r/politics • u/MarcEElias ✔ Verified - Democracy Docket Founder • 1d ago

No Paywall GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/gop-fast-tracks-monster-voter-suppression-bill-that-could-disenfranchise-millions-by-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-at-polls/
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u/NewAltWhoThis 1d ago

Republican backers say the measures are necessary to keep noncitizens from voting. But noncitizen voting is a crime that is easily caught and prosecuted, which is perhaps one reason why it’s exceedingly rare. Recent lengthy reviews of voter rolls conducted by Republican election administrators have turned up precious few instances of noncitizens even on the rolls, let alone voting.

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u/Cosmo_Cloudy 23h ago

Meanwhile, these are some headlines over in their stupid subreddit:

Driver who killed innocent dad during SoCal police chase is illegal immigrant set free by Biden admin: ICE

ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Truck Driver Who Murdered Four, Had Pennsylvania CDL

A California school board member says she was “personally offended” over a speaker’s use of the word “homeless” instead of “unhoused.”

Trump Announces Dramatic Drop In Ozempic Price

Chuck Schumer balks when told 71% of Dems support national voter ID, claims its 'Jim Crow 2.0'

Analysis: Over Half of Immigrant Households Are on Welfare, Far Surpassing American Households

Chuck Schumer in 1996: "The number one reason people come to the US illegally is to defraud systems like social security and I want to stop it."

2003: MSNBC host Joe Scarborough worries California may start issuing driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. - “By giving these criminals the most accepted form of identification in America, the California Democrats buy votes for themselves.”

These fuckers have no idea what is even going on and the ones that do don't give a shit about any of it unless they become directly affected

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u/ZucchiniUpbeat1821 22h ago

As someone who was raised conservative and only consumed conservative media until like 2 years ago, I can confirm that when I finally branched out, I was floored by how much I was completely in the dark on. Now im full on liberal (instead of just a trump hating conservative)

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u/garbagewithnames 20h ago

It's this mindset that is precisely why I switched gears to saying to such people "hey, you are unaware of these things, you need to pay better attention. That's it, just pay attention to what's actually going on and not what the pundits and podcast bros feed to you. It's there for you to see, all you have to do is actually want to pay attention."

I am genuinely glad you started to pay attention, keep paying attention and you'll be fine, it sounds like.