Paxton’s lawsuit claims that a get-out-the-vote advertisement campaign from Harris County’s office essentially constitutes reverse racism because it encouraged Black and Latino voters (groups with historically lower access to elections) to vote. Harris County is Texas’s most diverse county, notably housing Houston.

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[–] 84 points 1 week ago (6 children)

A lot of 1st world countries mandate that all citizens vote.

MAGAts sue for trying to convince registered voters to vote...

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  • [–] 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

    I was surprised by your comment because I only knew about Australia. It’s 21 countries, but not all enforce it:

    Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Greece, Honduras, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Mexico, Nauru, North Korea, Paraguay, Peru, Samoa, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsory_voting

    Mexico looks a bit off there with compulsory voting and 52% turnout… but several countries have 90% or more turnout:

    Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Luxembourg, Nauru, North Korea, Samoa, Singapore, Uruguay

    (I feel like north korea doesn’t really count though, and Nauru has 12k residents total)

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  • [–] 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    North Koreans don't have to actually vote. Dear Leader is happy to handle that for them. Trump would like to implement a similar system in America.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 days ago* (1 child)

    Ankh-Morpork had dallied with many forms of government and had ended up with that form of democracy known as One Man, One Vote. The Patrician was the Man; he had the Vote.

    - Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guard!

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  • [–] 55 points 1 week ago

    And we can't have that! Might lose the election if all THOSE people vote.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Man, just look at that incredibly punchable face. I just want to punch it. With a sledgehammer.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Wait a minute!

    Isn't reverse racism... Inclusion?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    Technically what they mean by that is racism against white people. You can't simply call it racism because depending on who you ask, you can't actually be racist against white people.

    But if there are already a lot of white people voting and black and latino voters have lower turnout, I fail to see how that would even qualify as reverse racism.

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    [–] 8 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Republican playbook ... nobody else remember the Acorn stuff?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    Foreigner here.... What was the acorn event?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Oh, I'm a foreigner too but I follow US politics too much. ACORN was an organization that helped people register to vote.

    When Obama was running ... people were calling him a terrorist. So it was called a terrorist organization and then accused Obama or using it to produce widespread voter fraud. Then Breitbart did some piece that was edited to make them look even worse. Long story short ... it was harassed and then financially collapsed.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago

    Well is his policies are good, he should have nothing to worry about.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 days ago

    The lawyers in the USA are delighted with the abundance of morons.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago

    Exactly what aMAGAt would do.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago

    🎵 I see your true colors, shining through! 🎶

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  • Theres many politics comms

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  • [–] -3 points 6 days ago

    Murikkkans, lololololololololololololol!

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    [–] 74 points 1 week ago (7 children)

    Damn they aren't even hiding their racism. Literally suing because ad ask people of color to vote.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago (5 children)

    Warrenton county Virginia mailer. Note the marriage amendment specifically.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    They couldn't even make it without a bunch of AI slop.

    Their arguments against gay marriage are just so transparently hateful. I've seen people on FB try to claim the amendment is "unnecessary" as if the rest of us don't realize that the maga bigots would ban gay marriage the very first chance they get. Gaslighting liars.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 days ago

    Just focusing on the one about marriage. Why are they concerned that a law about who can marry who, would have an effect on schools? Do they want to marry school children?

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  • [–] 19 points 1 week ago*

    Ken paxton is such a petty criminal, he literally swiped someone's $1000 pen. Pure instinctive, crime-of-opportunity style larceny.

    If ken paxton was not white, ken paxton would be calling for ken paxton to be deported.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    Any time I see pictures of this douchecanoe, he reminds me of that alien from the first men in black movie that is wearing that human skin asking for sugar water.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 week ago

    The only good vote is a white vote. /s

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  • [–] 13 points 1 week ago

    Dumb as hell. He's saying it as if white people couldn't possibly be receiving the same ads jajajaja

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago

    Conservatives want to repeal the 19th. The 13th is next after that.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 week ago*

    Anyone can sue for anything and if you don’t respond you automatically lose.

    It’s no doubt a SLAPP suit. There’s no intention for or belief in winning, the suit exists only to threaten someone into silence/insction. Trial attorneys are a specific type, the expensive type. They usually want a 4 figure retainer just to read/review.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 days ago* (1 child)

    So on brand for pedo-protecting anti-democratic republicunts

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Villain straight from central casting.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 days ago

    from central casting

    Given how often donnie has talked about men and women that he's sexually attracted to being "from central casting", and now seems to be in the throes of gay dementia, I wonder how long until he has a literal casting couch for people he'll endorse, give pardons to, cut in on his massive looting of America, add to his administration, etc.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago

    He's just jealous that a black lady can run for President (and lose!), and still have a county named after her. Where's Paxton County, huh? How can that be fair at all?

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  • [–] 8 points 1 week ago

    White people hate it when everyone else uses their tactics. Weird. Maybe privilege doesn't feel so good when equal.

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  • [–] -5 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    Explain to me how they have less access to voting?

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  • [–] 9 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    They are given fewer voting locations for larger populations, leading to long lines, and requiring a lot more effort from the voter to get their ballot cast.

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  • [–] -2 points 6 days ago

    Land of the free! Murikkkans, lolololololololololololol!

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    Murikkkans, lololololololololololololol!

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