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DeSantis will sign a bill that will strip hundreds of thousands of Floridians of the right to vote, & to have a say on his own reelection bid in 2022.
If this was happening outside the U.S., we'd cover it very differently, & stop pretending this is anything like a democracy.
If this was happening outside the U.S., we'd cover it very differently, & stop pretending this is anything like a democracy.
seriously, let's pause on this a moment. The poll tax, the massive exclusion are bad enough. But also remember these are people in power who are literally excluding *hundreds of thousands of people* from having any say on whether they get to remain in power.
"The franchise of millions is subjected to the capricious whims of a few public officials," I wrote in October before the Amendment 4 vote. I began that article with the visceral absurdity of what Rick Scott's cabinet was up to. And here we are again. nbcnews.com/think/opinion/… 
if you're wondering how much money people will need to AFFORD REGAINING THE RIGHT TO VOTE, theappeal.org/florida-amendm…
