(August 9, 2016 at 10:43 pm)Bella Morte Wrote:(August 9, 2016 at 10:40 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: The problem with your comparison, BM, is that on the one hand you have an organization not affiliated with the Democrats engaged in illegal behavior, and on the other hand you have Republicans using their governmental powers to engage in "legal" suppression..
And they are both wrong for doing that. Of course, the Republicans doing it is much worse since they actually have legal power. I was never trying to deny that.
Looking back through this thread -- I was on my phone earlier -- I see now that you didn't make a direct comparison. I was wrong for saying you did and apologize for that.
Having said that, no one can intimdate me from exercising my franchise without my co-operation, but if this or that law were to mandate requirements I couldn't meet, that's a different kettle of fish. I'm not worried about the Republicans trying to disenfranchise me -- I'm their target demographic, middle-aged white guy -- but that doesn't mean I'm not concerned about them trying to disenfranchise other Americans who aren't like me. I am, and their efforts deserve notice and criticism far more than some two-bit organization with an ax to grind.
