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January 31, 2022

Editorial: Hundreds of rejected ballots? Texas' new 'poll test' is working as predicted.

Thousands of vote by mail applications have been rejected due to voters not using the right number.
https://twitter.com/HoustonChron/status/1487938695819034624

There was a time in this country, before the Voting Rights Act, when Southern states used intentionally confusing literacy tests to keep Black people from voting.

These days in Texas, it’s a memory test.

A new Texas law, passed under the auspices of election “integrity” in pursuit of the phantom myth of voter fraud, puts up extra obstacles for people applying for a mail-in ballot. A new form requires that would-be voters provide either a partial Social Security number or a Texas driver license number. Seems simple enough but here’s the catch: the number provided has to be the same one the voter gave, possibly years or decades ago, when he or she registered to vote.

Try to use your Social Security number when you registered with your driver’s license number and sorry, Texans, your perfectly legitimate attempt to access your constitutional voting rights is denied. We have the Texas Legislature to thank for this ‘reform’ that’s causing headaches for elections officials across Texas as it ensnares hundreds of voters of all stripes whose number recall is less than perfect.
January 31, 2022

Editorial: Hundreds of rejected ballots? Texas' new 'poll test' is working as predicted.

Thousands of vote by mail applications have been rejected due to voters not using the right number.
https://twitter.com/HoustonChron/status/1487938695819034624

There was a time in this country, before the Voting Rights Act, when Southern states used intentionally confusing literacy tests to keep Black people from voting.

These days in Texas, it’s a memory test.

A new Texas law, passed under the auspices of election “integrity” in pursuit of the phantom myth of voter fraud, puts up extra obstacles for people applying for a mail-in ballot. A new form requires that would-be voters provide either a partial Social Security number or a Texas driver license number. Seems simple enough but here’s the catch: the number provided has to be the same one the voter gave, possibly years or decades ago, when he or she registered to vote.

Try to use your Social Security number when you registered with your driver’s license number and sorry, Texans, your perfectly legitimate attempt to access your constitutional voting rights is denied. We have the Texas Legislature to thank for this ‘reform’ that’s causing headaches for elections officials across Texas as it ensnares hundreds of voters of all stripes whose number recall is less than perfect.
January 31, 2022

Editorial: Hundreds of rejected ballots? Texas' new 'poll test' is working as predicted.

I am eligible to use vote by mail this election but I am afraid of my application or ballot being rejected. Texas has a new poll tax where you have to remember if you used your Texas driver's license number or a partial social security number
Thousands of vote by mail applications have been rejected due to voters not using the right number.
https://twitter.com/HoustonChron/status/1487938695819034624

There was a time in this country, before the Voting Rights Act, when Southern states used intentionally confusing literacy tests to keep Black people from voting.

These days in Texas, it’s a memory test.

A new Texas law, passed under the auspices of election “integrity” in pursuit of the phantom myth of voter fraud, puts up extra obstacles for people applying for a mail-in ballot. A new form requires that would-be voters provide either a partial Social Security number or a Texas driver license number. Seems simple enough but here’s the catch: the number provided has to be the same one the voter gave, possibly years or decades ago, when he or she registered to vote.

Try to use your Social Security number when you registered with your driver’s license number and sorry, Texans, your perfectly legitimate attempt to access your constitutional voting rights is denied. We have the Texas Legislature to thank for this ‘reform’ that’s causing headaches for elections officials across Texas as it ensnares hundreds of voters of all stripes whose number recall is less than perfect.
January 30, 2022

Democrat says Tucker Carlson viewers telling his office US should side with Russia

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1487446938517602304

A House Democrat asserted Monday that people have called his office claiming to be Fox News viewers and telling him the U.S. should be "siding with Russia" as tensions between Russia and Ukraine intensify.

"My office is now getting calls from folks who say they watch Tucker Carlson and are upset that we're not siding with Russia in its threats to invade Ukraine, and who want me to support Russia's 'reasonable' positions," Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.) said in a tweet on Monday afternoon.

During an interview with The Hill on Monday evening, Malinowski said the feedback, which he said came in a flurry of calls to his staff earlier in the day, is an example of the growing partisan divide in America and the media's role in it.


"People get their opinions by watching the news, that's nothing new," he said. "What is new is we have at least one talk show host with a huge captive audience that is not exposed to any counter-programming elsewhere ... I find that very concerning."
January 30, 2022

Trump says he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he runs and wins

This is witness tampering

https://twitter.com/peterbakernyt/status/1487641073962860546

Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. former President Donald Trump said on Saturday if he were to run for president and win in 2024, he would pardon people charged with criminal offenses in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 assault by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol.

Trump, who has not said whether he will run for president again after his defeat by Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election, was speaking at a rally in Conroe, Texas.

"Another thing we'll do, and so many people have been asking me about it, if I run and if I win, we will treat those people from Jan. 6 fairly," Trump said to applause. "We will treat them fairly. And if it requires pardons we will give them pardons. Because they are being treated so unfairly."

Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the worst assault on Congress since the War of 1812. Fueled by Trump's false claims that his November 2020 election defeat was the result of fraud, the attackers sought to stop Congress from certifying Biden's victory.


January 30, 2022

Trump says he would pardon Jan. 6 rioters if he runs and wins

Source: Reuters

U.S. former President Donald Trump said on Saturday if he were to run for president and win in 2024, he would pardon people charged with criminal offenses in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 assault by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol.

Trump, who has not said whether he will run for president again after his defeat by Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election, was speaking at a rally in Conroe, Texas.

"Another thing we'll do, and so many people have been asking me about it, if I run and if I win, we will treat those people from Jan. 6 fairly," Trump said to applause. "We will treat them fairly. And if it requires pardons we will give them pardons. Because they are being treated so unfairly."

Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the worst assault on Congress since the War of 1812. Fueled by Trump's false claims that his November 2020 election defeat was the result of fraud, the attackers sought to stop Congress from certifying Biden's victory.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-would-pardon-jan-6-rioters-if-he-runs-wins-2022-01-30/

January 30, 2022

Greg Abbott is being booed at the TFG rally

Greg is in a tough primary against two RWNJs who are far to right right of Greg. The only thing that Greg has going for him is TFG's endorsement

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1487584977218936835
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1487586938655850496

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