Texas Judge Slams GOP Voter Suppression Bills 

They were Rinos back then. Ya think Lincoln wouldn't be a Democrat today?

@@Roof_Pizza he would. Lincoln was a pretty progressive president.

@@timlee2773 dont be fooled though. Democrats arent progressive, theyre center to center-right, and still have their ties to corporate. He would be the more left-wing democrats like Bernie, and even then he was independent.

That's just because of the polarity shift The names traded owners, but the platforms and people remained the same

Republicans and democrats switched ideology ever since after Lincoln.

Not really but you apparently only watch cnn or Fox

@@williamphillips2671 - not so: I live in Houston, and can attest to how commonly the Texas GOP resort to sophistry and outright lies. “Winning” at any cost has lead many Republicans to cleave away any semblance of integrity. This is not a new thing- what has changed is their dispensing with any attempt at more than a thin pretext for baldly racist and anti democratic schemes.

@@mavigogun how is require an ID racist? Try to explain that to me without sounding like a racist too.

She's a Democrat... one sided. Oh, and those looking can see Democrats are pushing for a one party Country.

@@dustincaso6781 , in the case of Texas, efforts by the GOP are uniformly to CONTRACT access to voting. There is no mistaking intent to diminish voter turnout by non-whites. How do we know? Republican strategists have said so explicitly. From reduction of polling places, hours, imposition of requirements, to radical Gerrymandering and, again, an EXPLICITLY racists scheme to skew the census results, race is core to the Republicans. Again, how do we know? In the case of Gerrymandering, Republicans involved in the Red Map conspiracy bragged the intent was to marginalize voters of color to Republican advantage. In the case of poll access, again, Republican architects of obstruction are on record bragging about their intent and results. And, finally, the GOP plan to prevent an accurate census: the plan’s very documents EXPLICITLY state the intent was to suppress minority participation for Republican advantage; unfortunately for the GOP, the man they tasked with designing that crime against or Constitutional Democracy died before destroying his records. The question for you to confront, Dustin, is what sort of man you want to be- the guy who goes along with racism pretending it doesn’t exist, or the guy who holds his party to account for implementing racist policies. The choice is, and has always been, yours.

Killing people of color and getting away with it gets them off like nothing else.

Don't... I live there and integrity is almost extinct here.

@@2xkiller Exactly!!! Look how well faith is working in Georgia 👀

Remember, Democrat Judge. She's a Democrat. So, faith? No. Get a Judge that isn't affiliated with either Party. You're a threat to us all.

@@JosephGibson I must argue that you have overlooked an alternate. Namely that somebody can fight for inter-party rights and principles while also having a personal opinion. I haven’t actually looked up will not she is officially registered as a Republican or Democrat in this Republican stronghold. But that frankly doesn’t matter. The nationwide rights and privileges belong to all.

"Vote him back to kenya!" "NO WAIT STOP VOTING"

@@potaterjim it figures a racist named potato!

@@potaterjim lol, you're one sad childish crybaby troll.

That’s a good idea. But again as the judge pointed out, the ones affected would be the front line workers in the field of healthcare, electric grid, and so on who probably would be working even on national holidays...

@@ManojKumar-cu9gd Here, there is a system in place so that you can give your right to vote to someone else in case you can't make it to the booth because of illness, professional reasons, etc.

You wouldnt even need a national holiday if mail in voting was expanded. But again that would give more people the chance to vote, and we all know how Republicans feel about more people getting chances to vote.

A Federally Paid Holiday... That is a spectacular idea! Excellent ideas, and thought provoking outside-of-the-box thinkinh can spark the needed motivation to overcome, what many consider "the impossible." 💯🔥💡👍👍 ... . . . ( I literally just posted the same thing. Election Day Holiday.)

@@zman0729 a PAID holiday is very different from a simple day off. I can get behind that. And pay the REAL minimum wage($24), not the current federal one, which is trash.

nice.

*Star Wars Theme song Plays*

Well that’s why a good solution would be for conservatives to come up with ideas and update themselves to appeal to the voters so that they’d have a better chance at winning rather than using underhanded tactics.

@@AnoranAlpenthorn except they wont their entire platform is "own the libs stop socialism" no policy

@@jeremywesley77 yes a thousand times yes!! This is the entire problem with American political culture right now. There are actually Republicans in congress right now openly hoping that Putin embarasses Biden. They will literally ally themselves with foreign powers if it means owning the libs.

@@ronald2042 it be more democrat presidents without electoral college

@@jeremywesley77 This country would be a dictatorship if they were able to do whatever they want all the time.

I am more proud of the pre bush republicans than I am afterward and I'm a democrat. The bushes ruined the republican party.

@@lucasflaming5330 I'll agree with you; however, I wasn't old enough to participate at the time in elections.

I feel ya there. Congratulations on being more self-critical than most, having the courage to change, & the willingness to leave the party.

This is what the Republican Party always has been since at least the Reagan years; it's just bubbled up to the surface and become more blatant.

Agreed. The GOP has fully embraced illusion & obstruction, and really stand for nothing anymore. Shameful & frankly embarrassing to see so many gullible Americans buy into their bullsh%ttery.

Thank you! And talk with your friends and new neighbors. Are you moving here for school?

Get a lot of people to join you hard to beat the red state, can’t use logic.

Thank you!

@@jspain7690 that’s not quite fair, a lot of people are just not near big cities where more people are aware of their own representatives. Speaking to people in terms that they can understand is pretty important, lectures usually turn people off. Plus, voters all over the country claim to vote based on 1 primary issue. TX is leaning towards Purple, just slowly. (Every major city voted Obama 2x)

@@carolwillissimsak758 it’s 100 percent fair, Texas is one of the most red states believe. In loose handed borders, frozen windmills, I can really go on

There's more of us than you'd think. lol

They probably wouldn’t care if republicans spin it enough. Republicans didn’t want to give them any stimulus money this time around even though their own voters are desperate for help and act like it’s such a hassle but throw money at big businesses because they stuff politician’s pockets. Republican voters allow republicans to behave with no morals or compassion as long as a liberal suffers. And many of them go about tooting they’re Christians.

VOTE ALL OF THEM RIGHT OUTTA OFFICE NEXT TIME THEY COME UP FOR OFFICE!

@@itazuranakisu They are absolute hypocrites and I am ashamed to even be affiliated with them by being a Republican!

Agreed. Without trying to overthink the pros and cons, every employer should have policies in place to allow their employees to go vote.

because they would lose the election otherwise

I'm a Democrat myself, but that's called voter suppression. Even if it is good advice for these days.

That’s why they have to get rid of the filibuster

...and rolled into a swamp, an orange gooey disease infested swamp.

I'd say they're gas-lighting themselves. They seem oblivious to the fact that everyone knows exactly what they are doing. It looks more like a cult every day.

From the UK. We don't need voter ID at the polling Station.

@@lesleyedgley8371 leave it there at the UK

Sure...our Republican Representatives.

I love her name....i have a thing about cool names, which is why I am no longer permitted to make hiring decisions in my workplace. But let me ask you: would you be able to pass on someone named Hemingway?

@@christopherparks2987 Nope, not in a million years!

Reported as spam. Have a nice day.

She’s a county judge for Harris county which encompasses Houston. It’s not a judicial position. She is in an executive position heading the county government.

she just turned 30 last month

Texas must be so happy with people like you who want to bring Detroit, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, San Francisco, LA, NYC, etc. to Texas..

@@apep7188 well people definitely aren’t boasting about Raphael Cruz, Chip Roy or any of our state elected officials for that matter. So yeah.

@@FullFrontalExposure Zing! lol

No?

America doesn't become stronger by dividing, we become stronger by uniting. We must keep pushing more progressive ideas through the ring of fire.

@@DragonXflyer too late. we'd be more divided without those states.

Better promote her to the circuit court!

@@sean_king shes not in the judiciary shes the chief executive of Harris County

No. She’s a county judge which is an executive position, not judicial. She is in charge of running Harris County, the county that encompasses Houston.

@Elijah Edric Guinto Online voting is not physical, therefore abstract, therefore vulnerable to interference

@Elijah Edric Guinto to preserve the security of elections all votes cast must be done by ballot and counted manually, no machines or electronics

@@edmundprice5276 you do realize a majority of major Texas metoprolitan areas already vote on machines. Voting on a machine removes the potential for interference to a greater degree than say deciding if a circle was colored in enough, or if a chad hanging is for a candidate.

@@mattryan7124 No, I am advocating X in a box proper old fashion ballot Electronic voting machines are easy to hack and often make errors

@@edmundprice5276 so no mail in ballots than? Is that what you are suggesting?