From my new friend: “LOL @ the DMV comment. I could go on for a VERY long time about the voter suppression stuff. Let me TRY to keep it brief: “
1) restricting voting hours on Sundays to interfere with “Souls to the Polls”;
Response: An issue ensued – it appears – since there was a request to have the polls open for 8 hours on Sunday from 1pm – 9pm. Cliff Albright – says this bill is to protect the “purity of the ballot box.” He also said “This bill is exactly in the Jim Crow tradition.” – Please note, Jim Crow laws were passed and put into effect by racist Democrats. 1
Ok. If these hours are specific to black people, I have to ask myself the question, what time is black church?
Well, I happen to know. Last week, my wife and I went to see our friend Tim Ross in Irving. Beautiful soul of a man. If memory serves, he’s black. Service started at 10am and we didn’t let out till almost 12:30pm.
I went to look to see when Cliff Albright goes to church and found his website “http://www.cliffalbright.com/.” The first line of his website says he is a 2020 Soros Equality Fellow. Washington Times seems to think something of Soros. I’m still not sure what this means. “https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/9/george-soros-meddles-america-again/”
Anyway, generally speaking – church lets out between 12:00pm and 1:00pm for PEOPLE, whether they are black or white. How exactly is a 1pm poll opening going to keep “Souls” FROM “the Polls?”
I’m open for more info on this. Do please note, that ultimately, the time was said that they were going to put it to 11am – 9pm. That make it better? Even if it was intended from 1pm – 9pm – that does not affect poor people, blacks, or other minorities disproportionately
The actual text that was approved in Texas, that was so gas-lighted is here:
According to the final text approved, the Texas bill would have: 2
● Imposed state felony penalties on public officials who offer an application to vote by mail to someone who didn’t request it.
● Allowed signatures on mail ballot applications to be compared with any signature on record, eliminating protections that the signature on file must be recent and that the application signature must be compared with at least two others on file to prevent the arbitrary rejection of ballots.
●Imposed new identification requirements on those applying for mail ballots, in most cases requiring a driver’s license or Social Security number.
● Imposed a civil fine of $1,000 a day for local election officials who do not maintain their voter rolls as required by law, and impose criminal penalties on election workers who obstruct poll watchers.
● Granted partisan poll watchers new access to watch all steps of the voting and counting process “near enough to see and hear the activity.”
● And required individuals to fill out a form if they plan to transport more than two non-relatives to the polls who require assistance, and expand the requirement that those assisting voters who need help must sign an oath attesting under penalty of perjury that the people they’re helping are eligible for assistance because of a disability and that they will not suggest for whom to vote.
2) Voter ID = Poll Tax 2.0 [I’ve been a homeless vet without an ID and can tell you it costs $$ to get the underlying documents that are not exactly a priority under hard times; so voter ID constitutes a poll tax — and it’s NOT a coincidence that it was passed in EVERY Southern state; there was no voter fraud to speak of before voter ID, so we didn’t need it to prevent voter fraud; it was meant to prevent poor people from voting];
Response:
Let’s just look at Texas requirements for ID: 3
Texas driver’s license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
Texas handgun license issued by DPS
United States Military Identification Card containing the person’s photograph
United States Citizenship Certificate containing the person’s photograph
United States passport (book or card)
- Veteran ID card replacement: Email us at vetidcard@va.gov
- Texas DL – costs $33 to drive – but – Some disabled veterans may qualify for a fee exemption on their driver license or ID card. More information about this service, including qualification requirements, is available on the Veteran Services page.
- Passport – whatever – if someone has this, it’s really not important how much it costs
- Handgun license by DPS – Special training/testing was required – little different today
- Texas ID card – $16
- How about Texas Election Identification Certificate???
“One form of identification that can be used for voting purposes is an Election Identification Certificate (EIC). You may apply for an EIC at no charge. However, if you already have any of the following forms of ID, you are not eligible for an EIC:” – https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/driver-license/election-identification-certificate-eic
OK – so, NO COST to vote. Poll Tax averted. But $16 or $33 otherwise – because you should have these anyway as legal citizens of Texas. No “Poll Tax 2.0.”
All the comments on “passed in EVERY Southern state” is factually untrue. Please review in the below picture. This isn’t a Southern Racist Democrats vs. Northern Anti-Racism Republicans Country anymore. It’s not that clear cut. Racism today is seen differently today – with the “Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations” (Berkley California) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrBxZGWCdgs (you really ought to watch this – this IS a thing)
