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Category Archives: voter suppression
When Did It Become Acceptable To Oppose Democracy?
This is the question asked by Attorney Marc Elias in an article from last July on the website democracydocket.com. Elias is probably best known for his work on behalf of the public in thwarting Donald Trump’s repeated attempts in court to … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Republican Policy, voter suppression
Tagged authoritarianism, Citizens United impact on state elections, GOP gerrymandering
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This Week’s The High Five
As noted before, The High Five is a daily email from Progress Iowa that keeps the public abreast of what is going on in the Iowa Legislature. In this time of Iowa’s Republican domination , it is smart to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Budget, voter suppression
Tagged book banning, public schools, school vouchers, special needs students, we will be Kansas
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Voter Suppression In Georgia
Republicans can’t win elections, so they must steal them. From the Rachel Maddow Show of 3/25/2021 (Last Thursday). As usual, Rachel goes extra deep to ferret out the real meaning:
Posted in 2022 Election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Vote Fraud, voter suppression
Tagged Georgia
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What Could Possibly Be Next?
In my formative years I was an avid reader of the Des Moines Register’s Donald Kaul. His column ran on the editorial page of the paper three times a week. When football was no longer being played and the corn … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa legislature 2021, Republican Policy, University of Iowa, voter suppression
Tagged Arizona, Kansas, tenure laws
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Learning Republicanese
There we are enjoying breakfast as much as anyone can these days listening to NPR’s Morning Edition. The Iowa news segment is on and the story is about the incredibly close election in Iowa’s second district. As the story states: … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 election campaign, Kim Reynolds, voter suppression
Tagged "legal" votes, Marianette Miller-Meeks, Republicanese, Rita Hart
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Simple And Easy Change Or Voter Suppression?
As chair of the Iowa House State Government Committee, Representative Bobby Kaufmann was quick to get out into the newspapers in his district to explain the last minute dealings regarding voting process as the second session of the 88th Iowa … Continue reading
In Contrast, Democrats Will Install Competent Government
The previous post today allowed me to do some venting on the incompetence of Republican led governments in general, and also the utterly miserable incompetence shown by the current administration. While the previous post concentrated on how the American people … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Health Care & Medicare, voter suppression
Tagged climate crisis, corona virus, Democratic competence, environment, incompetence
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Thom Hartmann Interview, Part I
If the Iowa precinct caucuses created doubt about the efficacy of our voting process, we are not the only ones with concern. Thom Hartmann, the number one progressive-talk-show host in the United States wrote the book, The Hidden History of … Continue reading
Posted in thom hartmann, voter suppression, voting rights
Tagged Elections, thom hartmann, voting rights
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Inequality: One Of This Election’s Big Issues
Eight days to caucus, right? Here is a brief look at what I consider to be the really overwhelming issues. Depending on your perspective, any one of these could be in your top spot: Climate Change – well it is … Continue reading
Posted in #trumpresistance, 2020 election campaign, Blog for Iowa, Climate Change, Health Care & Medicare, Vote Fraud, voter suppression, voting rights
Tagged economic inequality, income inequality
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Book Review: The Hidden History Of The War On Voting
The Hidden History of the War on Voting: Who Stole Your Vote — and How to Get it Back by Thom Hartmann is a quick but important read for people who want or need to review the history and origins … Continue reading
Posted in thom hartmann, voter suppression, voting rights
Tagged #votersuppression, by Thom Hartmann, thom hartmann, voter suppression, voting rights
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