You wanna know why I left the Republican Party as it exists today?

[kpete]

Todd Allbaugh
April 5 at 9:19am ·

You wanna know why I left the Republican Party as it exists today? Here it is; this was the last straw: I was in the closed Senate Republican Caucus when the final round of multiple Voter ID bills were being discussed. A handful of the GOP Senators were giddy about the ramifications and literally singled out the prospects of suppressing minority and college voters. Think about that for a minute. Elected officials planning and happy to help deny a fellow American's constitutional right to vote in order to increase their own chances to hang onto power. A vigorous debate on the ideas wasn't good enough. Inspiring the electorate and relying on their agenda being better to get people to vote for them wasn't good enough. No, they had to take the coward's way out and come up with a plan to suppress the vote under the guise of 'voter fraud.' The truth? There was almost none. Oh wait, GOP Speaker Voss' estranged wife voted twice in both Idaho and WI, and a GOP staffer was caught voting twice. But it was good rhetoric. Yesterday, one of my employees, born in California went to get his WI ID. He was told he couldn't use his CA ID to get a WI ID without his birth certificate which is back in CA. The result? He's not able to vote today. Here's a young man in his early 20's, who is taking part and interested in voting for the first time in his life. He was excited to go to the polls. What kind of a state, a legislature, a political party is it that denies this young man his right? The GOP was born out of greater opportunity and equality. Wisconsin, yes the Wisconsin Republican Party, under the leadership of Republican Governor Robert M. 'Fighting Bob' La Follette lead the country in creating greater voting access to its citizens. The WI GOP was seen as a shining example of equality. THAT was the party I joined in the 80's and fought for. That party no longer exists. I don't belong to any party now. I don't think the Dems have all the answers either. But my God, to watch a party I once fought for deny a young man his voting rights...it boils my blood, leaves a pit in my stomach. It's time for a ‪#?GOPImplosion‬

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[xfundy]

1. He could have also said

"Because they're fucking nuts!"

[Old Codger]

2. I am sad for sure

And pissed off at the crass, unmitigated gall of today's repug party, I have never been a repug and never will be nor will I ever vote for one..they are beyond any doubt as bad as any dictatorial regime that exist anywhere in the world today, I know beyond any doubt that they would follow north Korea's lead if they had any hope of succeeding

[geomon666]

3. This was the final straw?

Not the illegal wars, not the human rights violations, not the rampant graft, dishonesty, and corruption that's overflowing out of that party? What about all of the voter suppression and dirty tricks from 2000 all the way to today? Where were you? Where was the outrage then?