8, April 2020 Politics Triumphs human life
Republicans in Wisconsin took a deep dive into the cesspool of
immorality putting their voters at considerable danger from the Coronavirus.
Predictably, the Republican legislature aided and abetted by the Republican
Wisconsin State Supreme Court overrode the Democratic governor’s desire to
issue paper ballots. It corralled mask-wearing voters into endless lines
reducing the number of polling booths from 180 to 5 exposing them to the deadly
Coronavirus. Unable to maintain social distancing and fearful of becoming
infected, hundreds of voters stayed at home – a major potential victory for
Republicans. This is a culmination of decades of efforts by state Republicans
to limit voting and redraw legislative boundaries – the antithesis of a functioning democracy. The Republican-dominated state legislature
have maintained a majority since 2011 due partly to gerrymandering and
repeatedly refused to mail paper ballots. The State’s largest newspaper, which
previously heavily favored Republican leaders, described the election as the
“most undemocratic in the State’s history.” Another profoundly troubling
election is the battle between State Supreme Court, incumbent
justice, Daniel Kelly, and a liberal challenger, Jill Karofsky. The winner will
have the power to cast a deciding vote in a case before the court to purge
200,000 people from the voter ballot, diluting the impact of Democratic and
African-America voters.
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