The Texas attorney general is now threatening to sue two Latino-majority counties in his mad dash to block alleged “voter fraud.”
  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    158·
    2 months ago

    They don’t have a link to the actual form the counties want to distribute, but when Republicans get tweaked over this, it’s usually because they are using the Federal mail-in form. They ask on that form that people simply check a box to indicate they are US citizens and are thus eligible to vote. Since it’s a mail-in form, they don’t ask to include any other proof of citizenship (although first-time registrants do need to submit proof of residence). But, they do note on the form that submitting a form with a false declaration is a crime, and if a non-citizen does it they would be subject to deportation.

    If Paxton is so sure non-citizens are registering to vote in droves, all he has to do is investigate these forms as they come in, as any non-citizen who fills it out can immediately have the book thrown at them. The fact that he doesn’t means that even he knows non-citizens are not doing this. It makes no sense to risk being kicked out of the country just to vote in a system where you can’t fully participate. The risk is just too high.

    • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      79·
      2 months ago

      The republicans have investigated voting fraud extensively.

      all they’ve found is republicans voting fraudulently. either at an individual level, or at a systemic level.

      But they ignore that to focus on manufactured voter fraud, like telling Felons they are allowed to vote, so they vote, then coming after them for voting while a felon and claiming its fraudulent… Like DeSantis tried to do in Florida a few years back.

    • scutiger@lemmy.world
      67·
      2 months ago

      He doesn’t think non-citizens are trying to vote, he’s just trying to limit the number of people in majority-Democrat counties voting. The whole voter fraud story is bullshit. They just want their own uneducated people to buy it.

      • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        32·
        2 months ago

        This exactly. His base fully believes the story that immigrants are voting illegally, so he sets up very challenging rules to register to vote, making it time consuming and prohibitive.

        The law is then used to suppress votes in districts that vote against the GOP.

    • ATDA@lemmy.world
      26·
      2 months ago

      I mean this entire recent thing with Paxton is over like 6500 voter registrations.

      If there are people that bad at risk assessment we’re talking tiny, tiny chunks of votes.

      Even looking at this from Paxton’s point of view and assume every one of those votes was in bad faith, he’s the one with risk assessment issues. The response is so over blown its ridiculous.

      • Maggoty@lemmy.world
        39·
        2 months ago

        This is the wedge. Look at Abortion. They banned that completely and the entire time they talked about 3rd trimester abortions which are a tiny fraction of all abortions and only when the fetus is dead or incompatible with life.

        Their playbook has always been to go after edge cases to create the will for large changes.

        • Funderpants @lemmy.ca
          20·
          2 months ago

          This is an important observation that I wish more people would make. Conservative groups constantly pick at the fringes of behaviour to justify their policy positions.

          You see if everywhere once you know to look.

  • thefartographer@lemm.ee
    28·
    2 months ago

    @[email protected] we’re part of criminal organizations! Yay!

    Also, I don’t know about you, but most eligible Latino voters I know support Trump. Most of them argue it’s because “we need to keep out illegals,” which, sure, okay; or because “Trump is tough on crime.” I usually tell them that Trump is gonna try to deport their Mexican-looking asses and then lock up my fat Jewish ass. Some say I’m brainwashed and others say that it’s a worthwhile risk because the democrats are gonna destroy our country and the economy and raise their taxes.

    I’m not saying that Hispanic people are morons. I’m saying that Texans appear to mostly be idiots…

    • TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
      12·
      2 months ago

      I’m a part of many criminal organizations.

      I’ve seen that in older Hispanic folks, especially ones that left despotic countries that pretend to be socialist. The ones my age and younger that I know generally lean left. But that may also be because I’m in Harris county, who will be sued by Paxton if we do a voter registration drive. Because more Harris county voters means old testament shit starts happening. Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes! Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together…mass hysteria!

  • JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    2 months ago

    They know they’re gonna lose (because you’re all gonna FUCKING VOTE) so this is where the action is–stopping the traitorous republican coup.

    And ideally, punishing it appropriately afterwards.

  • JesusSon@lemmy.world
    16·
    2 months ago

    Cunt Eye Ken is squarely in LULAC’s crosshairs after the raids. I can’t see how Garland is going to be able to ignore all of this with LULAC screaming at him about it.

    Of course, we are talking about real life so absolutely nothing will happen, and their crooked grip on Texas will remain.

    Shower of bastards is what it is

  • The Pantser@lemmy.world
    16·
    2 months ago

    How is this not a punishable offense? Blatantly confessing to election interference, like can’t we throw him in prison?

    Also, “election is rigged!” Um yes by the Republicans and they admit it!

    • FlowVoid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      The headline is misleading. He isn’t literally saying that Democrats can’t register to vote. He is saying that the city of Houston can’t mail unsolicited voter applications to anyone, Republican or Democrat.

      Since Houston has a lot of Democrats, Paxton probably thinks it will hurt Democrats more than Republicans. Then again, Houston city officials might well be using the same reasoning when sending out unsolicited voter applications.