Limiting voting hours in Florida is backfiring on Republicans

i just dont understand you would make it harder to vote.

i have seen several friends say they tried to vote and just gave up because the line wasnt moving or was just too long to begin with.

 

Republicans smile every time that happens.

 

Are they trying to do this in Texas at all? Trying to vote early anywhere in Austin was a nightmare as there were huge lines everywhere I went.

 

Are you saying only that Democrats are having to wait in long lines?

 

They don't have to do it in Texas, this state is a safe Republican state, they only have to obstruct Democrat voters in battleground states, as they tried to do in PA and OH and as they successfully did in FL.

 

I figured they might do something like it in Austin since it's a very liberal area and could have an effect on local races, not so much the presidential election.

 

Harris, Travis, Dallas, and Bexar county all went to Obama. Of course everything else went to McCain.

 

every election Dem precincts want to stay open longer than everyone else, and cry voter suppression when they are expected to follow the same rules as the rest of us

 

I had no wait at all in Round Rock...but it is Williamson County which is typically as red as red gets.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/04/florida-early-voting_n_2073119.html

Miami-Dade attempted to deal with the problem on Sunday by allowing voters to cast absentee ballots in person between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m. However, after just two hours, the Miami-Dade elections department shut down the location after too many people showed up. People outside the locked doors were reportedly screaming, "We want to vote!"

A major reason there are so many problems at the polls is that last year, Florida's GOP-controlled legislature shortened the number of early voting days from 14 to eight, meaning all early voters are trying to cast their ballots in a shorter window. Previously, Floridians were allowed to vote on the Sunday before Election Day -- a day that typically had high traffic.

And probably the best quote about how messed up Florida is:
Even though Ohio is giving it a run for its money, Florida is doing whatever it can to be the next Florida.
My prediction is that FL beats OH in the Election Incompetency Bowl, broadcast live tomorrow (all stations).
A national embarassment.
http://electionlawblog.org/?p=43409

Why do repuglicans want to limit our freedoms?

 

Voting is a joke. People are duped into thinking they're participating in democracy, when in actuality, they're perpetuating an aristocracy of those vetted by the Republicans and Democrats.

 

Plenty of states (my state of MO for one) don't have early in-person voting. If you can't make it on election day, you mail an absentee ballot and give a valid reason for doing so. Not that complicated.

What's the threshold for voter suppression vs. too early? Two weeks of early voting? A month? Two months?

 

If you're so on top of the scam, you -could- vote for another party/candidate and show your displeasure with the two party entrenchment. Perhaps momentum would build if those that are too smart to be duped would, you know, make an effort, rather than excuses not to participate.

 

Participation is an implicit approval of the situation. Therefore, I don't participate. I do campaign however. If you're interested in joining my "Stay At Home on Election Day" campaign, feel free to PM me.

 

I voted early in Austin (last Monday) and only waited in line for about 20 mins.

 

Lol, you are so ridiculous! All of you are, anyone who truly believes that Republicans are trying to stop people from voting. You don't work in politics, you are just extremely cynical about the other side. You're wrong, you'll never believe me, but you're wrong.

 

Hmmm...what about the NAACP at Acres Home here in Houston?? Hypocrites....

 

apples to oranges

 

proof?