Ken Paxton Threatens to Block Democrats From Registering to Vote
The Texas attorney general is now threatening to sue two Latino-majority counties in his mad dash to block alleged “voter fraud.”
They don't have a link to the actual form the counties want to distribute, but when Republicans get tweaked over this, it's usually because they are using the Federal mail-in form. They ask on that form that people simply check a box to indicate they are US citizens and are thus eligible to vote. Since it's a mail-in form, they don't ask to include any other proof of citizenship (although first-time registrants do need to submit proof of residence). But, they do note on the form that submitting a form with a false declaration is a crime, and if a non-citizen does it they would be subject to deportation.
If Paxton is so sure non-citizens are registering to vote in droves, all he has to do is investigate these forms as they come in, as any non-citizen who fills it out can immediately have the book thrown at them. The fact that he doesn't means that even he knows non-citizens are not doing this. It makes no sense to risk being kicked out of the country just to vote in a system where you can't fully participate. The risk is just too high.
The republicans have investigated voting fraud extensively.
all they've found is republicans voting fraudulently. either at an individual level, or at a systemic level.
But they ignore that to focus on manufactured voter fraud, like telling Felons they are allowed to vote, so they vote, then coming after them for voting while a felon and claiming its fraudulent.. Like DeSantis tried to do in Florida a few years back.
Gaslight ✅
Obstruct ✅
Project ✅
Same as it ever was.
He doesn't think non-citizens are trying to vote, he's just trying to limit the number of people in majority-Democrat counties voting. The whole voter fraud story is bullshit. They just want their own uneducated people to buy it.
This exactly. His base fully believes the story that immigrants are voting illegally, so he sets up very challenging rules to register to vote, making it time consuming and prohibitive.
The law is then used to suppress votes in districts that vote against the GOP.
I mean this entire recent thing with Paxton is over like 6500 voter registrations.
If there are people that bad at risk assessment we're talking tiny, tiny chunks of votes.
Even looking at this from Paxton's point of view and assume every one of those votes was in bad faith, he's the one with risk assessment issues. The response is so over blown its ridiculous.
This is the wedge. Look at Abortion. They banned that completely and the entire time they talked about 3rd trimester abortions which are a tiny fraction of all abortions and only when the fetus is dead or incompatible with life.
Their playbook has always been to go after edge cases to create the will for large changes.
I find any assault to voting rights the most undemocratic and unamerican thing you can do
Welcome to Texas
welcome to conservatism.
Well, yes, republicans are vehemently anti-America.
Because their leaders are funded by Putin
Are there any other counties doing this? I still can’t believe we have this criminal in office.
Are there any other counties doing this?
Russia and Israel leap to mind
I'd count King country and Pierce country too /s
Those are countries.
Paxton is not the Governor of Texas, he's the Attorney General.
Someone to tell him he’s also not the emperor
And the governor pulls the same fucking bullshit. Both of them can die in a fire.
@TexasDrunk@lemmy.world we're part of criminal organizations! Yay!
Also, I don't know about you, but most eligible Latino voters I know support Trump. Most of them argue it's because "we need to keep out illegals," which, sure, okay; or because "Trump is tough on crime." I usually tell them that Trump is gonna try to deport their Mexican-looking asses and then lock up my fat Jewish ass. Some say I'm brainwashed and others say that it's a worthwhile risk because the democrats are gonna destroy our country and the economy and raise their taxes.
I'm not saying that Hispanic people are morons. I'm saying that Texans appear to mostly be idiots...
I'm a part of many criminal organizations.
I've seen that in older Hispanic folks, especially ones that left despotic countries that pretend to be socialist. The ones my age and younger that I know generally lean left. But that may also be because I'm in Harris county, who will be sued by Paxton if we do a voter registration drive. Because more Harris county voters means old testament shit starts happening. Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together....mass hysteria!
The election interference was coming from inside the house!
They know they're gonna lose (because you're all gonna FUCKING VOTE) so this is where the action is--stopping the traitorous republican coup.
And ideally, punishing it appropriately afterwards.
We can't have people voting now Ken can we. You are a disgrace.
Amping up the cold civil war.
How is this not a punishable offense? Blatantly confessing to election interference, like can't we throw him in prison?
Also, "election is rigged!" Um yes by the Republicans and they admit it!
Same reason why Trump hasn't faced any consequences.
The headline is misleading. He isn't literally saying that Democrats can't register to vote. He is saying that the city of Houston can't mail unsolicited voter applications to anyone, Republican or Democrat.
Since Houston has a lot of Democrats, Paxton probably thinks it will hurt Democrats more than Republicans. Then again, Houston city officials might well be using the same reasoning when sending out unsolicited voter applications.
Cunt Eye Ken is squarely in LULAC's crosshairs after the raids. I can't see how Garland is going to be able to ignore all of this with LULAC screaming at him about it.
Of course, we are talking about real life so absolutely nothing will happen, and their crooked grip on Texas will remain.
Shower of bastards is what it is
I think you underestimate how much Garland is willing to ignore.
He really wants a war dont he
Conservatives have been insisting on it for years. This time, I hope we don't stop before the job is done.
Ken Paxton wants you to give him sugar. In water.
Russia comes to mind.
Lol fuck this guy
The photo of this guy makes it look like he's one orgasm away from a final heart attack.
Paxton threatened legal action against Bexar and Harris counties if they proceed with sending out mail-in voter registration forms, which the counties have proposed doing via third-party vendors. Paxton argues that it could encourage noncitizens to register to vote.
Seems pretty fair, it'd be WILD if you can just fill out a form in the mail and suddenly be able to vote.
The amount of legislative energy that is spent on limiting or outright preventing voter registration in this country is insane given how little actual documented evidence there is of it versus how few people we have voting. Especially given the most recent cases of voter fraud have been from Republicans.
The intent behind this is voter suppression. Nothing more.
That's how Americans voted for hundreds of years.
If we're going to change how we do things, let's start with gun ownership. It's WILD that some places will let you just fill out a form and suddenly be able to get a gun.
