A Simple Question:

[Chasstev365]

Why the hell aren't Congressional Democrats raising holy hell over this Kris Kobach and the Trump Vote Fraud Committee's request for all 50 state voter rolls?

My God, what is it going take to wake them up? I have only heard individual Secretaries of State tell them to go blow! This is a good example of why there are legitimate beefs with the leadership of the Democratic Party! If the shoe was on the other foot, what would Republicans and their echo chamber be doing right now?

[BigmanPigman]

2. They are ignoring his continuing attempt to be an even bigger winner.

He's obsessed about the election and not winning the popular vote legitimately. That's why he won't even try to stop future election hacking by the Russians. He takes everything personally and can't separate the the investigation into his campaign and the actual proven evidence of severe Russian Interference into our election process.

[Sneederbunk]

3. FAKE president. FAKE commission. FAKE investigation.

[NCTraveler]

4. Democrats have attacked the commission for months.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/12511918382

[George II]

10. Yes, and in one of the OP's own OPs from back in May.

[NCTraveler]

11. Oops. I accidentally linked to the wrong one from May.

[guillaumeb]

5. Thye are obsessed with the possibility of Russian interference

while ignoring the actuality of GOP interference. The GOP is focused on winning at any cost.

[Amaryllis]

21. Exactly. Dems historically have ignored election fraud. Note I said ELECTION fraud, not VOTER

fraud. The voters are not the ones committing the fraud. Now that all this info is coming out about just how vulnerable our election infrastructure is in many states with all the focus on Russian hacking, they will make the connection that if the Russians can do, so can the GOP.

[ciaobaby]

6. What will it take to wake them up? Good Question

If you find the answer please get back to us. In the mean time - call your states Secretary of State.

[MedusaX]

7. The Secs of State are the ones who should be telling Kobach to FOAD

Kobach's stunt is a shiny object distraction ....

Yes, He has requested some info beyond that which is publicly accessible....but that is simply to raise the hackles of the masses & absorb the energies of the resistance.....

Meanwhile,
*45 has asked his cabinet for a list of Deliverables (like sanction elimination etc)
For him to give to Putin @ G-20

*45 has ignored his Cabinet Secretaries' advice and basically decided to impose a tariff on imported steel .... apparently to satisfy his base who 'will love the fight'

Plus, there is the Flynn / Smith/ Russia E-mail hacking story that hit yesterday

And the WH Intimidation /extortion targeting media personalities story that hit today

And the story about an effort in congress to bring about action under the 25th to remove POTUS

And allegedly more shoes are ready to be dropped...

So, it is appropriate IMO that we allow the Secs of State to tell Kobach to go fuck himself
While IC / Mueller/ NYAG/ & Dems try to regain the nation's independence.....

[zentrum]

14. But you're not going

...to hear from the southern states and places like Texas---those that already engage in voter suppression. They will turn over the voter rolls and collude as much as they can.

[red dog 1]

8. Maybe because the request for voter info only went out 2 days ago?

I'm sure we'll be hearing soon from many Congresional Dems, both in the House and Senate, about this truly Orwellian action taken by Trump's election-fraud panel.

I'm sure that Senators Elizabeth Warren, Al Franken, Cory Booker, Kamala Harris & others will soon be issuing statements ...as well as Representatives Adam Schiff, Maxine Waters, Barbara Lee, John Lewis, Keith Ellison, Mark Pocan, + others, and probably the entire Congressional Progressive Caucus as well.
They're all been pretty busy the last few days, you know?
what with the Turtle's attempt to ram through Trump's Tax-Break-for-Millionaires health care bill and all the horseshit that House Speaker Eddie Minster & other House GOP leaders have been spewing as well.

By the way, it's not just Secretaries of State who have told "them to go blow!"
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he won't be "honoring the request"
and VA Gov. Terry McAuliffe said yesterday: "I have no intention of honoring this request."
I'm sure McAuliffe & Cuomo won't be the only Democratic governors to come out with a statement about this inane "request" from Kobach & the rest of the GOP criminals who sit on Trump's Voter Fraud panel.

[Chasstev365]

12. Execellent: I have heard little, but your examples are good news and the right response

[ehrnst]

17. Not to mention, congress persons aren't the ones authorized to approve or resist.

State level executives are.

[red dog 1]

18. What the hell IS that yellow thing in your tape loop?

[ehrnst]

19. A flannel moth caterpillar

I believe that DT harvests these for the thing that sits on his head.

[red dog 1]

22. Thanks for that

The large gray thing it's crawling on seems to be moving - is it some type of critter too?

[George II]

9. The individual states are raising holy hell. Congress really has no jurisdiction over this (yet)

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Why is it the first thing people do is point at Democrats and fault them for this, that, or something else?

[ehrnst]

16. +1000. (nt)

[zentrum]

13. I agree. nt

[ehrnst]

15. Actually, it's the job of the state executive level Dems to make the decision and raise holy hell.

And they should be the ones in the headlines.

I absolutely agree with letting states with Dem leadership get the spotlight on the leadership for resisting.

[Amaryllis]

20. ORegon ones were VERY outspoken about it; immediately sent strong letters to our SOS.

Even our one lone repub rep signed on to the letter. If you check it out, you may find that many did speak out strongly. That just doesn't make national news.