Voter suppression coming to Michigan

[bif]

The state Senate just passed 39 bills to "strengthen" voting rights. Unbelievable. Is this the only way Republicans can win?

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/16/michigan-state-voter-id-laws/7584240002/

[superpatriotman]

1. We need to get everyone ID

That would be a good idea.

[jimfields33]

2. I don't understand why groups don't help voters get an id

A state I’d is free. Would that work? DMV gives out non driving IDs. Something needs to happen to assist voters with IDs. Yes some don’t have birth certificates. But what is that number? We can help those with different ways.

[CrackityJones75]

10. It isn't free.

It is not free when you have to take time off work. Get transportation. Do the same to go get your birth certificate. It is an immense amount of work to try and get everyone an id. Not to mention not everyone wants to have their info entered into the DMV system.

[superpatriotman]

15. It isn't impossible, either

It’s just getting an ID. Not building an aqueduct.

Get them rides. Get them help. There’s not that many voters who don’t have or can’t get ID

We won WWII
We passed Civil Rights
We passed Obamacare

We can get some voters identification.

[CrackityJones75]

19. Oh I agree.

I agree and in fact this os the ground game that we need to be working on right now. It drives me crazy when people say if we don’t pass SR1 that it is game over. No. We meed to be actively beating the measures that the republicans are passing to try to keep people from voting.

And then we need to make sure that we fix those issues. Hold the house. Pick up 2 more seats at least in the senate and we could change the things that are plaguing this country for a long time.

[Kingofalldems]

13. Some don't have birth certificates?

How do you know?

[bearsfootball516]

3. Luckily, Whitmer will veto these in a hurry.

[lagomorph777]

5. I would certainly assume so.

I hope they don't have the votes to override.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

7. They don't but....

But they plan on circumventing it via the indirect initiative route. Through this process, they need to put the proposed laws up as initiated state statutes, then gather signatures for it. They need 8% of the total votes cast in the last governors race, which is about 340k if I remember correctly. If they get enough signatures, then the state legislature must pass it. The GOP control the MI legislature. If they pass it after they received it as an initiative, then it becomes law. There is no way for Whitmer to veto it.

[PortTack]

14. Then Marc Elias & DNC may be adding it to the list as of law suits. Also, we'll see what

DOJ has to say.

[spanone]

4. The slow-motion coup continues

[bif]

6. I think they're making it harder to vote absentee and by mail as well.

[Johnny2X2X]

8. Whitmer already said she's vetoing them

And they don't have the votes to override.

[CrackityJones75]

11. See post #7.

What a fucked up rule.

[roamer65]

9. The Big Gretch has her veto pen ready.

I luv my Guv.






Not enough votes to override.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

16. This is all just going through the motions

The state GOP's plan is to pass these laws via indirect initiative. They already knew they had zero chance of it passing the normal way.

[roamer65]

17. They also can't touch no excuse absentee voting.

That one is in the state constitution now thanks to the 2018 ballot prop.

[superpatriotman]

12. Veto is fine

But just in case, let’s make sure Democratic voters have their papers in order.

It’s not rocket science.

[DFW]

18. To answer your question

Republicans improve their chances of winning the more they manage to suppress the rights of Democrats to vote.

Sound simple? Yes. Because it IS that simple.

Their efforts are not noted in states with small populations and few Representatives in Congress. They ARE noted in states where there are many House seats at stake, gerrymandered districts, and non-solid voting trends over the last 30 years.

If anyone finds THAT a coincidence, I have some condos in the Trump Tower in Ouagadougou to sell you.