The republicans know damn well that their voter suppression laws are unlikely to hold up in court (Marc Elias is already on the case). They’re passing these half baked, poorly written, and doomed laws for two reasons, and it’s important that you’re aware of them:

First, and most important to them. they’re trying to make Trump feel better about his ugly loss. It’s why these laws are focused on how people voted in a pandemic 2020, not how they’re likely to vote in 2022. They’re trying to keep Trump from lashing out at them on his way down.

Second, even though these laws will be largely struck down (and HR1 will nullify them anyway), the republicans are hoping to convince would-be democratic voters that 2022 is magically rigged against them and that their vote won’t count, so they won’t bother even trying to vote.

History shows that the groups being bullied the hardest about voting, tend to be the most determined to find a way to vote. But the danger is that the media – and many of you – are yelling nonstop doomsday hysteria about these laws. You’re telling your side not to vote. Stop it!

And yes, HR1 will become law. Even the holdout Senate Democrats need it to pass in order to have a fair shot at getting themselves reelected. So they’ll pass it, by whatever means needed, no matter their current protestations. It’s simply how things work. Stay on them about it.

Finally, keep in mind there is no major election tomorrow, or next week, or next month. The media’s fictional idiotic doomsday hysteria tries to make you believe all hope is lost unless these voter suppression laws are overturned this second. But that’s nonsense. There’s times.