I knew Republicans would try and steal this election because that is what Republicans always try to do, but I honestly didn't think they'd be so open and brazen about it
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there's no rule of law, American liberals are extremely meek, there's no resistance, no reason for them to even hide it.
We're fucked.
They incidentally would have all likely voted Democrat, but that is not a big deal either...
So since those 45,000 aren't going to get representation, surely they won't have to deal with taxation right?
He's absolutely right. It's not a big deal, because no one will do anything about it. Republicans march toward fascism while Democrats wag their finger.
There's not nearly enough civil unrest
The unrest has been very civil up til now.
Civil rights were grasped with the price of blood. "The tree of democracy must occasionally be watered by the blood of tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson.
Exactly I'm with ya, ready with my lighter to burn it down
So...
That was 45k primary ballots, for districts that aren't the same as when they were sent out...
And a new primary with the actual districts will happen in July?
That legitimately isn't a big deal unless I'm missing something here.
And progressive Dems are likely to do better after another two months of shit going to hell anyways.
Like, I hate to say it, but if you read more than just a headline I really don't see how this is a big deal.
Im listening to a group of about 200 labor union lawyers at this very moment. Theyre saying its an existential threat to voting rights.
They're likely talking about the redistricting...
If you think they're talking about the 45k primary ballots that would be recast, I'd love a link.
But again, I think you're talking about something different than the article you're commenting on right now
They specifically mentioned the 45k primary ballots in Louisiana. Its part of the overall conversation. Im in the room with them so no link unfortunately.
The overall message from what Im getting is that the right wing is in lockstep to disenfranchise voters, and the 45k votes that were thrown out in Louisiana is a symptom of that movement.
Yeah, this is clearly a big deal. They started having an election and then cancelled the election after it had already started so they could redraw the districts and get a better outcome.
Could you imagine if they started voting for the presidential election and then they were like "hang on, we didn't like where that was going. Pause for a few months so we can redraw the districts"? People would (rightfully) be losing their shit.
They specifically mentioned the 45k primary ballots in Louisiana
So that's not the main topic...
They just mentioned it when talking about the larger issue...
Like, if someone said Hitler was one of the worst people to ever lived, and he was a bad painter..
Would you think the reason hitler was one of the worst people is be ause he was a bad painter?
This is a bigger problem than any one topic, this is a fundental logic flaw
I dont bother with bad faith. Best of luck.
I don't think you know what "bad faith" means...
But you'll have to find someone else to answer your questions now.
Little advice since you just left reddit 12 hours ago, becareful burning bridges here, there's not a lot of people on here willing to help others understand things.
You're gonna run out quickly at this pace.
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I'd say that this whole thing is a big bullshit deal, because they are fucking around with the election with the intent to give more power to the party that is tearing down America. It all should not be happening.
What shouldn't be happening is the SC decision...
That should be the focus, not headlines that are basically lies to muddy the water and get people confused and disorganized instead of focused on the real problem...
But why would billionaire owned media want the people united and focused on real problems?
And a new primary with the ~~actual~~ gerrymandered districts will happen in July?
FTFY. The gerrymandering is the objectionable part here, and the new primary will produce gerrymandered results that don't reflect the will of the voters.
Hope it's not a big deal when you suffer in your own hell for being a giant piece of shit, Landry.
The votes aren't a big deal because they will be recast. His statement is therefore accurate. The big deal is the decision that prompted them to cancel the election in the first place.
Can we MAKE it a big deal?
Those 45,000 votes didn't go away, they were just spread across reliable Red districts, which dilutes those districts, and makes them vulnerable.
It might not matter in a normal election, but in an election where Trump is deep underwater in even strong Red districts, we might find that they eliminated one district, but ended up putting two or more other districts at risk. In an election where Dems are more motivated than ever, and MAGAs are talking about sitting it out, those new districts might be in for a surprise.
In addition, at least 36 Republican seats are unopposed, and at least some of those will be surprised flips.
Always remember the most basic MAGA Axiom: MAGA is profoundly ignorant, and virtuosically incompetent. They fuck up everything, and they will fuck this up, too.
And then they will blame Biden and Obama, and say the Dems cheated.
That is what happened in 2018, most states were (still are) heavily gerrymandered for Republicans, but they had gotten greedy and left less margin on their districts, and the president's assholeism saw them lose a bunch of those.
Between Epstein, and the betrayal of "america first," with the wars, we could see a repeat of that.