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Eric Holder: Coronavirus is 'an opportunity’ to permanently change US voting system
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| April 17, 2020
| Aprail Mathews
Posted on 04/17/2020 5:58:30 PM PDT by Syncro
April 17, 2020 politic, Viral
Former President Barack Obamas Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledged that he sees the coronavirus as an opportunity to change the way U.S. citizens vote forever.
Coronavirus gives us an opportunity to revamp our electoral system so that it permanently becomes more inclusive and becomes easier for the American people to access, Holder
told Time magazine.
Holder went on to say that he supports shifting toward a system with more mail-in ballots.
There has to be a sea change in our thinking there, he said when asked how important he thinks mail-in ballots will be going forward. Allow people to access their primary American right by voting at home. Its not as if this is an untried concept. Oregon has been doing this for years. But we have to make sure that were being sensitive to the needs of poor communities and communities of color by doing things like having prepaid postage on envelopes. Construct a system so that youve got expanded in-person voting, youve got expanded at-home voting and expanded no-excuse absentee vote-at-home measures.
Holder said he believes that these changes during the coronavirus crisis will help enhance our democracy.
Democrats across the country have been pushing for increased mail-in voting during the coronavirus crisis despite reports over the past week suggesting over 28 million mail-in ballots
have been lost in the past 10 years and that
thousands of ineligible voters could possibly receive mail-in ballots, including many dead people.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on his show this week he believes these efforts to push mail-in voting are part of a
broader effort on behalf of Democrats to encourage voter fraud to win elections.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
issued a sentiment similar to Holders claim that increased mail-in voting is a positive step forward for democracy.
House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn joined Holder in expressing the opinion that the coronavirus provides political opportunities in a conference call in March, when he
reportedly referred to the coronavirus relief package as a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: badtouchbiden; biden; chinavirus; clyburn; election2020; electionfraud; holder; obama; pelosi; votefraud; voterfraud
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Democrats across the country have been pushing for increased mail-in voting during the coronavirus crisis despite reports over the past week suggesting over 28 million mail-in ballots
have been lost in the past 10 years and that
thousands of ineligible voters could possibly receive mail-in ballots, including many dead people.
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posted on
04/17/2020 5:58:30 PM PDT
by
Syncro
To: Syncro
Eric Holder speaks for our foreign enemies.
2
posted on
04/17/2020 6:06:29 PM PDT
by
Eddie01
To: Syncro
He’s a hateful and racist person. He, as much as any attorney general ever, is deserving of conviction and incarceration.
To: Syncro
His ChiCom made mask slipped.
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:07:28 PM PDT
by
Jane Long
(Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
To: Syncro
Liberal mindset: When there’s a crisis in this country, and people are dealing with money, health, and personal issues, it’s the perfect time to commit under-handed, slippery actions to manipulate, and change whatever we can, in order to gain more power, and advantage, within the Democrat party. Screw the electorate, because they don’t matter anyhow.
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:08:59 PM PDT
by
mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: Eddie01
he speaks for the fearpers too....or anyone who has carelessly supported this lockdown due to irrational fear....
they handed our freedom over on a silver platter....
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:10:47 PM PDT
by
cherry
To: Syncro
It’s the two B’s Mr Gun Runner.
If the Ballot box is broken...
The Bullet box is on standby.
PS, the mail box is NOT a ballot box.
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:11:17 PM PDT
by
American in Israel
(A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
To: Syncro
Let's start with mass purge of dead people and fraudulently voting seniors (and senors and senoritas) from the voting rolls.
Then mass arrests of Democrats for voter fraud, with lifetime bans on voting.
Then institute photo voter ID, paper ballots, and purple fingers.
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:12:14 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
To: Syncro
It’s way past time to start locking up the criminals of the Kenyanesian Usurpation.
This man ran guns to the Mexican cartels to undermine the 2nd Amendment in this country (which he hates)
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:14:59 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizens Are Born Here of Citizen Parents_Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Eddie01
Poor communities and communities of color DO have ID. They could not get their handouts without them.
To: Syncro
Sadly, we will never be able to punish China sufficiently for what they have unleashed on this planet and the US. Trump was punishing them hard via trade when COVID-19 magically reared its ugly head. China brought the US and much of the planet on their knees. They could invade Taiwan tomorrow, and not a damn thing will be done about it. Certainly nothing that would reverse such action.
God can reboot the planet at any time, as far as I am concerned.
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:17:38 PM PDT
by
CatOwner
To: Syncro
If you find it too inconvenient to stand in line on election day with a photo ID in hand, then just don’t vote. Simple.
Oldplayer
To: cherry
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:23:35 PM PDT
by
crz
To: Syncro
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:26:24 PM PDT
by
preacher
( Journalism no longer reports news, they use news to shape our society.)
To: Syncro
Vote by facebook poll. Or twitter. Makes as much sense. The deciding fraction of voters is ignorant AT BEST. Universal suffrage is a bad thing.
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:28:28 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
To: Syncro
The United States Postal System has changed over the years. In the past, the USPS delivered mail to each household, and did it with some degree of reliability. In my lifetime, I watched the service get worse and worse. It is no longer reliable.
How can we trust the USPS to handle ballots properly, when it can't handle utility bills properly?
USPS delivers advertising circulars and packages. If they deliver first-class mail, it's almost as an afterthought.
Remember the tubs of Wisconsin absentee ballots? Is that election fraud, or "clerical error"?
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:30:50 PM PDT
by
asinclair
(Political hot air is a renewable energy resource)
To: Syncro
Almost as dumb and corrupt as the president he served under.
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:32:01 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(Some of the folks around these parts have been sniffing super flu.)
To: Syncro
Of course..the only way for commies to win is to steal elections..mail in voting, massive voter fraud, 1 person votes 100 times for a Dem..cats vote, dogs vote, fish vote
To: Syncro
That POS belongs in GITMO for domestic terrorism....
He might find it wise to keep his commie pie-hole SHUT.
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:32:31 PM PDT
by
lgjhn23
(Libs are a virus.....the DemoVirus!!)
To: Irish Eyes
Poor communities and communities of color DO have ID. They could not get their handouts without them. Bingo!!!
Thank you for pointing out what is hardly ever mentioned. Poor minorities in this country DO universally have ID. If they have an EBT card, and 99.9% of them do, then they have ID so the claim that requiring an ID to vote disenfranchises them is patently false. The ONLY reason someone would ever be against requiring an ID to vote is because they hope to forment voter fraud, there is NO other reason.
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posted on
04/17/2020 6:33:01 PM PDT
by
GaryCrow
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