And we need to call out #voting extremism and extremists at home #idleg #idpol
Don’t tell me that we need to make voting more difficult. Where is your proof that will improve democratic participation? #idleg #idpol
Here in Idaho where the House Majority leader proclaimed that “it shouldn’t be easy to vote” because someone had shared a Facebook Story or Meme about ballot harvesting.
However, he has not shared any proof. Just his story he acknowledges is from Facebook that he has been unwilling to share or verify, Republicans want to decrease participation in hopes that it will protect their legislative majorities.  We shouldn’t legislate based upon memes.
And don’t tell me that we should make it tougher for low information voters to vote when Ada County Voters turned out a capable and competent County Commissioner who has done more for housing affordability in this community than anyone else. Why? She advocated for impact fees.
Who did they elect? The Ada County GOP chair who has misused party funds for personal matters, who has regularly been a paid lobbyist for marijuana and kratom legalization, and who has willingly embraced neo-nazis and anti government activists.
Why, because he had an R by his name? It wasn’t because he was qualified. Oh and he also has supported impact fees since being elected.
And don’t tell me that vote by mail is insecure and dangerous.  Utah has almost exclusively gone to mail and it hasn’t resulted in leftist pinko commies seizing control of governments by a concerted effort to get their mindless lackeys to commit voter fraud.
Oh and they use drop boxes just like for the return of library books, mail, and utility payments. If you say it is OK in Utah, but not in other states, what are you really defending?
You are defending Utah because it is White and Republican. It is OK admitting you have a problem. That is the first step.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Geoffrey M. Wardle

Geoffrey M. Wardle Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @Geoffrey_Wardle

5 Apr
So heard a Texas legislator defend his #voting bill on @CNN this morning by countering “well how much fraud do you think is acceptable” even after being confronted with the study indicating that recent research has uncovered less than 20 instances of voting fraud.
So if any potential for voting fraud is a reason for Republicans to act in such an aggressive manner then I hope they will rethink their tolerances in other area?
Science has shown us that there are levels of contamination to drinking water that do not pose a threat to human health, but Republicans if zero potential for voting fraud is the goal shouldn’t that be the goal for arsenic, lead, and other heavy metals in drinking water?
Read 5 tweets
4 Apr
Friends and Family,
 
If you are going to share stories, memes, thoughts on Georgia’s recently adopted voting law changes, including criticism of critics, I ask that you do a little research and you give a little thought before doing it. /1 #voting #GA #votingrights #racism
There are provisions of the Georgia law that do make permanent certain changes there that were implemented in response by COVID.  Every state should implement those elements.  /2
And if it were actually about voter ID then that issue has been fully vetted and addressed by the Courts regarding what is appropriate and constitutional. /3
Read 33 tweets
3 Apr
When I see the Facebook posts of friends and relatives from Arizona it reaffirms my belief that many Arizonans are just western Floridians.
I mean my sweet aunt in AZ who always shares the up lifting cute stuff then likes virulent MAGA stuff
My former Mission President who lives in AZ posts uplifting things and then goes on praising Andy Biggs and Brian Kemp for standing up to the woke masses.
Read 4 tweets
8 Nov 20
I like Vice President’s with walkout songs. #MsVicePresident
And invoking John Lewis? I’m not crying You are Crying. #GoodTrouble #VotingRights
@KamalaHarris is the best of America. You don’t have to agree with her, but if you don’t respect her, you don’t respect America.
Read 10 tweets
7 Nov 20
Buckle Up. This is going to be long, and it is going to be about #COVID /1
Two weeks ago, my wife came down with what we had assumed was a cold she had picked up from our 16 year old. He had been congested, had a headache, and was over it in 3 days. /2
She had a headache, congestion, fatigue, no fever, so it isn’t COVID, is it. She wanted to make sure I could sleep, so she decamped to the guest room. She has been there for two weeks. /3
Read 47 tweets
6 Nov 20
Be grateful for the 20th Amendment’s adoption in 1933 #history
By reducing the Presidential lame duck period by moving the date of the Inauguration from March 4th to January 20 there is six less weeks for mayhem #history
And the 20th Amendment also moved the term of the incoming Congress from March 4th to January 3rd which also reduces the Lame Duck period for Congress #history
Read 11 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!