Lies are the fuel that keeps the fire burning for the right wing. They are very well aware that they are floating a red herring, but it rings true for Trump’s favorite people, the uneducated. The irony, if by some chance that this bill would pass, is that in essence it would damage any Republican candidate more than anyone else.
I’m disappointed—but not surprised—that none of the quoted Democrats or even you, Lauren, mentioned ‘people with disabilities’ among the disenfranchised on purpose.
As a lot of disabled people are either (or both) women and people of colour, this also effectively offsets a lot of the possible benefit you describe.
This is how ableism works: its like glitter, it gets everywhere. But its important to pick it out whenever we can.
Most of all, by leaving them out of your list you add to the growing rhetoric in the US that disabled people don’t matter and don’t really count as citizens. It can happen both ways: by the silent rhetoric of exclusion and by the despicable eugenicist rhetoric coming from RFK etc.
There is so much that can be done to make voting easier for citizens including making it a national holiday, automatic registration, or mandating employers give time off. I know in Washington state voting is completely done by mail (which necessitates not monkeying around with the mail). My hope is that any ballot that doesn't have Trump on it will keep his cult from showing up. Other than that, I have little optimism these days.
Voter ID should be required simply to prove that one is eligible to vote. It’s definitely not “voter suppression”. Any adult who is voting should be capable of obtaining an ID. All voters in my state know that it’s required. It’s not difficult and helps to ensure the integrity of the results.
Lies are the fuel that keeps the fire burning for the right wing. They are very well aware that they are floating a red herring, but it rings true for Trump’s favorite people, the uneducated. The irony, if by some chance that this bill would pass, is that in essence it would damage any Republican candidate more than anyone else.
I’m disappointed—but not surprised—that none of the quoted Democrats or even you, Lauren, mentioned ‘people with disabilities’ among the disenfranchised on purpose.
As a lot of disabled people are either (or both) women and people of colour, this also effectively offsets a lot of the possible benefit you describe.
This is how ableism works: its like glitter, it gets everywhere. But its important to pick it out whenever we can.
Most of all, by leaving them out of your list you add to the growing rhetoric in the US that disabled people don’t matter and don’t really count as citizens. It can happen both ways: by the silent rhetoric of exclusion and by the despicable eugenicist rhetoric coming from RFK etc.
A good reminder, thanks, Michelle.
Thank you for all you do to raise awareness of important issues, Lauren.
There is so much that can be done to make voting easier for citizens including making it a national holiday, automatic registration, or mandating employers give time off. I know in Washington state voting is completely done by mail (which necessitates not monkeying around with the mail). My hope is that any ballot that doesn't have Trump on it will keep his cult from showing up. Other than that, I have little optimism these days.
Voter ID should be required simply to prove that one is eligible to vote. It’s definitely not “voter suppression”. Any adult who is voting should be capable of obtaining an ID. All voters in my state know that it’s required. It’s not difficult and helps to ensure the integrity of the results.