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Florida GOP To Blow Up Voting Rights By Requiring Court Cost Payment (Original Post) turbinetree Mar 2019 OP
That's a poll tax. NurseJackie Mar 2019 #1
Yepper spot on.............................plain and simple, and this show's just how active turbinetree Mar 2019 #4
When votes go against Republicans DBoon Mar 2019 #8
Yepper spot on............................. turbinetree Mar 2019 #9
Yep. And it's horrifying that some Americans are still seeking to stop other Americans from voting. Honeycombe8 Mar 2019 #11
Kick and recommend for visibility bronxiteforever Mar 2019 #2
AKA a poll tax bearsfootball516 Mar 2019 #3
We need to fight to make every state a safeinOhio Mar 2019 #5
There's only one thing republicans like about the Turbineguy Mar 2019 #6
Kickin' with disgust Faux pas Mar 2019 #7
I predict that the ACLU will being filing a lawsuit soon on this Gothmog Mar 2019 #10

turbinetree

(24,710 posts)
4. Yepper spot on.............................plain and simple, and this show's just how active
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 12:16 PM
Mar 2019

the republicans are when it comes to this issue.
65% of the people voted for this measure. I see this going to the current US Supreme Court, and we already know how the right wing voted when it came to the 1965 law on Voting Rights, and Shelby County vs Holder....................they are just plain racist fascist, hiding behind black robes .....................


November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough

DBoon

(22,395 posts)
8. When votes go against Republicans
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 12:33 PM
Mar 2019

They go against the voters.

I like this quote from Bertolt Brecht. It perfectly describes how a corrupt dictatorship handles inconvenient votes:

“Some party hack decreed that the people
had lost the government's confidence
and could only regain it with redoubled effort.
If that is the case, would it not be be simpler,
If the government simply dissolved the people
And elected another?”

turbinetree

(24,710 posts)
9. Yepper spot on.............................
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 12:37 PM
Mar 2019

That is it in a nut shell........................Thank you, will bookmark this

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
11. Yep. And it's horrifying that some Americans are still seeking to stop other Americans from voting.
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 01:25 PM
Mar 2019

You either have expendable income to vote, or you don't vote. Most poor people vote Democratic.

This is vile. I hope it doesn't have a chance of passing.

safeinOhio

(32,713 posts)
5. We need to fight to make every state a
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 12:19 PM
Mar 2019

Right to Vote State.

Publicans used this language to pass right to work laws. Let’s use the same language.

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