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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo about stolen elections in Tex., FL, and Georgia
Do I have proof? Can I show you a smoking gun? No and no.
Nonetheless ... is there anyone here on DU who doesn't know that these are states that Republicans can only "win" through voter suppression, purged voting lists, "lost' and uncounted votes, and every other filthy tactic imaginable.
And now, they've done it again. Recounts are on the table in FL and Georgia. (Don't know about Texas.) Who knows what will happen? But if it goes to the Supreme Court, you damn well know how it will end.
A few Senate seats and governorships have been pulled out from under us and here we are. Fucked again. This must stop or we will all soon be citizens of a dictatorship.
(BTW, I've seen posts here on DU that imply the only way to end it is through conflict -- a second Civil War. Such posts may be from well-meaning people. But my guess is that they have no concept of the reality of war. No one who has ever seen war first hand came out whole. And none ever want to see it again. So let's stop all the Civil War talk. Please. Please.)
That still leaves us with the problem of how to counter the Republican corruption of our voting system. Unfortunately, I don't have the answer. But I know it must stop if America is to survive as a free, democratic country.
Suggestions?
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)alwaysinasnit
(5,072 posts)that oversee vote tabulations and determining who qualifies for a provisional ballots, then making sure EVERY qualified vote is counted.
questionseverything
(9,658 posts)even if the .25% threshold is met...in florida only ballots the machines kicks out are counted by humans?
does anyone know if I am understanding that correctly?
because that would be bs
that would be no check on the machines
unblock
(52,317 posts)The Democratic Party is the democracy party.
The government should not have the power to take away your vote, period.
We should propose comprehensive voting reforms.
No gerrymandering (independent commission)
Easy registration (motor voter, etc.)
Difficult voter roll purging (e.g., only on confirmation that the voter is deceased or has registered to vote elsewhere)
Mail-in ballots
Opportunity to correct clerical issues
Voting over multiple days
Easy access to multiple polling locations
Oversupply of ballots
No disenfranchisement for any reason (every citizen 18 or over can vote, period)
Strong limits on campaign finance, e.g., no corporate donations, period (not a curtailment of free speech as owners remain free to make donations)
Rank order voting (ability to vote for a second choice, etc)
Count every vote.