If you want to better understand why the 2022 Midterm and 2024 Presidential elections will not be free and fair by design, and why the Republican Party is fundamentally anti-democratic, I've made a shortt selection of (recent) articles from across GOP-dominated states. #thread
This is just a random selection. For a more comprehensive overview of the MORE THAN 440 BILLS with voting restrictions that have been introduced in 2021 alone, see @BrennanCenter website
brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…
brennancenter.org/our-work/resea…
It is frankly insane how the Republican Party and the US more general is, and has been, treated as (fully) democratic in much national and international reporting and, even worse, much US politics scholarship.
It also shows how problematic unitary approach to US politics is. Political systems and realities are very different in, say, Georgia and Massachusetts. Sure, they share federal legislation, and many historical and contemporary realities, but vary vastly in terms of democracy.
This will be even more striking after 2024 Presidential elections, as Republicans will have power in House, Senate, Presidency & Supreme Court. But the democratic protections in blue states will not last! Soon "state rights" will mean nothing to the Republicans! #EndOfRant
And if you want to better understand what that Republican "murica" looks like, look at #Florida
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/j…
theguardian.com/us-news/2022/j…
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