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Supreme’s tie vote denies Pennsylvania Republicans effort to suppress some mail-in ballots…

October 19, 2020 By jamesb

This court ruling is pro-ALL votes should be counted… Caution with the 4-4 vote though ... The 6-3 thing may not materialise too much or at all? Maybe more like a 5-4?..... We may see in less than two weeks? This is NOT gonna help Donald Trump who already behind in the … [Read more...] about Supreme’s tie vote denies Pennsylvania Republicans effort to suppress some mail-in ballots…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Pennsylvania mail-in ballots, Pennsylvania Republicans, Politics, US Supreme Court, Vote suppression

Bloomberg’s paying to have more Floridians to vote gets state GOP pol’s upset….

September 24, 2020 By jamesb

Their effort's to suppress voters in their state by imposing a 'poll tax' seems to have a go around by Bloomberg.... THAT has Republican lawmakers in Florida taking about trying arrest the multbillionaire.... Florida’s attorney general is requesting that the FBI and state … [Read more...] about Bloomberg’s paying to have more Floridians to vote gets state GOP pol’s upset….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Bloomberg, Florida poll tax, Politics, Vote suppression

A Federal judge orders Post Master DeJoy to stop any cuts in service…

September 17, 2020 By jamesb

The judge was asked for this action from several states who are concerned that DeJoy , a Trump political donor, is helping Trump's election effort by slowing the countries mail service as a mean of vote suppression.... A judge issued a nationwide injunction to temporarily halt … [Read more...] about A Federal judge orders Post Master DeJoy to stop any cuts in service…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Mail Service, MultiState case against Post Office, Politics, Post master DeJoy, Post Office Service cuts, Vote suppression

Florida brings back the outlawed ‘poll tax’…

September 12, 2020 By jamesb

It IS illegal.... And a method of voter suppression... The Twenty-fourth Amendment (Amendment XXIV) of the United States Constitution prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of … [Read more...] about Florida brings back the outlawed ‘poll tax’…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Florida poll tax, Politics, Republicans, Vote suppression

Trump threatens to use Federal and Local Cops to stand at polling locations…..

August 22, 2020 By jamesb

I seriously doubt THIS is gonna happen.... Just the mere mention of this has deep racial intimidation negative's.... Republicans ain't happy with Trump's comments either.... Nearly 30 years ago, a Republican Party program that dispatched off-duty police officers to … [Read more...] about Trump threatens to use Federal and Local Cops to stand at polling locations…..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Fed cops at polling stations, Trump, Vote suppression, Voter intimidation

Under YUGE pressure and about to go before Congress..Post Master stops cuts…..

August 18, 2020 By jamesb

Breaking..... Geoff Bennett @GeoffRBennett BREAKING: USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says in a statement of his delay-causing policy changes: "To avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail, I am suspending … [Read more...] about Under YUGE pressure and about to go before Congress..Post Master stops cuts…..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Congress, Politics, Post master DeJoy, US Postal Service Cuts, Vote suppression

A Look at voter ID hills to climb in Texas….

November 5, 2018 By jamesb

A piece in the Atlantic sheds light on how the Republicans employ their voter suppression by making the obtaining of ID that would allow you to excise your right to vote VERY difficult.... This year, I voted in Texas for the first time. It was complicated. Registering to … [Read more...] about A Look at voter ID hills to climb in Texas….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Republicans, Right to vote, Texas, Vote suppression, voter ID

Seven Ways Alabama Has Made It Harder to Vote…

June 24, 2018 By jamesb

Voter suppression is alive and well in some states in America..... Five years after the Supreme Court invalidated the Voting Rights Act’s requirement that certain states get federal approval to change their election laws, there are few places where the results are clearer than … [Read more...] about Seven Ways Alabama Has Made It Harder to Vote…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Blacks, Get out the vote, Hispanics, Right to vote, Vote suppression, Voter ID laws

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