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Sculpin Beauregard

(1,046 posts)
Sat Apr 29, 2017, 11:58 AM Apr 2017

Don't forget, TrumpRussia aside, that voting reform has to be addressed.

The voting machines are easily hacked, and ongoing voter suppression is a huge problem. Gerrymandering is a terrible problem.

This doesn't end with Cheeto, it starts with him. Things. Must. Change.

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Don't forget, TrumpRussia aside, that voting reform has to be addressed. (Original Post) Sculpin Beauregard Apr 2017 OP
If we don't deal with the illegitmates in office voting will not be an issue in the future. rzemanfl Apr 2017 #1
One million more voted Democratic in last House election sharedvalues Apr 2017 #2
Agreed ProudLib72 Apr 2017 #3
Election Day should be a Sunday or holiday sharedvalues Apr 2017 #4
Absolutely! 2naSalit Apr 2017 #5

rzemanfl

(29,554 posts)
1. If we don't deal with the illegitmates in office voting will not be an issue in the future.
Sat Apr 29, 2017, 12:17 PM
Apr 2017

They won't bother us with that.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
2. One million more voted Democratic in last House election
Sat Apr 29, 2017, 12:20 PM
Apr 2017

And 1.4 million more voted Democratic than GOP in the 2012 House election.

Yet we have a GOP majority.
That is undemocratic.




https://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/opinion/sunday/the-great-gerrymander-of-2012.html?pagewanted=all


Voter suppression, "Crosscheck", and GOP SCOTUS trashing the Voter Rights Act are big problems too.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
3. Agreed
Sat Apr 29, 2017, 12:21 PM
Apr 2017

This is happening in the special elections now, and it will happen in elections next year. If it is not addressed, then we don't stand a chance of giving Russiagate a decent look in let alone prosecuting the criminals in the WH and congress.

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)
4. Election Day should be a Sunday or holiday
Sat Apr 29, 2017, 12:21 PM
Apr 2017

GOP wants Election Day to be a work day so workers have trouble voting. Retirees vote GOP. Hard working blue collar Americans vote Dem.

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