If you think too many people are voting for the wrong things, then the logical thing to do (if you're the GOP anyway) is to make it harder and harder for 'em to vote.
We've seen this in the Repubs' attempts to push down on voter turnout, because they know more people who tend to vote for Democrats will be affected than the other way.
And so now, we can take the same kind of tactic and turn it on the Representatives of We The People, and just make it so that nobody gets a chance to vote at all.
It should be pretty clear by now that this "Republican Party" is in the thrall of an authoritarian cadre who increasingly exhibit the behavior of people who are not the lovers of freedom and democracy that these assholes claim to be.
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"The Majority Leader" referenced in the rule Van Hollen is trying to address (House Rule XXII, Sec 4) is Eric Cantor - who may think he's in the catbird's seat, but may yet turn out to be the fall guy.
There was a time I really didn't think Eric Cantor was on board with the wingnuts. I tho't I could see something in his demeanor that told me he was just trying to deal with the "factionals" as best he could. No more. I think Cantor's fears and ambitions have gotten the better of him.
Anyway, if you think your democracy's in some kind of trouble, the solution never includes cutting back on democracy itself.
Don't be a rube.
We've seen this in the Repubs' attempts to push down on voter turnout, because they know more people who tend to vote for Democrats will be affected than the other way.
And so now, we can take the same kind of tactic and turn it on the Representatives of We The People, and just make it so that nobody gets a chance to vote at all.
It should be pretty clear by now that this "Republican Party" is in the thrall of an authoritarian cadre who increasingly exhibit the behavior of people who are not the lovers of freedom and democracy that these assholes claim to be.
.
"The Majority Leader" referenced in the rule Van Hollen is trying to address (House Rule XXII, Sec 4) is Eric Cantor - who may think he's in the catbird's seat, but may yet turn out to be the fall guy.
There was a time I really didn't think Eric Cantor was on board with the wingnuts. I tho't I could see something in his demeanor that told me he was just trying to deal with the "factionals" as best he could. No more. I think Cantor's fears and ambitions have gotten the better of him.
Anyway, if you think your democracy's in some kind of trouble, the solution never includes cutting back on democracy itself.
Don't be a rube.
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