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President Trump & Gov Stitt aren& #39;t just risking the lives of millions of vulnerable Oklahomans for his Tulsa rally.
They& #39;re hosting the rally 10 DAYS before the statewide vote on whether OK should expand Medicaid.
The rally will make many feel unsafe voting. That& #39;s no accident. https://twitter.com/TulsaTeresa/status/1273694033311866880">https://twitter.com/TulsaTere...
They& #39;re hosting the rally 10 DAYS before the statewide vote on whether OK should expand Medicaid.
The rally will make many feel unsafe voting. That& #39;s no accident. https://twitter.com/TulsaTeresa/status/1273694033311866880">https://twitter.com/TulsaTere...
1/ Stitt has spent the last several months doing everything he could to suppress the vote.
Last month, after the Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned the GOP-supported requirement for absentee ballots to be notarized, Stitt immediately signed a new law with the same notary rule.
Last month, after the Oklahoma Supreme Court overturned the GOP-supported requirement for absentee ballots to be notarized, Stitt immediately signed a new law with the same notary rule.
2/ The only difference between the notary requirement ruled unconstitutional and Stitt& #39;s new bill was the addition of an option for voters to instead include a photocopy of their ID.
Most low-income Oklahomans don& #39;t own printers & now STILL have to risk public exposure to vote.
Most low-income Oklahomans don& #39;t own printers & now STILL have to risk public exposure to vote.
3/ This, again, is by design. There is no purpose for requiring voters to include a photocopy of their id.
As the @ACLUOK said, the new law signed by Stitt forces Oklahomans “to choose between the recommendations of public health experts and exercising their right to vote.”
As the @ACLUOK said, the new law signed by Stitt forces Oklahomans “to choose between the recommendations of public health experts and exercising their right to vote.”
4/ This pointless law, designed to suppress the vote, would be bad enough for voters to contend with as they head to the polls on June 30.
Saturday& #39;s Trump rally in Tulsa adds an entire additional layer of danger & difficulty to voting for Oklahomans, however.
Saturday& #39;s Trump rally in Tulsa adds an entire additional layer of danger & difficulty to voting for Oklahomans, however.
5/ Oklahoma just shattered its own record for number of new COVID-19 cases twice in a row, & the state is already facing a looming spike in cases, before the rally even happens.
Contrary to claims by Trump and Stitt, cases are UP while testing is DOWN. https://twitter.com/KOCOEvan/status/1273730522477465602">https://twitter.com/KOCOEvan/...
Contrary to claims by Trump and Stitt, cases are UP while testing is DOWN. https://twitter.com/KOCOEvan/status/1273730522477465602">https://twitter.com/KOCOEvan/...
6/ Ppl infected with COVID-19 start showing symptoms an avg of 5-6 days after exposure, w/ some taking up to 14 days.
Oklahomans will head to the polls to vote on possible Medicaid expansion 10 DAYS after Trump& #39;s rally.
There could be tens of thousands of cases in OK by then.
Oklahomans will head to the polls to vote on possible Medicaid expansion 10 DAYS after Trump& #39;s rally.
There could be tens of thousands of cases in OK by then.
7/ Let& #39;s be clear: President Trump & Gov Stitt are leveraging a public health crisis—which disproportionately impacts low-income & vulnerable communities—to suppress the vote in an attempt deny those VERY SAME COMMUNITIES healthcare.
This is what actual evil looks like.
This is what actual evil looks like.
I hope that journalists will cover this as what it is—blatant voter suppression. Because as an immunocompromised Oklahoman, I& #39;m furious.
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