Scathing editorial on the NC GOP's attack on voters

Stifling democracy is inexcusable, no matter how you slice it:

Enough is enough. First, North Carolina citizens are gerrymandered so extensively that the politicians picked their voters. Then, there’s an election law bill that slashes voting opportunities for African-Americans and young people. So, some politicians make it more difficult for those who might oppose them to get to the polls.

Playing these cynical games with voting shows a lack of respect for our most important right and makes a mockery of our elections. The state’s Republican leadership, party officials and power players in the General Assembly who are responsible, say it’s just politics as usual and an appropriate part of the process. Meanwhile the courts have said that the legislature has crafted discriminatory and unconstitutional voting laws.

The irony is, these flag-waving, pledge-of-allegiance-reciting, "representatives" of the people have attacked the US and NC Constitutions so many times we've lost count. Their arrogance and hubris know no bounds, and they will continue to grab whatever power they can get their grubby little hands on, until we put them back in the minority where they belong.

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