A previous post outlined the efforts to make voting harder (in 49 states!). Is this the most serious present threat to U.S. democracy? No. Voter suppression is a serious threat, but behind it lurks a yet more insidious assault on our electoral system. As outlined by Jane Mayer in a brilliant exposé in the New Yorker (Aug. 9), creating a wide impression of voting fraud is prelude to a cynical ploy to push the Presidential election back to state legislatures, a majority of which are Republican-controlled.
45. Voter Suppression: The Biggest Threat?
45. Voter Suppression: The Biggest Threat?
45. Voter Suppression: The Biggest Threat?
A previous post outlined the efforts to make voting harder (in 49 states!). Is this the most serious present threat to U.S. democracy? No. Voter suppression is a serious threat, but behind it lurks a yet more insidious assault on our electoral system. As outlined by Jane Mayer in a brilliant exposé in the New Yorker (Aug. 9), creating a wide impression of voting fraud is prelude to a cynical ploy to push the Presidential election back to state legislatures, a majority of which are Republican-controlled.