Welcome to postapocalyptic Wisconsin

[TheLiquidGuy]

Milwaukee usually has 180 polling stations.


Yesterday’s election only had 5 operational stations due to CV-19


That's not a typo. 5 polling stations for a city of 600,000 and people waiting in line for 3,4,5 hours.


Welcome to postapocalyptic Wisconsin, where the successful Republican war against widespread, free and fair elections is over and urban voting is now permitted only under pain of death. In the last election in Wisconsin 51% of the vote went to Democratic candidates. But 64% of the state assembly seats are occupied by Republicans (63/99). This is not a democratic-republic , this is a dystopia where “voting” is a deception.


Republicans know that low voter turnout is the key to their victory. This pandemic is a godsend for the ongoing voter suppression campaign and they would be damned if they were gonna let a little thing like supercharging the exponentially growing CV19 death rate get in the way of winning a state Justice seat.


This is the situation where we should all be able to agree that something is horribly wrong. When most of the population have no realistic hope of voting, and the votes are forced to be counted anyway, this is the time for both sides to revolt. Voting is sacred, isn’t it? Voting is freedom, isn't it? How much worse can the assault on voting get? 5 polling stations out of 180. Rules and rulings that allow this blatant miscarriage of democracy in action should never be respected or obeyed. They should be undermined, resisted, and fought on every possible front, from both political sides.


So, is voting sacred? Or is voter suppression, gerrymandering, and promoting the exponential growth of CV19 perfectly alright?



Factual support links:

"Voters in Milwaukee, many donning masks, faced long lines and large crowds after thousands of poll workers stepped down, forcing the city to reduce the number of polling sites from 180 to just five.
"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...laces-n1178206

The Republicans currently hold 63 seats out of 99 seats. There is one seat that is now vacant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Legislature

The Wisconsin State Assembly elections of 2018 were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election. The Republican Party maintained a majority it has held since 2011,^[1] winning 63 seats, a loss of one seat, and 44.75% of the voting share. Despite winning a majority of ballots cast, the Democratic Party won only 36 seats,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_W...embly_election

(edit: The Wisconsin Governor tried to delay the election, but republicans pressed this in court where the conservative majority supreme court voted along party lines to disallow the delay)
Wisconsin's Supreme Court on Monday also overturned an executive order issued by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers only hours earlier after he tried to delay the election until June 9 because of the coronavirus.
"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...laces-n1178206

[Cletus]

If there were 180 polling stations open, you would be whining about that and claiming it was a plot to spread the virus.

I see it this way... If you are not willing to spend several hours if necessary to cast your vote, you don't deserve even have a vote.

THESE PEOPLE should make you hide your face in shame.

[bulletbob]

Exaggerated a little bit maybe

Only allowed under the pain of death hey.
Post apocalyptic hey.
Republican war hey.

You left out that russia also want biden elected
Maddow ? Lol thats a good one

[Leanne778]

Milwaukee usually has 180 polling stations.


Yesterday’s election only had 5 operational stations due to CV-19


That's not a typo. 5 polling stations for a city of 600,000 and people waiting in line for 3,4,5 hours.


Welcome to postapocalyptic Wisconsin, where the successful Republican war against widespread, free and fair elections is over and urban voting is now permitted only under pain of death. In the last election in Wisconsin 51% of the vote went to Democratic candidates. But 64% of the state assembly seats are occupied by Republicans (64/99). This is not a democratic-republic , this is a dystopia where “voting” is a deception.


Republicans know that low voter turnout is the key to their victory. This pandemic is a godsend for the ongoing voter suppression campaign and they would be damned if they were gonna let a little thing like supercharging the exponentially growing CV19 death rate get in the way of winning a state Justice seat.


This is the situation where we should all be able to agree that something is horribly wrong. When most of the population have no realistic hope of voting, and the votes are forced to be counted anyway, this is the time for both sides to revolt. Voting is sacred, isn’t it? Voting is freedom, isn't it? How much worse can the assault on voting get? 5 polling stations out of 180. Rules and rulings that allow this blatant miscarriage of democracy in action should never be respected or obeyed. They should be undermined, resisted, and fought on every possible front, from both political sides.


So, is voting sacred? Or is voter suppression, gerrymandering, and promoting the exponential growth of CV19 perfectly alright?



Factual support links:

"Voters in Milwaukee, many donning masks, faced long lines and large crowds after thousands of poll workers stepped down, forcing the city to reduce the number of polling sites from 180 to just five.
"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...laces-n1178206

The Republicans currently hold 63 seats out of 99 seats. There is one seat that is now vacant.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_Legislature

(edit: The Wisconsin Governor tried to delay the election, but republicans pressed this in court where the conservative majority supreme court voted along party lines to disallow the delay)

Something is horribly wrong. These elections should be delayed until mid to late summer, if that. It's a shame people were waiting in line, may be sick getting others sick. With this President you can hope for the best but expect the worst. Your rolling the dice with Trump and his cronies but the right will blame the dems in some form.

[Trish]

Voting is just another disposable piece on the republican board game. There is a reason that the republican party's majority is one gender and one race. The republican party doesn't represent the values of the country. It represents the values of big corporations, banks, and millionaires and billionaires.

[Collateral Damage]

Voting is just another disposable piece on the republican board game. There is a reason that the republican party's majority is one gender and one race. The republican party doesn't represent the values of the country. It represents the values of big corporations, banks, and millionaires and billionaires.

What part of Milwaukee's issues makes this about Republicans?

[TheLiquidGuy]

Exaggerated a little bit maybe

Only allowed under the pain of death hey.
Post apocalyptic hey.
Republican war hey.

You left out that russia also want biden elected
Maddow ? Lol thats a good one

You are right. I exaggerated, but literally just a little. If you are not taking the deadly threat of CV-19 seriously by now, you are not paying attention, or maybe you are under 40 and mistakenly think you are can't die from it.

Post apocalyptic is a exaggeration until you walk through time square and realize you are not on the set of "I am Legend" or [insert any other zombie movie here].

As for Republican war on voting, if you still think Republicans don't suppress the vote and gerrymander, nothing I say here will be able to bring you back to reality.


As for laughing off Maddow. Go ahead and laugh. But you still haven't made a point. Any point at all.

[TheLiquidGuy]

If there were 180 polling stations open, you would be whining about that and claiming it was a plot to spread the virus.

In that case, I would indeed complain about spreading the virus. But I am complaining about that in the current case as well. Nothing changes. They are spreading the virus, not intentionally, but nevertheless.

I see it this way... If you are not willing to spend several hours if necessary to cast your vote, you don't deserve even have a vote.

I understand that sentiment. But you are not considering everything.

Some people are willing, but unable to wait or stand for hours. Some may still have jobs. Some have kids. Some may be elderly or disabled. Some cannot take withstand the cold. And Oh yeah, I almost forgot, SOME MAY NOT WANT TO RISK DYING.

THESE PEOPLE should make you hide your face in shame.

They have my admiration. This is the first world, though.

[Tahuyaman]

Voting is just another disposable piece on the republican board game. There is a reason that the republican party's majority is one gender and one race. The republican party doesn't represent the values of the country. It represents the values of big corporations, banks, and millionaires and billionaires.

Where did you come up with that?

[Captdon]

Something is horribly wrong. These elections should be delayed until mid to late summer, if that. It's a shame people were waiting in line, may be sick getting others sick. With this President you can hope for the best but expect the worst. Your rolling the dice with Trump and his cronies but the right will blame the dems in some form.

What has Trump to do with this. He doesn't run any election.