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Unknown number of Texas voter registrations went unprocessed due to DPS error

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  1. agos · · focus · HN ↗
    the entire concept of "voter registration" (and associated shenanigans) is so alien to my European brain that I fail to see any reason why the richest country in the world does things this way other than voter suppression. What am I missing?
    1. krapp · · focus · HN ↗
      You aren't missing anything, it's almost all about voter suppression, and a lot of that is about racism.

      And it isn't even a secret. You can find quotes where politicians talk openly about it. I'm trying to be neutral here but when I say "politicians" I mean within one party.

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.brennancenter.org&#x2F;our-work&#x2F;research-reports&#x2F;when-politicians-tell-truth-voting-restrictions" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.brennancenter.org&#x2F;our-work&#x2F;research-reports&#x2F;when...

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.foxnews.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;inside-house-republicans-plan-end-run-dem-opposition-pass-trump-backed-voter-id" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.foxnews.com&#x2F;politics&#x2F;inside-house-republicans-pl...

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;guides.libraries.psu.edu&#x2F;historyvotersuppression&#x2F;websitesandresources" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;guides.libraries.psu.edu&#x2F;historyvotersuppression&#x2F;web...

      1. zahlman · · focus · HN ↗

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        1. zahlman · · focus · HN ↗
          I see that at least two people saw fit to downvote the above without comment.

          I cannot fathom a legitimate reason why. Perhaps someone might care to, for example, quote the part of the article I overlooked, in which Republicans are supposedly openly discussing their supposed racist motivations for desiring &quot;a proof of citizenship mandate for the voter registration process, and a nationwide photo ID rule to cast a ballot&quot;? Or provide real evidence that the SAVE act would actually disenfranchise people who actually do have a legal right to vote? Or perhaps an argument for why the franchise should be extended to people whose presence within the American borders is already a violation of federal law?

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