#voter-disenfranchisement

#voter-disenfranchisement

If there is something about protecting women' in the title, for example, then it's probably actually about controlling women or bullying transgender people. The same is true of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (Save) Act, which would change the way US citizens register to vote. The purpose of the bill doesn't seem to be to safeguard democracy but to help destroy it through stealth disenfranchisement.

The suit was filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. on behalf of the League of Women Voters, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and five unnamed U.S. citizens. "This country was founded on the principle that government has no business arbitrarily intruding in our private affairs," said John Davisson, director of litigation for the Electronic Privacy Information Center, in a statement.

For one thing, voting for redistricting is almost as critical as voting for a president. It impacts the entire nation, not just Californians. Donald Trump's control of Congress inflicts incredible horrors upon the values of rational citizens. It is not just any off-year election, but the difference between another two years of unfettered Trump rule and the hope of lessening his influence to protect our freedoms.