I think the only way to stomach the hateful, atrocious and vicious events of this week, at least so far, is to take a deep breath, DON'T watch the RNC, and just watch the special satiric editions of the late night shows. I think they are all doing a great job exposing the petty hate speech, the unbelievable childishness, the atrocious lies, even to the point of mass hysteria.
Kate McKinnon doing Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Jay Pharoah playing TRUMPeMON in search of African American delegates, Trevor Noah doing a great job, even playing a Boko Haram delegate, the Passion of the Christie, Chris Hardwick...they are having a field day!
The main thing is we knew this Trump $hit $how was going to happen, all the sad, sad, players doing everything possible for a great event and luckily efffing up every day, and (like Idina.."Let It Go"
...help make phone calls, volunteer, donate if you can. Voting, Voting, Voting in November has never been more important. It's also important to note that this is the first Presidential Election in over 50 years without the full protection of the Voting Rights Act.
This is an update on progress regarding the VRA from CPD Action:
We still have work to do, and it starts with restoring one of the most important civil rights laws of our time. Sign our petition now to tell Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act and protect voters across our country!
When the Voting Rights Act was gutted in 2013, several states wasted no time passing laws that disenfranchise voters. In the last three years, Texas, Wisconsin, and 15 other states have enacted legal barriers to voting. States have implemented restrictive voter ID laws, shut down polling locations, reduced voting hours, and enforced other horrendous tactics intended to limit access to the ballot booth for eligible voters.
The Texas voter ID law was passed in 2011 but was previously blocked under Section 5 of the Voting Rights. After the Supreme Court gutted the core provision of the Voting Rights Act, lawmakers wasted no time implementing the law, limiting the right to vote for more than 600,000 registered Texas voters, many of whom were African American, Latino, or low-income voters. Yesterday’s court decision protected the fundamental right to vote for hundreds of thousands of Texas voters.
And earlier this week, a federal judge in Wisconsin ordered the state must provide those unable to attain the appropriate ID specified the voter ID law the right to vote. Now, thousands of eligible Wisconsin voters who aren’t able to get the specified voter ID can vote, ensuring access to the ballot.
Voting rights activists, lawyers and community organizers were instrumental in making sure flaws in Wisconsin and Texas’ strict voter ID laws were exposed. But we cannot rely on the courts alone to protect our right to vote. The news from both states proves how important the Voting Rights Act is to protecting voters. It is more important than ever that Congress restore the Voting Rights Act back to its full power.
This will be the first presidential election in over 50 years without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act. Sign now to show your support for restoring it to its full power.
I can't believe Ted Cruz said "Vote Your Conscience" (it's the only thing he's ever said that is true)
Sorry if this ended up ranting.
From HRC campaign...I’d like to interrupt this week’s regularly scheduled programming of puffed-up Republican attacks for a special alert: You’re not alone in your disgust, Steven.
I Can Has Cheezburger With This?
Updated On: 7/21/16 at 06:58 PM
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