Legal vs so-called Illegal votes - setting the record straight
People followed the rules set out by their states to vote - those were not Illegal votes
Americans have the right to vote as long as they are of legal age
Voting by mail is not illegal
Voting while black is not illegal
Voting while poor is not illegal
Voting as a democrat is not illegal
Voting for a democrat is not illegal
Making it impossible for people to vote IS unconstitutional
Making laws to limit the number of voters IS unconstitutional
Requiring Americans to pass through hoops to vote IS unconstitutional
Voter suppression is:
Redistributing districts so that votes can be dismissed
Reducing mail drop sites
Sabotaging the USPS
If you are 18 or older, are not in jail (and even that is iffy) are an American you should be able to vote - and your vote should be counted - that's it and that's all there is to it. No laws, no regulations, no limitations. You are American of age you vote. The end.
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Most Americans if you ask them will tell you they are not racist, they have black friends, they do not use the N word, etc.… etc.…
And the thing is, they really believe it, which is part of the problem, because we’ve been taught that racism is something obvious and, in your face, but there is more to racism than the N word.
Overt racism is easy to spot and frankly easier to deal with, society shames the obvert racist, and they are fired, or shunned and everyone knows who and what they are. It’s the racism that is unconscious and subtle that is the problem.
What does it take to persuade people, that free healthcare, when most of them would be homeless if confronted with an illness costing $400 let alone something more dire, to say no to that offer? It takes a boogeyword “socialism”.
What does it take to convince people, that wiping away student debt, that has most of them in debt for 10 to 30 years is somehow detrimental to their financial wellbeing? It takes a boogeyword “socialism”.
Never mind, that the cost of implementing these proposals would only be from the taxes the average citizen pays to the government anyways, only that instead of their money being used to build insane amounts of war weapons, it would be used to benefit them.
Leadership isn't about what your job description says you should do, it's about doing what you can in time of crisis. This week senator Ted Cruz failed on all levels, he failed as a senator, a leader, a father and as a human being.
He failed to teach his children that in times of crisis you should help your neighbors and friends, and taught them instead that when things get tough the selfish get out.
He failed as a human being, instead of helping not his constituents but people in dire need, he decided that helping wasn't in his job description so he left town.
Would that be the culture that whitewashed its history?
Remove almost all traces of slavery from its ugly past?
Buried accomplishments of POC from its literature?
Is it the one working hard to remove people's voting rights?
The same that tried to erase millions of votes because they lost.
Maybe it is the one that tried to kidnap a governor just because…
Holding people accountable for their actions and words isn’t a culture.
It’s teaching a lesson, that actions have consequences.
But more importantly, teaching people that truth matters