For years, in local and in state elections, Democrat politicians have pushed “No voter ID” laws. Nowadays, these same Democrats want to legislate a national “Voting Rights” law for all Americans. Let’s ask this question: When people are simply required to show a form of identification, like a valid driver’s license, will that, as the Democrat politicians claim, suppress the right to vote? On the other hand, if people can vote without having to show who they are, will that not destroy the trust that everyday Americans have in our electoral system and the faith they have in our sacred democracy?
Yeah, Scott, what destroys the trust that everyday Americans have in our electoral system and the faith they have in our sacred democracy more than an insurrection and attack on our Capitol to overturn election results? There are not many Republicans decrying this in the halls of Congress.
Not sure how you jump from voter IDs to Jan. 6, but now that you have...
I guess you missed the near immediate Republican condemnation of the DC riots by Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans. On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots, Democratic Party leaders tried to milk their own hysteria over the riots by proclaiming once again their outrage... according to leading Democrats the Jan. 6 riot was on par with Pearl Harbor and 9-11... except it's not. Not even close.
I wish the Democratic Party leadership would have been quick to condemn the much more serious damage and much greater loss of life following the 2020 summer riots except they didn't. Well, yes they did... after seeing how failure to condemn those riots was not polling well, they decided to speak up.
Here is what Kevin McCarthy said earlier this month, “Unfortunately, one year later, the majority party seems no closer to answering the central question of how the Capitol was left so unprepared and what must be done to ensure it never happens again, Instead, they are using it as a partisan political weapon to further divide our country."
C'mon man, you can do better than that. Yes, McConnell, Graham, Cruz, McCarthy etc. spoke of the atrocities of Jan. 6th. and a week later flip-flopped and changed their tune after Donald called them and threatened them for not following his big lie scheme. Biggest bunch of eunuchs and hypocrites that ever took the oath of office.
Hmmm... I didn't see where Messrs. McConnell, Graham, Cruz and McCarthy "flip-flopped" and started supporting the violence and vandalism that occurred on Jan. 6... I guess I missed that one. Not endorsing the Democratic Party leadership's kumbaya a year after the DC riot is not recanting any previous condemnation, but it is rejecting the left's insistence that Jan. 6 is comparable to Pearl Harbor and 9-11. I think we're on safe footing here by saying the real trauma from Jan. 6 was largely felt by CNN spoxes.
Taffy - the only atrocity was committed by an already compromised Capitol police officer who shot an unarmed woman through a glass door. He was then made the victim instead of being prosecuted for shooting an unarmed protester. A drug addicted officer died a few days later and then was honored by laying in state in the Rotunda. Totally over the top. Many crocodile tears flowed by Democrat leaders who attended while knowing full well that this guy was not injured or killed during the riot. That is the Democratic Party for you, you ought to be really proud of that bunch!
I didn't say they supported the violence. I said they denounced the riot and a week later they put their tail between their legs and went back to licking the heels of their golden idol.
I'm just sayin' those gents and others condemned the Jan. 6 riot right away and they have not retracted those condemnations. They didn't wait and read polls like like Democrats did following the previous summer's violence and destruction in our cities.
Did they go back to supporting the titular head of their party after condemning the DC riot? No. They never stopped supporting the guy controlling the RNC. They supported him on Feb. 5, 2020, and again a week after the riot on Jan. 13, 2021.
On another note, I just read an opinion piece from the Miami Herald by Leonard Pitts Jr. and in it he has a description of Mitch McConnell that, IMHO, I think fits him to a tee. I am not looking to start a new discussion, just passing it along.
"He is a man of uniquely pious hypocrisy, able to affect moist-eyed sincerity while ruthlessly chopping the legs out from under democracy. Whether it is stealing Supreme Court seats or defending an indefensible president, his superpower is the uncanny ability to lie, to know that you know he’s lying and yet to keep a straight face through it all."
I'll be busy most of the day so I checked the column by Leonard Pitts. He is correct... McConnell erred... a gaffe of Olympian proportions. However, his article which advances the notion that McConnell's "clumsy syntax" was what McConnell and other whites believe is hyper-militant. It's toxic. It's untrue.
That being said, Mr. Pitts is certainly an accomplished writer... awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, aplenty. He deserves those accolades. His comments after 9-11 about the American spirit was a reflection about ALL Americans... not clusters of hyphenated Americans. Since then, not as much inclusiveness in his writing. However, I agree with his straightforward diatribes against white supremacists.
Funny... Mr. Pitts seizes on Mitch's gaffe and heaps criticism all over ol' Mitch. Yet, the MSM largely gives a pass to the ultimate gaffe machine... Joe.
For Tommy... I did have to "google" Leonard Pitts to read his column published yesterday. FYI
Mr. Abramson - thank you for explaining the difference between voting rights and voting integrity. Such a simple concept, yet Dems can’t seem to grasp it. Instead, folks like Rel can only bellyache about a debunked insurrection. Hey Rel, if there were an insurrection, half a million patriots would have done a lot more damage. Actually, shouldn’t you be asking why they don’t want to release 14,000 hours of video regarding your supposed “insurrection”? What are they afraid of?
Scott: So, what does voter ID have to do with the myriad of obstacles Republican states have cooked up to make it as difficult as possible for many to exercise their constitutional rights? And how did ID prevent Republicans from voting for dead relatives? I think Trump got it right for a change, when he said that without serious voting obstacles, Republicans would never win again!
I'm curious. I have seen these same comments in some of your earlier posts, but I was wondering if you could explain what you mean by a "myriad of obstacles" and how those obstacles might prevent minorities from turning out at the polls as the did in 2020? A little relevance, and maybe some quantification, please. While we're on the subject of numbers... how many Republicans voted for dead relatives? I get it... just one such vote is too many. A little relevance, and maybe some quantification, please.
When it comes to states changing their voting laws, why are we listening to Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer instead of Tim Scott, Winsome Sears and Ben Carson? It seems to me that Senator Scott, Lieutenant Governor Sears, and Secretary Carson speak with authority on this matter that the President, the Speaker, and the Senate Majority Leader do not possess... and they never will.
Here is a brief video from an expert on African-Americans voting. If he subscribed to the DJ, I'm very, very positive that he would disagree with you position. https://youtu.be/34DAFZgwg20
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Yeah, Scott, what destroys the trust that everyday Americans have in our electoral system and the faith they have in our sacred democracy more than an insurrection and attack on our Capitol to overturn election results? There are not many Republicans decrying this in the halls of Congress.
Thumbs up!!
Well, the Oath Keepers got charged with sedition. Hopefully, more of Trump's army will.
Rel
Not sure how you jump from voter IDs to Jan. 6, but now that you have...
I guess you missed the near immediate Republican condemnation of the DC riots by Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans. On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots, Democratic Party leaders tried to milk their own hysteria over the riots by proclaiming once again their outrage... according to leading Democrats the Jan. 6 riot was on par with Pearl Harbor and 9-11... except it's not. Not even close.
I wish the Democratic Party leadership would have been quick to condemn the much more serious damage and much greater loss of life following the 2020 summer riots except they didn't. Well, yes they did... after seeing how failure to condemn those riots was not polling well, they decided to speak up.
Here is what Kevin McCarthy said earlier this month, “Unfortunately, one year later, the majority party seems no closer to answering the central question of how the Capitol was left so unprepared and what must be done to ensure it never happens again, Instead, they are using it as a partisan political weapon to further divide our country."
That's what progressive do. .
Ray,
C'mon man, you can do better than that. Yes, McConnell, Graham, Cruz, McCarthy etc. spoke of the atrocities of Jan. 6th. and a week later flip-flopped and changed their tune after Donald called them and threatened them for not following his big lie scheme. Biggest bunch of eunuchs and hypocrites that ever took the oath of office.
Tafhdyd
Hmmm... I didn't see where Messrs. McConnell, Graham, Cruz and McCarthy "flip-flopped" and started supporting the violence and vandalism that occurred on Jan. 6... I guess I missed that one. Not endorsing the Democratic Party leadership's kumbaya a year after the DC riot is not recanting any previous condemnation, but it is rejecting the left's insistence that Jan. 6 is comparable to Pearl Harbor and 9-11. I think we're on safe footing here by saying the real trauma from Jan. 6 was largely felt by CNN spoxes.
Taffy - the only atrocity was committed by an already compromised Capitol police officer who shot an unarmed woman through a glass door. He was then made the victim instead of being prosecuted for shooting an unarmed protester. A drug addicted officer died a few days later and then was honored by laying in state in the Rotunda. Totally over the top. Many crocodile tears flowed by Democrat leaders who attended while knowing full well that this guy was not injured or killed during the riot. That is the Democratic Party for you, you ought to be really proud of that bunch!
Ray,
I didn't say they supported the violence. I said they denounced the riot and a week later they put their tail between their legs and went back to licking the heels of their golden idol.
Hey, Tafhdyd...
Ships passing in the night?
I'm just sayin' those gents and others condemned the Jan. 6 riot right away and they have not retracted those condemnations. They didn't wait and read polls like like Democrats did following the previous summer's violence and destruction in our cities.
Did they go back to supporting the titular head of their party after condemning the DC riot? No. They never stopped supporting the guy controlling the RNC. They supported him on Feb. 5, 2020, and again a week after the riot on Jan. 13, 2021.
Ray,
We can let those ships sail.
On another note, I just read an opinion piece from the Miami Herald by Leonard Pitts Jr. and in it he has a description of Mitch McConnell that, IMHO, I think fits him to a tee. I am not looking to start a new discussion, just passing it along.
"He is a man of uniquely pious hypocrisy, able to affect moist-eyed sincerity while ruthlessly chopping the legs out from under democracy. Whether it is stealing Supreme Court seats or defending an indefensible president, his superpower is the uncanny ability to lie, to know that you know he’s lying and yet to keep a straight face through it all."
Tafhdyd
Good morning, buddy. I will look for the article by Mr. Pitts later. Thanks for the reference.
We'll let those ships sail. I'm sure I will soon be "Crossing the T" on some other ship with a profoundly left (port) list.
Tafhdyd
I'll be busy most of the day so I checked the column by Leonard Pitts. He is correct... McConnell erred... a gaffe of Olympian proportions. However, his article which advances the notion that McConnell's "clumsy syntax" was what McConnell and other whites believe is hyper-militant. It's toxic. It's untrue.
That being said, Mr. Pitts is certainly an accomplished writer... awards, including a Pulitzer Prize, aplenty. He deserves those accolades. His comments after 9-11 about the American spirit was a reflection about ALL Americans... not clusters of hyphenated Americans. Since then, not as much inclusiveness in his writing. However, I agree with his straightforward diatribes against white supremacists.
Funny... Mr. Pitts seizes on Mitch's gaffe and heaps criticism all over ol' Mitch. Yet, the MSM largely gives a pass to the ultimate gaffe machine... Joe.
For Tommy... I did have to "google" Leonard Pitts to read his column published yesterday. FYI
Mr. Abramson - thank you for explaining the difference between voting rights and voting integrity. Such a simple concept, yet Dems can’t seem to grasp it. Instead, folks like Rel can only bellyache about a debunked insurrection. Hey Rel, if there were an insurrection, half a million patriots would have done a lot more damage. Actually, shouldn’t you be asking why they don’t want to release 14,000 hours of video regarding your supposed “insurrection”? What are they afraid of?
Scott: So, what does voter ID have to do with the myriad of obstacles Republican states have cooked up to make it as difficult as possible for many to exercise their constitutional rights? And how did ID prevent Republicans from voting for dead relatives? I think Trump got it right for a change, when he said that without serious voting obstacles, Republicans would never win again!
Hey, Jorg... Happy New Year, again
I'm curious. I have seen these same comments in some of your earlier posts, but I was wondering if you could explain what you mean by a "myriad of obstacles" and how those obstacles might prevent minorities from turning out at the polls as the did in 2020? A little relevance, and maybe some quantification, please. While we're on the subject of numbers... how many Republicans voted for dead relatives? I get it... just one such vote is too many. A little relevance, and maybe some quantification, please.
When it comes to states changing their voting laws, why are we listening to Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer instead of Tim Scott, Winsome Sears and Ben Carson? It seems to me that Senator Scott, Lieutenant Governor Sears, and Secretary Carson speak with authority on this matter that the President, the Speaker, and the Senate Majority Leader do not possess... and they never will.
Here is a brief video from an expert on African-Americans voting. If he subscribed to the DJ, I'm very, very positive that he would disagree with you position. https://youtu.be/34DAFZgwg20
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