Vote suppression is bad. This is MUCH worse. [View all]

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/