On Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:13:44 GMT, Snit <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Jan 13, 2022 at 8:14:52 AM MST, "rbowman" wrote
><j4atv2Fd2f9U1@mid.individual.net>:
>
>> On 01/13/2022 07:18 AM, Snit wrote:
>>> On Jan 13, 2022 at 6:01:48 AM MST, "John Dough" wrote
>>> <0pVDJ.161358$7D4.35328@fx37.iad>:
>>>
>>>> On 2022-01-13, chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>>>>> John Dough wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> MattB wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'd say we are headed for the same thing as Venezuela has now. That
>>>>>>> country was doing OK and look at it now can't even buy TP or basic
>>>>>>> food and inflation was what last year?
>>>>>
>>>>> Get real, man.
>>>>>
>>>>>> The Democrats are driving this country into the ground. It's only going to get
>>>>>> worse the longer they remain in power.
>>>>>
>>>>> Another right-wing kook.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not right wing.
>>>> I'm a libertarian who supported Obama twice in fact.
>>>> Did you hear Joe Biden's speech yesterday?
>>>> I suggest you give a listen so you can hear how insane the man has become.
>>>> Comparing those who disagree with his plans Bull Connor?
>>>> Come on man.
>>>> A 33 percent approval rating?
>>>> Come on man.
>>>> Open your eyes.
>>>
>>> My fear is that in comparison to the previous president a dead skunk would
>>> shine. I am not a fan of either party, no less of Biden, but he is clearly
>>> 1000% better than Trump. Still, that is not good enough.
>>>
>>> If he and the Democrats can get voting rights bills passed, though, that would
>>> be a very good sign for the future of the country. The fact Democrats want
>>> something closer to a representative government and the Republicans fight
>>> against that is enough for me to never want to vote for any Republican.
>>>
>>
>> Exactly who are those disenfranchised people the voting rights bill is
>> supposed to protect?
>
>Americans. Those who have had their rights limited by insane Voter ID laws
>designed to prevent folks from voting (the proposed law allows for Voter IDs
>but makes them easy for citizens to get), by those in poor and minority
>neighborhoods who are set up with situation where they have to travel further
>and wait longer to vote, by those who have to work and cannot get to vote (the
>law makes voting day a national holiday and allows for mail in voting so there
>are fewer roadblocks), by those who are denied the right to vote by
>convictions (released felons would be able to vote), etc. It also has
>provisions to reduce gerrymandering and more.
>
>In short: it makes it so US citizens can easily vote.
>
>Democrats want that. Republicans do not. They know their ideas are not very
>popular.

>> The ones who are too stupid to successfully
>> register to vote? If there was effective voter suppression Biden
>> wouldn't be president. For that matter if there was suppression in his
>> 'firewall' states he wouldn't even have been the candidate.
>
>There was massive suppression... and he still got millions of more votes.

And stole the election. The voting bill intends to make it easier for
democrats to steal elections in future.