Vote suppression is bad. This is MUCH worse.

[TexasTowelie]

Too few voting machines, too few voting locations, long lines, limited days and hours, no sharing of water or food to those in line – these are just a few of the vote/voter suppression tactics put in place by Repubs across the country to limit voting by persons that tend to vote for Democrats. It doesn’t matter whether you call it vote suppression, voter suppression, or Jim Crow 2.0, it is an attack on two fundamental principles of our democracy: the right to vote, and the right to equal treatment under the law. Make no mistake – voter suppression is bad.

But there is another threat that is worse. Much worse.

Taking over our elections

Lost in all the uproar over vote suppression is a little-discussed provision of these new election laws that gives state legislatures more power over how elections are run, including throwing out local boards of elections and installing their own boards. In multiple states, there are laws proposed, or even passed, that would allow the legislature to have final approval over election results, including certifying an election as legitimate. And, there is a movement among some on the right to have state legislatures appoint the official electors for whatever candidate they wish, regardless of how the people in that state voted.

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A bloodless coup through election laws

This is an attack on the foundation of our democracy, just as much as the January 6th insurrection was an attack. In fact, it is actually worse, because it is both bloodless and legal.

If the voters are no longer to choose their elected officials via the ballot box, then our democracy has ceased to exist. We may have elections, but they will be just for show.

Read more: https://forwardky.com/vote-suppression-is-bad-this-is-much-worse/

[multigraincracker]

1. Free and fair elections are

a human right.

[PortTack]

2. Bottom line..they will be breaking the law if they throw out or tamper with votes

Just as with the fake electors who are now facing possibly up to 19 yrs of prison time

There is more than one election worker on here that has posted just how hard it is to cheat

Not saying they may not try. Hopefully the coming indictments of the fake electors will deter them, if not they will face the same legal peril.

[LastDemocratInSC]

6. The remedy to this problem is to be certain "the wrong people" can't vote.

Voila! No votes, no need to throw out and tamper. Fix the problem on the front end.

[PortTack]

7. Of course they are going to try

[CentralMass]

3. Since the media is unlikely to do their job on this we need to have

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the Democratic leadership talking about this any time they get am opportunity in front of the camera.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

4. Ikr?! Posts here on DU about how we need to have a more positive

attitude abound. "Why, lookie here, we just won four special elections. That bodes well for our chances in upcoming races!"

Um, no. Rs are giving themselves the power to entirely ignore any & all of the ballots and to basically appoint their own favorite canfidates to office.

This is the end game. Manchin & Sinema blocked our power to do anything to stop it.

[PortTack]

8. What you are suggesting is as illegal. They cannot tamper with or in any way destroy ballots

Bottom line, cheaters will get caught

Talk with some election workers if you don’t think so.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

9. Looks like you're not up on what the legisltures in R-controlled states are doing.

The point is, they are making it legal for themselves to ignore the vote count and appoint whichever (guess which) candidate they choose.

[Ford_Prefect]

5. It is effectively Secession without the public declaration, or the public knowing it has happened.

They have determined that only certain citizens of their states, and the United States, have the right to vote in an election.