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1/ Regarding Wisconsin: My parents called yesterday and while on the phone, I told them that their governor signed an EO to move voting to June, so they probably wouldn& #39;t have to vote tomorrow (which is today). She told me the GOP was fighting it, which I knew. As we spoke, I...
2/ checked the news. The SCOTUS overruled the governor! This is partisan politics. This is a total disregard of the health of Wisconsin. My mother was distraught, mainly because they ordered absentee ballots, but hadn& #39;t received them yet. My parents may not be able to vote...
3/ in this election! My dad has asthma and they are both over 65. They can& #39;t go out traipsing among strangers! My parents, who fought for voting rights and who have worked in campaigns, may not be able to vote. My mother, who was born & raised in the Jim Crow South where her. . .
4/ and her family& #39;s rights as US citizens were constantly compromised--including the right to vote--may not be able to vote. This is sickening. This is unacceptable. And this is a cruel power grab from the GOP, namely the Wisconsin GOP, that extends from the previous governor
5/ and legislation which tried to strip the present governor& #39;s powers before he took his place in office.
Of course, it& #39;s not only my parents who cannot go. I& #39;m thinking of a lot of the African-American community there, many who were part of the Great Migration, like my mama.
Of course, it& #39;s not only my parents who cannot go. I& #39;m thinking of a lot of the African-American community there, many who were part of the Great Migration, like my mama.
6/ Lastly, for those of you who associate Wisconsin only with dairy and beer (both of which I appreciate), remember that Milwaukee is nearly 40% African-American and over 18% Latinx. If you think that Wisconsin is a Red State, Trump is the first time a Republican won the state
7/ since Reagan. Milwaukee also has strong Democratic Socialist roots and a powerful community spirit. It& #39;s an important state politically still and its elections matter.
The worst part of not moving this election or sending out the absentee ballots on time is that it& #39;s not
The worst part of not moving this election or sending out the absentee ballots on time is that it& #39;s not
8/ a primary; it& #39;s an election for different offices, including a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat.
Holding the election today is the equivalent of voter disenfranchisement. This is BS.
Holding the election today is the equivalent of voter disenfranchisement. This is BS.
