Rants and Raves

[Ozymandias]

Please explain exactly what is racist about this bill?

The bill itself isn't intrinsically racist.

The *problem*, if history is any guide, will be in the application and enforcement of the bill.

Now, I'm a chess player, so I see this in terms of structuring an endgame:

You create a bill which basically would make it harder to vote. There's little argument there: if you reduce ballot drop boxes, require IDs even for mailed in or dropped ballots, and reduce the possibility of comfort in the event of a long line, that makes it harder to vote. Period.

It's harder for *everyone*, black, white, or green.

But then we start monkeying around with the polls themselves. We understaff them. We have machines which don't work. And so on. We create a scenario in which *lines get long*, and THEN the provisions of the law kick in, but we make sure *those long lines happen in districts where we don't want people to vote*. That's the set-up.

Yes, the law applies equally to everyone, WHEN IT APPLIES. If we apply it unequally, though, we can create the effect we want even when the law is "fair".

So, to wit, the "we" in our argument (Republicans), being able to *cause long waits*, make sure those happen in majority-black districts. Equal law, but unequal application: THAT is what makes it "racist".

O.

[CrestWood87]

Seriously, some of you guys are pretty fucking dumb, the US has no national I'd card and they could be prohibited by the 4th amendment it's never been tested, and are you really saying that Mexico, which has one of the most corrupt governments in the world, which was in a fact a single party country for 71 years (the IRP) is ahead of the US in fair elections?

Do you guys get drunk and just spew this nonsense?

The point I was attempting to make was that proper identification is required in many aspects of daily life. To require I'd to vote is not racist "in my opinion" I would think that everyone would be in favor of only legally eligible citizens casting votes. As for Mexico my statement was made as extreme sarcasm. While we have no federal I'd card each state has some form of I'd for residents. Oh not drunk here just trying to get caught up on over due paperwork.

[Admin2]

Here in Georgia you need a I'd to purchase a gun buy alcohol even check out a library book. I'd is also required to rent a car buy a plane ticket "I wonder if Delta is going to change that?" Receive services such as cable, electricity, water ect but it's the I'd to vote that is racist.

Mexico which is a third world country has a national voter I'd law you cannot vote in any Mexican election without an I'd issued by the federal government. Seems to me like they do outclass us in one area.

Seriously, some of you guys are pretty fucking dumb, the US has no national I'd card and they could be prohibited by the 4th amendment it's never been tested, and are you really saying that Mexico, which has one of the most corrupt governments in the world, which was in a fact a single party country for 71 years (the IRP) is ahead of the US in fair elections?

Do you guys get drunk and just spew this nonsense?

[Admin2]

The bill allows a voter to have food or water. What it does not allow a supporter of a candidate to pass out food or water, on the Behalf of a Candidate to voters in line to vote How is that racist? It Requires one to produce a picture ID to prove one is a legally registered voter. How is that Racisit?

Without even bringing up that it's a "solution" to a problem that has never, ever been proven to exist, it's because then, like in Texas and Alabama, they close the licensing offices and poll locations in the predominantly poor and minority areas making it much more difficult for those folks to "qualify" to vote and in fact vote but what's "racist about that. " Then some people say "you just need an I'd how is that racist?" But then you show up to vote, with your I'd that you had to drive three hours one way to get and you find that somebody has "purged" you from the voter rolls and you're no longer registered to vote but hey what's racist about that, if you didn't vote in the last election you should have to re-register even though they didn't do that in the white neighborhoods and in fact you were not informed that you had been removed from the voter rolls, you just can't vote because you have been deregistered.

In every single state, without exception, Republican anti fraud voter initiatives disproportionately effect poor and minorities, without exception that's why it's racist.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...e-court-ruling

What in the fuck is the issue with passing out water?

[HobbyMan51]

The bill allows a voter to have food or water. What it does not allow a supporter of a candidate to pass out food or water, on the Behalf of a Candidate to voters in line to vote How is that racist? It Requires one to produce a picture ID to prove one is a legally registered voter. How is that Racisit?

Obviously. This is yet another example of Fat Stacy and her buddy, boney-assed Biden and his group of ******, creating chaos in order to achieve election fraud. Screaming "fire" in a crowded movie theater when there is no fire would be a felony. This is the same thing only this time the word is "racist" instead of "fire". The movement figured out a long time ago that screaming "racist" at everything they didn't like produced results. People, mostly white people, would run like ass-scalded monkeys to avoid being called a racist. I remember an old story about a boy who cried wolf one too many times when there was no wolf. His entire flock of sheep was eventually massacred by the wolves when people stopped listening to his lie. Those old stories tend to predict real outcomes. This one will too.

[Niteluvr]

The bill allows a voter to have food or water. What it does not allow a supporter of a candidate to pass out food or water, on the Behalf of a Candidate to voters in line to vote How is that racist? It Requires one to produce a picture ID to prove one is a legally registered voter. How is that Racisit?

I just read most of that bill but can't download it here due to space limitations. One could argue that it's racist in intent but that's about it and very superficial. The fallout is that big money allowed themselves to bow down to those who don't like it. Nobody has any balls anymore.

[Niteluvr]

So this bill does not allow for food and water to be provided in voting lines, and requires identification for absentee voting. But exactly how does this bill discriminate based on race? It's possible for any US citizen to obtain proper identification. It seems to me a bit racist to assume minorities aren't able to vote based on these "regulations. ".

Some may claim the bill to be racist but, in effect, it's not, just political maneuvering. Anyone can bring his own food / water. IMO, the worst thing would be not having a port-a-potty because the Democrat behind me might have to smell my rosy ass. In congested areas, polling places could have long lines, so a person can go elsewhere and minorities do have cars. Worst case scenario: If I were to find out that I'd have to wait in line for 5 hours in the hot Georgia sun to vote, I'd find a different polling location and plan accordingly. We got Internet here in Georgia now!

Anything the Dems don't find that fits their political agenda is deemed to be racist. What's worse is that a big event like the MLB All-Star game gets moved because of a political issue. I'm personally not a baseball fan, just feel sorry for those who wanted to attend but can't due to politics and stupid shit beyond their control.

Can't understand why everything now is about money and being a pussy. That is not how I was raised.

[SkyWookie]

The bill allows a voter to have food or water. What it does not allow a supporter of a candidate to pass out food or water, on the Behalf of a Candidate to voters in line to vote How is that racist? It Requires one to produce a picture ID to prove one is a legally registered voter. How is that Racisit?

Fact of history is when democrats don't like something they call it racist, or sexist, or some other name to try to point fingers and get their way, they simply don't know what to do when they don't get their way. Just look at videos of them screaming and dropping to the ground throwing temper tantrums when Hillary didn't win in 2016.

[ComTech42]

So this bill does not allow for food and water to be provided in voting lines, and requires identification for absentee voting. But exactly how does this bill discriminate based on race? It's possible for any US citizen to obtain proper identification. It seems to me a bit racist to assume minorities aren't able to vote based on these "regulations. ".

The bill allows a voter to have food or water. What it does not allow a supporter of a candidate to pass out food or water, on the Behalf of a Candidate to voters in line to vote How is that racist? It Requires one to produce a picture ID to prove one is a legally registered voter. How is that Racisit?

[CrestWood87]

Here in Georgia you need a I'd to purchase a gun buy alcohol even check out a library book. I'd is also required to rent a car buy a plane ticket "I wonder if Delta is going to change that?" Receive services such as cable, electricity, water ect but it's the I'd to vote that is racist.

Mexico which is a third world country has a national voter I'd law you cannot vote in any Mexican election without an I'd issued by the federal government. Seems to me like they do outclass us in one area.

[HeavyHitter12]

So this bill does not allow for food and water to be provided in voting lines, and requires identification for absentee voting. But exactly how does this bill discriminate based on race? It's possible for any US citizen to obtain proper identification. It seems to me a bit racist to assume minorities aren't able to vote based on these "regulations. ".

[MTWilliams911]

You failed to be specific, you were generalizing how exactly is it harder for minorities to vote?

The sound of silence. Sgt George "Never had a real job" Soros is blocked. Sigh. Ahhh. Sweet.

[HobbyMan51]

You failed to be specific, you were generalizing how exactly is it harder for minorities to vote?

You aren't ever going to get specifics from Little Georgie. He is for anything that weakens the fabric of this country by any disingenuous means possible. Why do you think he adopted the name "Soros" as his moniker?

[HobbyMan51]

For one, it picks on the more populous counties, which also happen to be majority minority.

And thus where the voter fraud is most likely to take place. Do you not understand what Abrams and her mob have done and will continue to do? Please tell us why you have to have solid identification for everything yet Fat Stacy screams that demanding the same standard for voting procedures is racist?

Do you and others not see how this makes all elections a third world formality? Do you not understand that this is an assault on one of this country's principle foundations? Or do you even care?

[Sgt Lurker]

You failed to be specific, you were generalizing how exactly is it harder for minorities to vote?

Please explain exactly what is racist about this bill?

Of course it's racist. If your party narrowly lost an election because of a voter surge from mostly black, hispanic and asian folks, and if your own party's demographics are shrinking, what do you do? Do you change your policies so your party platform is more appealing to more voters? Or do you make it harder for people to vote? Apparently, if you are among the Republican leadership in Georgia, you make it harder for people to vote.

Fortunately, there are ways to fight back. The provisions that make it harder for people to vote and the nonsensical provisions can be overridden by federal legislation. The Constitution specifically gives Congress the power to regulate federal elections: Article I, Section 4 gives it the power to make or alter rules for conducting federal elections. The 14th Amendment and 15th Amendment prevent states from discriminating based on race.