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By Josh Israel -February 20, 2020 11:30 AM
Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee are fighting to defend laws that make it harder for people to vote.
Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee have announced plans to spend more than $10 million in support of restrictive voting laws and plans to recruit a cadre of lawyers to monitor the 2020 elections according to a new Politico report.
The strategy includes defending Michigan laws that make voting more difficult. One bans arranging rides to the polls for anyone who is not "physically unable to walk," while another restricts people from mailing in absentee ballots others, Politico wrote.
These prohibitions are currently being challenged by Democratic super PAC Priorities USA, which says they put a "severe burden" on people voting.
In a court filing submitted Wednesday, the GOP defends them as "constitutionally valid statutes that the legislature has enacted to help structure and ensure the integrity of the electoral environment."
https://americanindependent.com/gop-voter-suppression-2020-election-donald-trump-republicans-10-million-dollars-michigan/
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"[Democrats are] trying to rig the game with frivolous lawsuits that do nothing but create electoral chaos, waste taxpayer money, and distract election officials in an attempt to advance the Democrats' voter suppression myth because they know they cant beat President Trump at the ballot box," McDaniel claimed.
Hey Daniels can I call you Daniels.......................BULLSHIT............................nice try with your fascist comments.............your party supports a traitor.....................end of story and fascism............the only reason why your party still exists is because of Citizens United...................
.November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough........................
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guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)This should come as no surprise, except perhaps to Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, who seemingly exist in a parallel universe.
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,414 posts)The strategy includes defending Michigan laws that make voting more difficult. One bans arranging rides to the polls for anyone who is not "physically unable to walk,"
On what basis can you ban arranging rides for ANYONE for any legal activity?
This is insane.
turbinetree
(24,720 posts)if you are on disability payments........................
now they have a platform for riding to vote............................they are desperate...................that would mean if my brother or relatives can't walk I can't drive them to the polls........................BS....................I am going to drive them to the polls.....................try and stop me...........................
November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough..........................or unless we go into the streets first...............
5X
(3,972 posts)he should spend 20 million to make sure people can vote.