Repugs beat the voter fraud horse in advance of the November election

[marmar]

(In These Times It is rare for a politician to publicly deride efforts to boost voter turnout. It is seen as a taboo in a country that prides itself on its democratic ideals. Yet, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie last week slammed efforts to simplify voter registration.

Referring to Illinois joining other states—including many Republican-led ones—in passing a same-day voter registration law, Christie said: “Same-day registration all of a sudden this year comes to Illinois. Shocking. It’s shocking. I’m sure it was all based on public policy, good public policy to get same-day registration here in Illinois just this year, when the governor is in the toilet and needs as much help as he can get.”

Christie was campaigning for Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner, who is challenging Democratic incumbent Gov. Pat Quinn, who signed the same-day registration bill into law in July.

Christie, who chairs the Republican Governors Association, denounced the effort to boost voter turnout as an underhanded Democratic tactic, despite the Illinois State Board of Elections being composed equally of Democrats and Republicans. Referring to the same-day voter initiative, Christie said Quinn “will try every trick in the book,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Christie said the program is designed to be a major “obstacle” for the GOP's gubernatorial candidates.

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Unlike Christie, most Republicans who have fought voter turnout efforts like same-day registration have argued that same-day registration would increase voter fraud. This has allowed the GOP to position itself as battling crime—not as trying to block legal voters. But the GOP has been unable to substantiate that voter-fraud claim, and there is overwhelming evidence to the contrary. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://inthesetimes.com/article/17141/why_higher_voter_turnout_scares_the_gop

[Fred Sanders]

1. How many Americans have died to preserve the right to vote, the heart of democracy, only to

have that same right attacked by domestic enemies of democracy?

How much longer until America dares to admit the unspeakable truth the Republican Party is not a party that loves democracy?

Only the massive mass media propaganda even permits reducing voting rights to appear to be a reasonable debate to have when in truth it is treason.

[leftyohiolib]

2. republicans are a cancer on democracy

[Fred Sanders]

3. And the mass media is resisting all research, cure and treatment, advocating for home remedies.

[leftyohiolib]

4. the media is a carrier