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Thu May 13, 2021, 09:39 PM May 2021

'It can't be that easy': US conservative group brags about role in making voting harder

A top official at one of America’s most influential conservative groups bragged about playing a key role in crafting voting restrictions across the country, according to leaked video published by Documented, a watchdog group, and Mother Jones on Thursday.

Jessica Anderson, the executive director of Heritage Action for America, an advocacy group affiliated with the powerful Heritage Foundation, told donors in April that the group had both written statutes and provided support for lawmakers doing so. “In some cases, we actually draft them for them,” she said, according to Mother Jones. “Or we have a sentinel on our behalf give them the model legislation so it has that grassroots, from-the-bottom-up type of vibe.”

The comments shed light on the effort behind the scenes to shape new voting restrictions across the country. At least 361 bills have been introduced in the US since the November election, according to an analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice.

Anderson touted Heritage Action’s influence in several closely-watched states – Georgia, Arizona, Florida, and Iowa – all states that have implemented new voting restrictions in the wake of the 2020 election. In Iowa, which passed legislation that curtails the early voting period and makes it easier to remove people from the voter rolls. The group plans to spend $24m over the next two years.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/it-can-t-be-that-easy-us-conservative-group-brags-about-role-in-making-voting-harder/ar-BB1gHZ7z

These assholes should move to Russia. It's more their kind of place.

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'It can't be that easy': US conservative group brags about role in making voting harder (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2021 OP
The Heritage Foundation has been at voter suppression for a long time LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #1
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