Monday, November 18, 2013

Grothman: It's Already Too Easy For Blacks To Vote

The state's Teapublicans' blatant racism and efforts to suppress the black vote caught the eye of the national media, according to this story by Zachary Roth of msnbc.com:
Wisconsin Republicans are pushing a bill to end early voting on the weekend. The measure would make it harder for people in the state’s most populous areas to cast a ballot—and it would hit blacks especially hard.

But state Sen. Glenn Grothman, a Republican who is sponsoring a Senate version of the bill, told msnbc it’s already easy enough to vote.

“Between [early voting], mail absentee, and voting the day of election, you know, I mean anybody who can’t vote with all those options, they’ve really got a problem,” he said. “I really don’t think they care that much about voting in the first place, right?”

The measure, which passed the state assembly Thursday, would give municipalities two choices for early voting, known in the state as in-person absentee voting: they could offer it either from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays in the two weeks before an election; or at any time on a weekday, but not to exceed 30 hours per week, again in the two weeks before an election.

That would mean a reduction in early voting hours for the state’s two biggest cities, Milwaukee and Madison—which are also its most important Democratic strongholds.
Between the voter suppression, the gerrymandering and all the other crap that the Teapublicans are pulling, it's a pretty clear message that their agenda isn't popular and the only way for them to hold onto power is to perpetually rig the system.

1 comment:

  1. Your blog post title is extremely misleading. While I may not agree with Grothman, you are twisting his words to fit your purpose.

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