(03-25-2023, 10:57 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote:

(03-25-2023, 09:13 PM)mikesez Wrote: I have never complained that any attempt to change the voting process was racist.  Don't put words in my mouth now.  I favor things like photo ID being required to vote.  
I have noted that, historically, low income and black neighborhoods have had longer wait times and less convenient polling locations, but that's in the past and also irrelevant with mail in voting being so popular now.  
In fact, I blame the race-baiters among us, the Democrats in Florida, for sinking the top-two primary amendment, when they convinced white liberals that it would hurt Black people.  And of course it won't.  But I digress.

You most certainly have claimed such a thing.

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You know, maybe I am putting words in your mouth, though the dots connect themselves. Maybe you said disenfranchised voters, but the people who say that typically are referring to "racist" policies that cause it. I wish I could remember the window to search for that argument, because I know we've had it..

I avoid using the term disenfranchised.  It's overused by disingenuous people.  The turnout rate from black people has been very high lately, and that's a good thing.  Republicans should try to win those votes through persuasion, now that they are out there voting.
However, most Republicans have decided persuasion is for the birds, and they are just going to gerrymander their way into getting what they want.  A photo ID law might dissuade a couple thousand poor people from voting.  Insignificant. A gerrymandered map makes the actual votes of millions of people utterly meaningless.  Significant.  Ignore the one and focus on the other.  This is one area where Trump, maybe in spite of himself, is doing really well for Republicans.  He does a great job, compared to other Republicans,  of reaching out to non white people and winning their votes. And he has never called for gerrymandering.  But as I said before, his call to totally ignore the entire process and replace it with threats of violence nullifies this one good aspect of his.
Anyhow, I really think you have me confused for someone else.

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