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33. Time for a Voting Rights Amendment to the Constitution!
Mon Jun 11, 2018, 12:51 PM
Jun 2018

Cast our right to be HEARD and COUNTED in cement!!

(These f&ucking Repuglikans make me -- -- -- -- -- )

Gorsuch is illegitimate bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #1
This is what happens when we let them get away with stealing. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #3
How does the nuclear option force Garland to be confirmed? MichMan Jun 2018 #30
I think there would have been a few honest ones remaining. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #35
There should have been a vote.. mountain grammy Jun 2018 #40
How would a vote been "forced"? onenote Jun 2018 #44
With a lot of noise, that wasn't made.. mountain grammy Jun 2018 #49
Even if there was a vote, doubt the Republican's would have voted to confirm MichMan Jun 2018 #55
+5 Recognition of the real intelligence level of Americans & voters is off. appalachiablue Jun 2018 #62
Mitchell precipitated a constitutional crisis. Obama should have upped the ante: yurbud Jun 2018 #45
Literally TimeSnowDemos Jun 2018 #6
Yes, unfortunately. MBS Jun 2018 #10
Yep! mountain grammy Jun 2018 #41
Gorsuch is illegitimate because Comey and the FBI targeted the Democratic candidate StevieM Jun 2018 #14
Meanwhile he's got a lifetime appointment leftynyc Jun 2018 #18
I am not happy with the HRC-bashers in our own party who treated her unfairly IMO. StevieM Jun 2018 #20
I don't let comey off the hook at all leftynyc Jun 2018 #26
Is the candidate at all responsible for not earning votes from past OBAMA voters? yurbud Jun 2018 #46
She was about to win those voters, along with past ROMNEY voters. Then Comey intervened. StevieM Jun 2018 #52
Some States could say No in those 5-4 decisions n/t MarcA Jun 2018 #38
No. former9thward Jun 2018 #64
Absolute nonsense. If a person chooses not to vote for ten years, so what? dameatball Jun 2018 #2
Of course it is, but Ohio's been after 'them'/us for years, elleng Jun 2018 #5
Yes, now expect Ohio to push further. JohnnyRingo Jun 2018 #24
"officially" ok, until it works in Dems favor Iliyah Jun 2018 #31
It depends. Igel Jun 2018 #53
I understand that. But if I have not moved, etc., why should I jump through hoops to vote? dameatball Jun 2018 #54
Who's surprised? TimeSnowDemos Jun 2018 #4
"When people vote, democrats win." JohnnyRingo Jun 2018 #28
Yes but TimeSnowDemos Jun 2018 #29
where were the Democrats on this? yurbud Jun 2018 #47
I'm so glad everyone was paying attention to the courtd RandySF Jun 2018 #7
+1000 leftynyc Jun 2018 #19
Stein Sanders Nader- conscience voters go to hell. we can do it Jun 2018 #27
Is this a uniform policy for all voters regardless of of age, ethnicity, location of residence? Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #8
Agree, but why on earth would someone sit out voting for 10 years? I can't Autumn Jun 2018 #11
It can be not voting for two years More_Cowbell Jun 2018 #32
That clears that up. I took it to mean a mid term and 2 federal. Autumn Jun 2018 #34
What precisely, is reasonable about a implementing solution lacking a problem? LanternWaste Jun 2018 #43
I think the GOP will use the decision to claim voter fraud is rampant when it is not Freethinker65 Jun 2018 #50
This is Vote Caging, pure and simple ... aggiesal Jun 2018 #9
Maybe the Democratic Party can do the same thing? FakeNoose Jun 2018 #56
5-4 decision...? Grins Jun 2018 #12
Pretty damned disgusting and unAmerican on its face. byronius Jun 2018 #13
Ridiculous n/t hibbing Jun 2018 #15
When Alito was nominated MurrayDelph Jun 2018 #16
Congrats to all the purity trolls leftynyc Jun 2018 #17
as well as every democrat who stayed home or think their vote doesnt count. lancelyons Jun 2018 #22
The GOP has been very successful in this regard lancelyons Jun 2018 #21
5-4 decisions like this make me want to find any liberal who didn't vote Dem IronLionZion Jun 2018 #23
I am disgusted beyond words at this. Ohiogal Jun 2018 #25
Time for a Voting Rights Amendment to the Constitution! lastlib Jun 2018 #33
News said 80% of registered voters failed to respond to the mailer pecosbob Jun 2018 #36
Let me guess, the ones that didn't respond? MichMan Jun 2018 #60
Okay so now people like Kobach can go through the voter rolls and kick people off. Great. YOHABLO Jun 2018 #37
We keep taking step after step toward the dark side Dorn Jun 2018 #39
This court will destroy all American progress and freedom. mountain grammy Jun 2018 #42
And that's the plan. Initech Jun 2018 #57
Starting to seriously consider leaving the U.S. minstrel76 Jun 2018 #48
I would if I could. Initech Jun 2018 #58
If you vote, you don't get purged. If you check your registration, you won't have a problem. Hoyt Jun 2018 #51
Or just reply to the damn postcard mailing .... MichMan Jun 2018 #59
Hate to break this to everyone, but lots of municipalities DeminPennswoods Jun 2018 #61
What's needed is a jb5150 Jun 2018 #63
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