Spurred on by Donald Trump's big lie (that he lost the election due to voter fraud), Republican legislatures across the country are trying to pass new laws to make it harder for American citizens to vote.Most of these new laws are aimed at suppressing the vote among minorities and young people -- those the GOP thinks are most likely to vote against them.Texas is joining the other Republican states in this effort to keep American citizens from exercising their right to vote. Several new bills have been introduced in the legislature, and they all have one purpose -- to suppress the vote.
The following is a statement from Matt Angle, director of the Lone Star Project on this subject. I thought his statement deserved to be read by as many voters as possible. He writes:
"Today, shamefully, Governor Abbott, Senator Bettencourt and Representative Cain laid out a plan to attack Democracy at its core – our basic right to vote. It’s a cheat-to-win approach that is fundamentally un-American and shows utter disrespect for our laws and the Constitution itself.
Cheating is always the first tool Greg Abbott reaches for during elections. As both Texas Attorney General and as Governor, Abbott has shown that even the notion of high turnout and fair elections terrifies him and the Republicans still clinging to power in Texas.
The 2020 elections in Texas went smoothly while Texans voted in record numbers. In fact, the only disruptions were caused by Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton filing frivolous lawsuits when they felt things slipping away.
In an attempt to distract Texans from his spectacular failure during the recent ice storm, Greg Abbott showed his fear and his hand today. Abbott doesn’t trust Texas voters, doesn’t trust fair elections, and doesn’t think Republicans can win under a fair and legal democratic system. Their plan is to cheat-to-win."
