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Wednesday, March 10th, 2021

Republicans Are Taking Their Voter Suppression Efforts to New Extremes

Author:     Ari Berman
Source:     Mother Jones
Publication Date:     FEBRUARY 24, 2021
 Link: Republicans Are Taking Their Voter Suppression Efforts to New Extremes
Stephan:   I don't know how much clearer the Republicans could make it that they do not support or desire America to be a democracy. They are a shrinking race party, and know America is going to be a majority-minority nation within 20 years. What to do? The answer is simple. Control who can vote so that only their supporters are likely to be able to vote. Basically, keep the form of democracy, but not its substance. There is no question about this. The facts are very clear and indisputable.
State Sen. Mike Dugan, R-Carrollton, second from left, shakes hands with Gov. Brian Kemp on the rotunda during the opening day of the year for the general session of the state legislature, Monday, Jan 13, 2020 in Atlanta. Credit: AP/John Amis

After record turnout in 2020, Republican-controlled states appear to be in a race to the bottom to see who can pass the most egregious new barriers to voting.

According to a new analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice, 253 bills to restrict voting access have been introduced in 43 states already this year. Georgia is ground zero for the GOP’s escalating war on voting, targeting the voting methods that were used most by Democratic voters in 2020 and which contributed to flipping the state blue and electing two Democratic senators.

On Tuesday, Georgia’s Republican Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan introduced a bill repealing no-excuse absentee voting, which 1.3 million Georgians used in 2020, including 450,000 Republicans. Under his proposal, only a small subset of voters, such as those who are out of town, disabled, or over 65 (a demographic […]

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