Rancid wrote:@Doug64 is cheering the end of American democracy. He's applauding a move towards Russian/Brazilian/Turkish/etc. style corruption in America.
Yes he most certainly is. And he will almost certainly get it. It remains to be see which strongman will head the ticket in 2024. Trump most likely simply because he owns a great many really odd voters.
But in all seriousness. Just last week New York City singlehandedly gave the upcoming election and 2024 to the Republicans even without gerrymandering and voter suppression. They wrote the very best campaign commercial that the Republicans can imagine. The city council voted to allow non-citizens to vote in city elections. Not only is this a disgusting slap in the face of every citizen in the US it is an extremely powerful message to independents. It says, "The Democratic Party does not value US Citizenship and will be happy to hand control of the government to foreigners". The bill is absurd on the face of it. A temporary work permit and a stay of 30 days allows a Russian or Iranian citizen to have as much power in city government as an American Citizen.
This law is an affront to every citizen of the US no matter where they live. And risking a slippery slope argument one I find dangerous. I will be voting Republican in the upcoming election for a number of reasons and this just ticks another box.
Fortunately the GOP will sue to block this and will probably win.
In more news we have voting rights groups boycotting Biden's speech today because he has done nothing to stop voter suppression. He threatened to use the nuclear option but he will not. He does not have the balls and this would be an easy party line vote.
2022 is in the bag for Republicans and so is 2024. The easy victory they will have in November will allow them to save money for 2024. And there is only one thing to blame and it is not voter suppression. It is that Biden has done absolutely nothing for the middle class since becoming president. He hasn't even protected their right to vote.
And how is he doing on Covid? Stop by the store and buy a test kit. Let me know how that goes for you. 1.2 million new cases of Omicron, the hospitals are collapsing and people are still dying and having severe consequences.
Jimmy Carter for those of us who remember. Nice guy who could not lead a rope.