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CanonRay

(14,101 posts)
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 10:11 AM Mar 2016

What happened in Arizona wasn’t an accident: When states make voting impossible...

Once again, an American election was unnecessarily thwarted by long lines and not enough ballots. To say there’s no excuse for such nonsense, especially in a nation that prides itself on its representative democracy and, yes, its exceptionalism, is understating the problem. This time around, it happened during the Arizona primary where countless voters were forced to stand in lines for hours, while others were told they weren’t registered in the first place.

http://www.salon.com/2016/03/24/what_happened_in_arizona_wasnt_an_accident_when_states_make_voting_impossible_its_for_a_very_clear_reason/

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What happened in Arizona wasn’t an accident: When states make voting impossible... (Original Post) CanonRay Mar 2016 OP
The Republican legislatures in this country sharp_stick Mar 2016 #1
The GOP is the party of voter suppression and relies on voter suppression to win races Gothmog Mar 2016 #2

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
1. The Republican legislatures in this country
Fri Mar 25, 2016, 10:19 AM
Mar 2016

will continue to do everything in their power to limit voting. They know that time and demographics aren't on their side and they'll fight tooth and nail to keep themselves in power.

They have to be voted out, starting at the local level.

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