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okaawhatever

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6. I think the distinction is legal vs. illegal rigging. What the GOP has done over the last several

Reply to Doreen (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 23, 2016, 11:08 PM

Oct 2016

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.

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Explain to me please. [View all] Doreen Oct 2016 OP

Well even our crazy supreme court did stop some of that behavior. mucifer Oct 2016 #1

Yeah, I was actually proud of them for that. Doreen Oct 2016 #3

Voter SUPPRESSION. elleng Oct 2016 #2

Isn't that the same as rigged though? Doreen Oct 2016 #4

Depends on one's point of view. elleng Oct 2016 #5

I think the distinction is legal vs. illegal rigging. What the GOP has done over the last several okaawhatever Oct 2016 #6