industries of seditionist states. radius777 Feb 2021 #9
A great excuse for Democrats to ditch the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court. W T F Feb 2021 #10
THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾, the main reason the Nazis were able to gain seats in German parliment uponit7771 Feb 2021 #12
k&r Demovictory9 Feb 2021 #11

Celerity

(43,469 posts)
7. It'll never come to a vote, as it will be instantly filibustered and we all know that the filibuster
Thu Feb 25, 2021, 02:33 AM
Feb 2021
is not going away.

radius777

(3,635 posts)
9. We need boycotts against the industries of seditionist states.
Thu Feb 25, 2021, 03:08 AM
Feb 2021

That would force them to lose money and thus put pressure upon the seditionist politicians to reverse course.

There has to be a tangible price paid for those who undermine democracy.

uponit7771

(90,348 posts)
12. THIS !!!! ☝🏾☝🏾☝🏾, the main reason the Nazis were able to gain seats in German parliment
Thu Feb 25, 2021, 05:43 AM
Feb 2021

... was the left not sticking together on legislation and right now I feel the same way with Manchin et al who don't want to conditionally get rid of the filibuster when it comes to certain laws etc.

They think the kGOP cares about one person one vote when they've screamed they don't even going to the point of tacitly sympathizing with insurrectionist

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