Category Archives: Voter Suppression

Reminder: Chris Christie Isn’t Your Friend

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is not your friend, and it has nothing to do with his weight. Yesterday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) vetoed a bill that would have allowed in-person early voting in his state for 14 … Continue reading
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Modernized Elections Move Closer to Reality in Colorado

Good news – the state of Colorado is one step closer to modernizing its election process, something most of the country is in dire need of. The Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act passed through the House State, Veterans and … Continue reading
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New Republican Outreach Strategy: ‘Hear Jimi’

It’s been an awful couple decades for Republicans and every person in the world who has been subjected to their terribleness, and the past couple weeks have not been especially kind for Republican party minority outreach efforts. Just starting with … Continue reading
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A Presidential Commission on Voting

From the Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has signed an executive order establishing a presidential commission to address voting issues. Obama announced his plans to create the commission last month in his State of the Union address. … Continue reading
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What’s Wrong With Virginia?

Virginia has a Bob McDonnell problem. Last night Governor McDonnell introduced an amendment to the state’s health insurance exchange bill that would ban insurance plans that cover abortion even if they are private plans. “No qualified health insurance plan that … Continue reading
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So Much For ‘Engaging’ with Minority Voters

The day after the RNC released its report detailing how the party ought to engage with minority voters, this happened: Yesterday, the Arkansas Senate passed — on an entirely party-line vote — a so-called voter ID law requiring voters to … Continue reading
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Audio: Justice Scalia on the Voting Rights Act

via TPM I’ve listened to this several times now and it appears to me that Justice Antonin Scalia’s argument has nothing to with the legality of the Voting Rights Act. He seems to be making the argument that the act … Continue reading
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Economic Warfare And The Minimum Wage

Republicans, who are once again forced to deal with an actual policy proposal by the President and Democrats to remedy the country’s decades-long experiment with wealth inequality, are now threatening that by increasing the current federal minimum wage from $7.25 … Continue reading
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Posted in Ethics, Far-right Intellectual Violence, Liberalism, President Obama, Republican Party, The Economy, Unions, Voter Suppression, War Against Women, War On Women, Wingnuts, WTF | Tagged | 8 Comments

Today in Voter Suppression

Indiana Republicans are considering a bill that would deny the right to vote to students who pay out-of-state tuition. Paying out-of-state tuition could cost students something more under legislation that will be debated Wednesday: their vote. Under House Bill 1311, … Continue reading
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America Will Wait Forever For You, Republican Party

Over the course of this past week, right wing conservatives gathered at the National Review’s ‘Conservative Summit’ where a whole host of “makers,” like Paul Ryan– who are obviously not at all ashamed, or aware, of their great government jobs and excellent … Continue reading

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