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In reply to the discussion: It's nothing less than the makings of a coup by the GOP [View all]KharmaTrain
(31,706 posts)...Democrats need to work hard next year to win as many state houses and governorships as possible. The attempts to suppress voting rights has been going on at the state level and now is being condoned by the Roberts court.
What we're seeing on the state level is the byproduct of two plus decades of right wing and fundie activism...building up a "farm system" on the local level that's led to them taking control of state legislatures and then pushing through these draconian "laws". They started at the very low levels...remember, Palin began on the local school board (as have many others) and were financially supported to bigger and better. This has been a calculated plan by the rushpublicans to subvert the power of the federal government and attempt to push their agendas locally. Except for Dr. Dean's 50-state strategy the Democratic party has done a poor job at countering this rising tide that truly is a threat to the rights of millions across this country...