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George W. Bush, who lost the popular vote, carried Florida by 537 votes, won the Electoral College and became the 43rd president with a key assist by the Supreme Court. nyti.ms/2Me4YWd
Voters are now realizing that they have crossed into the twilight zone: citizens of America without full citizenship rights. The right to vote is central to American democracy. “It’s preservative of all rights,” the Supreme Court said in 1886. nyti.ms/2Me4YWd
Rampant voter fraud does not exist. There is no epidemic of illegal voting. nyti.ms/2Me4YWd
Consider the brutal clarity of Paul Weyrich, a founder of the Heritage Foundation and the American Legislative Exchange Council, which eventually helped write voter suppression legislation that spread like a cancer across the country nyti.ms/2Me4YWd
The lesson from 2000? Lie often. Say the lies loud and with pride. Lie over and over and over. Lie without shame. Lie until the truth is drowned out, dead. Lie until no amount of evidence could convince anyone otherwise.

Read on, from @ProfCAnderson nyti.ms/2Me4YWd
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