This election year is the ultimate evidence that the GOP is an anti-American, anti-democracy relic of a white racist past that must die. The massive lines for voting, the millions of hurdles placed in front of an exercise that is supposed to be *encouraged,* not suppressed.../1

...that is hindered by a minority party that regularly fails to win the popular vote, that is opposed by the majority of voters at all levels of federal government, & that has nothing to offer but lies, conspiracy theories, racism and voter suppression. This morning, one of.../2

...my sons was bemoaning that we dont have a system like in Australia, where voting is mandatory. When I asked why, his answer was so revealing: "Then I'd have a government working to help me vote and make it easier, not trying to stop me from voting by making it hard".../3

...he talked about how, given the stakes in this election, he is worried that there are so many little traps, so many requirements and hoops to jump through, that he will make one small mistake and his vote wont count. Same thing happened with another one of my kids, with the...4

...infamous "secrecy envelope" in Pennsylvania. But then I said something that horrified me: It might not be so hard because we're not in an area that would be targeted for suppression, since it is not majority people of color. And we all *know* it is true. That is evil....5

...that is reality, that is racism, that is Jim Crow with a smiley face attached saying "We just want to make sure all the votes are properly counted" when the real move is "We just want to make sure you don't vote, black and brown people."....6

...the day you vote is supposed to make you feel pride for our democracy. Instead, in America, it causes a moment of fear as all the evidence of encroaching fascism is exposed.

The GOP needs to be destroyed. Now and forever. We need pride in our democracy again.

Vote.