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8. I've been surprised by the relatively mild reaction to all of this...

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 04:48 PM

Oct 2014

...am I wrong, or was there a time--not that long ago--when blatant attempts to suppress voting on the part of minorities would have been met with mass resistance, up to and including outright seizure of polling places? If I was President, I would send Federal troops to the states to ensure we had free elections, and if it meant a constitutional crisis, so be it. There are things worth having a constitutional crisis over. Your use of the word "fascism" is not hyperbole. The GOP is committed to crushing the rights of women, workers, and minorities. That is what they stand for in this year of 2014, in the 21st Century. The end result of this is a country where only white male property owners can vote. Some right-wing writers are hinting at this--more than hinting--already. I cannot believe that this will end peacefully...

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We live in America. Wasn't there a time when we stood for the right of everyone to vote? [View all] CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2014 OP

The right of all temporary311 Oct 2014 #1

There was a time when only white male landowners could vote. Sopkoviak Oct 2014 #2

Well, now, there was the 15th amendment, 1870. And then there was the valerief Oct 2014 #3

I don't know, I grew up in the Land of Confusion. Rex Oct 2014 #4

Not really Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #5

Nope. whistler162 Oct 2014 #6

We can wake up Andy823 Oct 2014 #7

I've been surprised by the relatively mild reaction to all of this... First Speaker Oct 2014 #8

What's surprising about it? toddwv Oct 2014 #15

I hear you Peg. cwydro Oct 2014 #9

Thank you, my dear cwydro... CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2014 #10

Scary Peg. cwydro Oct 2014 #16

There was a time when we did a lot of things that were right. Atman Oct 2014 #11

We did do a lot of things right. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2014 #13

Depends on what you mean by "we," dear Peggy. malthaussen Oct 2014 #12

No, not ever YarnAddict Oct 2014 #14