The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #169617   Message #4100462
Posted By: Bill D
02-Apr-21 - 07:12 PM
Thread Name: BS: The New Non Voting America
Subject: RE: BS: The New Non Voting America
Steve.. as Joe Offer and McGrath said, the perceived remedy among many Republicans for losing an important election is to allow politicians to choose their voters, rather than the 'natural way'.

Yes, a country should be able to "do something about" such attempts.
Our problem with this is that, like gun laws, we have this awkward bit called "states rights" left over from the original constitution. It is VERY hard to pass laws that apply to ALL states. (There is, right now a bill, already passed by the House, but doubtful in the Senate... that filibuster thing..., that would set certain standards for some voting procedures.
It is really hard for most countries to grasp what an interesting hole we dug in the past that allows individual states to do things counter to the majority. There are a couple of Constitutional amendments that we need to create.. and get approved BY the very states that don't WANT to give up their independence.
Biden and his friends are working very hard to find ways around this... and as I said, we do have some hope of various courts saying "These voting restrictions are simply unfair!"

WE shall see.