Today's Capt. Obvious appearance (AZ, Bowers, elections)

[MissMillie]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/arizona-s-bowers-calls-failed-gop-election-proposal-fascism/ar-AA11Ymuk?pc=U483&cvid=dd7000baed7d48a8a1ef4c4372d0cc4e

Arizona’s Bowers calls failed GOP election proposal ‘fascism’

Outgoing Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R) has called a failed Republican proposal that would have allowed the legislature to overturn election results in his state akin to “fascism.”

“The legislature, after the election, could dismiss the election,” Bowers said of the proposal, which he effectively killed, according to excerpts of a CNN special report set to air Sunday night. “And I said, welcome to fascism.”

The proposal would have overhauled the state’s election system, eliminating most early and absentee voting and restricting where ballots could be cast.

It would have also made the legislature review the election process afterward, allowing the body to “accept or reject the election results.”

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Could it possibly be that people don't understand what they're giving up when they give up their vote?

[rubbersole]

1. Most voters don't know or realize what these nazi bastards are up to.

And won't until it's too late.

[hurple]

2. Unfortunately, True.

Most don't give a flying rat's ass until electuon day when they go onto the polling place.

Hell, a large percentage don't even know who or what is on their ballot until it is handed to them.

Us, Herr, dissecting and discussing politics... we are the outliers.

They don't keep up, they don’t care, and they won't until it's taken away. I mean, even with months of k owledge that the SCOTUS was going to eliminate Roe, how many people were shocked when it happened? Far more than should have been.

[Walleye]

3. We need to go back to basics. A remedial course in the purpose of elections

[rubbersole]

4. But Walleye, that would mean mandatory civics classes....

and desantis said "FREEDOM!" And "OPEN FOR BUSINESS!" Your "civics" sounds like wokeness...whatever that is..?. ?

[Walleye]

5. Yes because then they might figure out that we can't have freedom without democracy

[rubbersole]

7. Well, that looks like subtraction. Ah ha! Math!

desantis said "ban math books!" Stop grooming the children! Only the repubs can save us. And putin. And Oz. ( Honestly, where do the repubs find these weirdos?)

[1WorldHope]

8. Ken Burns , The Holocaust will explain everything,

We watched the first episode and it scared the shit out of me. Americans have always flirted with fascism. And what horrific anti semites we were. It seems like the only decent years we have had were since the civil rights era til now. We have been fed such a pack of lies about what America has really been like. Shame on us. We need some truth and reconciliation in this country.

[Pinback]

11. Excellent start to the series. And horrifying to note

that the Nazis were inspired and emboldened by America's embrace of genocide and slavery.

I also appreciated learning about Brooklyn Congress member Emanuel Celler. Here's a profile of him:
The most important Congressman you probably never heard of - https://forward.com/news/472165/voting-rights-act-emanuel-celler-brooklyn-congressman/

[1WorldHope]

12. Thank you for the article. I had no idea. n/t

[Marthe48]

9. They wouldn't give up their vote

at least they aren't thinking they would. Only the 'others' would lose their votes.

The fasists really don't understand that after they come for the socialists, the Democrats, the women, the minorities, the Muslims, the Jews, that the magats will be next. Maybe last, but definitely next.

[mollie8]

10. what percentage of people even bother to vote?

A total of 49.4 percent of eligible voters voted in 2018, compared to a turnout of just 36.0 percent of eligible voters in 2014. The 2018 elections had highest turnout of any mid-term election held since the 1914 elections. And some don't even bother to register to vote. And many of the most ardent voters only listen to fake news.

[liberalla]

13. This is the same guy that was a witness at one of the J6 hearings, about the pressure from

Rudy and donald to not certify and substitute the state electors. (Rusty Bowers)