One for Me

 Political, please ignore

Voting rights is not a priority for the country anymore. I mean, it is for more than 1/2 the country, but less than 1/3 of the country can stop it in the Senate. And that is what Joe Manchin, reputedly a Democrat, has done.

There is a bill, HR 1, that establishes common voting laws across the country. It was 100% motivated by cheating from Republican legislators who are throwing up roadblocks to voting. If you look at the states that have implemented voting restrictions, they are controlled by Republicans. Texas is not on the map yet, but they have called their legislature back into session to pass more voting restrictions.

With this in mind, Joe Manchin's comments are complete and utter bullshit, designed to keep him and Republicans from letting minorities vote them out. Here is Joe's quote (that I call bullshit on):

"I believe that partisan voting legislation will destroy the already weakening binds of our democracy, and for that reason, I will vote against the For the People Act. Furthermore, I will not vote to weaken or eliminate the filibuster,"

While he doesn't want one party to change the rules, that apparently only refers to his Democratic Party. Since every single voting restriction this year has been authored and passed by Republicans. Here are the states where Republicans are fucking over voters.

Texas is still in session pushing this.

Below is an overview of the new restriction. One thing to be aware of is that in 3 states, there are now rules that allow judges to overturn outcomes of the vote. In 2 other states, the States government can override voters and appoint new country voter officials is they don't like them (i.e. when they are Democrats).

Here is an (abbreviated) round up.

At least 16 mail voting restrictions in 12 states will make it more difficult for voters to cast mail ballots that count. footnote4_ta6re954 Six laws shorten the timeframe for voters to request a mail ballot, including a Georgia law that will reduce that window by more than one-half. footnote5_o4meh115 Five laws make it more difficult for voters to automatically receive their ballot or ballot application — either by making it harder to stay on absentee voting lists or by prohibiting officials from sending applications or ballots without the voter’s affirmative request. footnote6_e3cort36 Nine laws in eight states make it more difficult for voters to deliver their mail ballots, including a law in Arkansas that makes the in-person ballot delivery deadline earlier, six laws that restrict assistance to voters in returning their mail ballots, and four laws that limit the availability of mail ballot drop boxes. footnote7_z4zfr7n7 Three laws impose stricter signature requirements for mail voting, footnote8_i01bw4w8 while three others impose stricter or new voter ID laws for mail voting. footnote9_5xpmsbt9