OPINION: Stop Voter Suppression

By Darlene Mitchell October 26, 2021 October 26, 2021 Charles Koch, Democrats, Election Interference, Elections, Electoral College, Gerrymandering, Lobbyists, Mail-In Voting, Political Parties, Republicans, Voter Suppression, Voting

OPINION: Stop Voter Suppression

OPINION:

Stop Voter Suppression

Election Subversion & Suppression: dilution of voter’s Influence

By William Jones and D. S. Mitchell

Look to the Constitution

The U.S. Constitution defines who is eligible to vote. For example, you must be a U.S. citizen over 18 years of age to vote. Each person can vote only once in a given election. Pretty straight forward stuff.

To Clarify

Voter fraud means ineligible votes get counted (ex. husband votes for Trump using dead wife’s mail-in ballot.) Voter suppression refers to any effort to prevent eligible voters from being allowed to vote.(ex. politicians divide up congressional districts to benefit their own political party, diluting the opponents impact at the ballot box.) Any manipulation of the vote goes against the democratic ideal.

KOCH BROS: Corruption & Hypocrisy

By Darlene Mitchell September 3, 2019 May 18, 2020 Charles Koch, Conservatism, Domestic Policy, Ethics, Politics, Social Issues

By Trevor McNeil & D.S. Mitchell

Kernel of Truth

The old adage that “only the good die young” was confirmed with the death of David Koch at the age of 79. David Koch, and brother Charles, formed the two-headed demon that led one of the most unethical and unprincipled companies in modern memory. Which is saying something with the likes of Enron as competition. Though, to be fair, like them or hate them, no one at Enron, as far as is known, used their vast fortune to fund and push for extreme hard right libertarian political ideology of small government and anti-regulation to transform U.S. government policy.

The Company We Keep

A group of hard Right, hyper-“patriotic”, pseudo-Christians emerged with the Obama election. These folks identified themselves as the “Tea Party”. They were a cranky group of hustlers and howlers who seem to think the parable goes “turn the other cheek; and then pull a Glock”. A bit of a turn on the standard evangelical prayer group.

DIE, DIE, DIE

By Darlene Mitchell March 8, 2017 April 28, 2020 Affordable Care Act "ObamaCare", Charles Koch, Conservatism, Donald J. Trump, President, Health Care, Progressivism

Die, Die, Die

By D. S. Mitchell

My World

Calamity Politics is a political blog that presents the world as I see it. I am hard on the Republicans, but they deserve it. My political comments today center around the ACA and the Republican attempt to restore pre-Obama times.

A Healthy Citizen

Everybody in this crowd wants to go backward. What the fuck, is going on in their heads. A healthy citizenry is one of the best resources a country has at its core. Every civilized western country has health care for all. No questions, no arguments, it is a recognized right of citizenry.

The Grand Lie

Why is that concept so difficult for American politicians to embrace. This great, grand lie, that we make it on our own is some dime novelists idea of the American ideal. The fact is, we have a lot of sick people in this country that cannot pay the exorbitant cost of health care, or health insurance without government help.

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OPINION: Stop Voter Suppression

OPINION:

Stop Voter Suppression

By William Jones and D. S. Mitchell

Look to the Constitution

To Clarify

By Trevor McNeil & D.S. Mitchell

Kernel of Truth

The Company We Keep

Die, Die, Die

By D. S. Mitchell

My World

A Healthy Citizen

The Grand Lie

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