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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsExplain to me please.
The Trump and his Repubs are claiming people are sneaking around and rigging the vote in one way or another. What is it called when the Repubs go out loud and clear and try to pass laws to keep people from voting? Why is that not considered rigging?
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Explain to me please. (Original Post)
Doreen
Oct 2016
OP
I think the distinction is legal vs. illegal rigging. What the GOP has done over the last several
okaawhatever
Oct 2016
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mucifer
(23,521 posts)1. Well even our crazy supreme court did stop some of that behavior.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)3. Yeah, I was actually proud of them for that.
elleng
(130,825 posts)2. Voter SUPPRESSION.
Doreen
(11,686 posts)4. Isn't that the same as rigged though?
elleng
(130,825 posts)5. Depends on one's point of view.
okaawhatever
(9,461 posts)6. I think the distinction is legal vs. illegal rigging. What the GOP has done over the last several
years with voter suppression laws isn't technically rigging the election, if anything they're rigging the election laws. They've gone about it legally (except some of it has been deemed unconstitutional) but it is within their authority. No one has the authority to change the voting machines to a different outcome.