VOTING IN 2016 vs 2018 IN BLACK AND WHTIE

...because black women recognize a white, sexist, homophobic, racist a.f. , rape culture aficinado bent on destruction before that Orange Asswipe has taken a symbolic dump on the rug in front of company. 

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PRESIDENT OBAMA ADDRESSES THE 7 REASONS TO NOT VOTE

 Trump is president because 
     the amount of people that go to 
          Coachella decided to skip voting in 2016


President Obama's 5 minute list covered in the video

1) I don't care about politics?
2) Why bother voting when I can't relate to the candidates?
3)  My vote doesn't matter.
4)  Mid Term elections are boring
5) I don't know the candidates well enough (Google's your friend)
6) I don't know where I'm supposed to vote.
7) I don't have time to vote.

If the outcome had been different in just 3 states, Trump wouldn't have been able to put two men on the Supreme Court

--one of which confirmed a companies right to fire a black man for refusing to stay with his truck and die in a blizzard. The supreme court overturned Neil Gorsuch's decision while he was being confirmed by the republicans 

--the other of which, Brett Kavanaugh, who very, very, very likely attempted to rape Christine Blasey Ford, has been accused of sexually harassing (and/or assaulting) other women later while in college. 

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In most states, you can still register to vote. Except for D.C, Florida, and Hawaii the deadlines in each state mostly fall between October 22 and October 30th. 

Read More Here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/06/us/politics/state-voter-registration-deadlines.html 

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DID BLACK SENIOR CITIZENS FACE WHITE SOUTHERN STYLE VOTER SUPPRESSION IN GEORGIA?

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Seniors in rural Georgia were dancing in the street, preparing to board Black Voters Matter‘s bus to cast their ballots Monday, the first day of the state’s early voting period. But the county clerk ordered the senior center to take the 40 or so elderly African Americans off the bus — an act organizers described as “live voter suppression.”

...The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday reported that a Jefferson County clerk had called the senior center, raising concerns about allowing the bus to take residents to vote. The county administrator later told the newspaper that officials considered the bus tour “political activity,” which is barred at county-sponsored events. The senior center is a county-run facility...

There are no laws in Jefferson County or in the state of Georgia prohibiting groups from transporting voters to the polls, according to Brown, who said the elderly citizens “actually requested to ride with us.” Jefferson County is roughly 53 percent black, according to Census data...

~THINK PROGRESS 

Read More:  https://thinkprogress.org/georgia-black-voters-matter-bus-blocked-from-taking-seniors-to-vote-a3c3e6580c5b/

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CRYSTAL MASON FACES FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR ACCIDENTALLY ATTEMPTING TO VOTE

Crystal Mason is on the left

Before we talk about Crystal Mason, let me give you some background information first

1) Believe it or not, convicted felons now have the right to vote in Texas.
2) However, people on supervised release are NOT eligible to vote3) Crystal Mason fell into the latter category as she had a previous conviction for tax fraud

According to the Mason (Democracy Now Interview)

In 2016, the polling station volunteer(?) at Crystal Mason's polling place called her back AS SHE WAS LEAVING. The people in charge at the polling station failed to find Mason's name on voter registration rolls. Mason thought she couldn't vote. She was leaving. The volunteer(?) at the polling place --trying to be helpful I'm sure-- called Mason back and suggested she fill out a provisional ballot. 

I find that I don't really know what a provisional ballot is.  

So from what I understand of what I just read at Wikipedia, a provisional ballot is what you're supposed to use to vote when you're not sure you can vote. Then some government body reviews the ballot and decides whether it counts or not.

I think that's what I read. Judge for yourself

FROM WIKIPEDIA (because I can't be the only one confused)
In elections in the United States, a provisional ballot is used to record a vote when there are questions about a given voter's eligibility.  

The guarantee that a voter could cast a provisional ballot if the voters states that he or she is entitled to vote is required by the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002.

Some of the most common reasons to cast a provisional ballot include: 

The voter's name does not appear on the electoral roll for the given precinct (polling place), because the voter is not registered to vote or is registered to vote elsewhere 

The voter's eligibility cannot be established or has been challenged 

The voter lacks a photo identification document (in jurisdictions that require one) 

The voter requested to vote by absentee ballot but claims to have not received, or not cast, the absentee ballot 

The voter's registration contains inaccurate or outdated information such as the wrong address or a misspelled nameIn a closed primary (limited to members of a political party), the voter's party registration is listed incorrectly[1] 

Whether a provisional ballot is counted is contingent upon the verification of that voter's eligibility, which may involve local election officials reviewing government records or asking the voter for more information, such as a photo identification not presented at the polling place or proof of residence.[1] 

Each state may set its own timing rules for when they must be resolved. Provisional ballots therefore cannot usually be counted until after the day of the election.[1] 

Again, to me, it sounds like if you're confused about your own eligibility to vote, you should use a provisional ballot so the government can decide if your vote can be counted.

So I'm still confused as to how Texas prosecutors THINK they should have prosecuted her at all.

And, I'm not simply saying I disagree with the prosecutor's argument in this case (the republican judge's too) I'm saying I don't know what their argument IS from what I've read so far.

 I'm not sure I've interpreted Wikipedia correctly or that Wikipedia is correct in the first place. But what's even more important is this: The Guardian article I just read said her vote DID NOT COUNT in 2016. 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/27/crime-of-voting-texas-woman-crystal-mason-five-years-prison

So Crystal Mason is being threatened with 5 years in prison for accidentally attempting to vote, yes? 

Crystal's attorney seems to be correct. What else IS THIS but an attempt to scare black and brown people away from the polls? What else could it be? 

When a white woman,Terri Lynn Rote, deliberately tried to vote for President Trump twice she didn't get ANY prison time at all. 

Iowa woman who tried to vote for Donald Trump twice gets two years probation and $750 fine

Terri Lynn Rote

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/terri-lynn-rote-iowa-vote-donald-trump-twice-two-years-probation-750-fine-a7900886.html

SIT UP AND PAY ATTENTION. WE'RE ALL IN TROUBLE. THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ANY-BLACK-BODY...AND EASILY.

In California the people at the polling place are volunteers who are supposed to tell you the right things to do as a voter. That's why they are there. Crystal Mason did everything right, as far as she knew, and now she's faced with going to prison. 

Her lawyer told her to pack a bag, for her final hearing, as if she expects to go

By the way, why the hell would Texas make it legal for ex-convicts to vote but not cover those on supervised release? 

It sounds like an innocent omission on the part of law-makers, a loophole. But did the infamous for white supremacy lawmakers in the county that contains Fort Worth Texas simply find a way to jump through it?

I know I'm missing some technical details of the law here. I almost have to be. But what is obvious is what is important here. Crystal Mason did NOT intentionally try to vote when she was not supposed to. And her vote didn't have any affect as it was not counted. 

Crystal Mason's Democracy Now Interview

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TRUST BLACK WOMEN TO TAKE OUT MIKE BROWN'S COP PROTECTING WHITE PROSECUTOR ON ELECTION NIGHT

Prosecutor Bob McCullough, who did as much to protect Darren Wilson after he murdered Mike Brown as his defense attorney did, was voted out of a job last night. He’s the third prosecutor, that I can think of off the top of my head to get HIS head handed to him on election night thanks to black women. Only this time, black women put a black person, Wesley Bell, in the white man’s place.

In a surprise upset Tuesday night, a Ferguson, Missouri, councilman promising criminal justice reform ousted a 28-year incumbent St. Louis County prosecutor known nationally for his decision not to file charges against the police officer who shot Michael Brown in 2014.

Wesley Bell, a 43-year-old black man, campaigned on a variety of criminal justice reform promises, including one to rid the county of cash bail for nonviolent offenders, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When he won the Democratic nomination, he essentially guaranteed he will fill the St. Louis County prosecuting attorney position, as he is running unopposed in November. 

But as much as Bell’s victory was a vote for reform, it was also a rejection of the system that allowed Darren Wilson, the officer who fired 12 bullets at teenager Michael Brown four years ago, to walk free.... 

~SLATE 

Read More: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/08/prosecutor-criticized-after-michael-brown-killing-in-ferguson-defeated.html

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Apparently, Bob’s going to retire sooner and poorer than planned. I wonder if he’s on the phone to Darren Wilson right now looking for half of that ABC Interview money. As I recall Wilson got one million dollars to show tell the public how red one his cheeks got after Brown supposedly “attacked” him.

VOTING MATTERS.

Bell doesn’t just represent a change of face. He represents a change in attitude.

For example, he wants to stop requiring cash bail for non-violent offenses. Blacks, having a higher poverty rate, were often languishing in jail for stupid stuff like unpaid parking tickets or kiting checks, while Becky – who tried to blow Chad’s head off during an argument—got to wait for her court date at home because she had access to enough money to make bail.

VOTING MATTERS

Mike Brown died 4 years ago today.  This is but a small tribute. But we are inching our way forward. We've taken out white prosecutors in Ohio and Florida over the last few years. And now some folks are calling on the Missouri governor to re-open Mike Brown's case. I hope the citizens of that state are successful because I know more now then I did at the time -- the most important part being that the police only showed us a fraction of the videos available from that store.   
headline
Missouri Governor Called On To Reopen Investigation Into Michael Brown’s Death

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/missouri-governor-called-to-reopen-investigation-into-michael-browns-death_us_5b6c5acfe4b0530743c7cc76

Stacey Abrams Run For Governor Is Inspiring Young, Black College Students Across Georgia

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On May 22, it was announced that Democrat Stacey Abrams won the Georgia primary, making her a candidate to become the first black female governor in the country. 

The mere existence of Stacey Abrams’s campaign was shocking to me as a Black student. We elected Atlanta’s second Black female mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, this year, but I was still skeptical of Stacey Abrams winning. However, Bottoms’s election made sense in diverse and progressive Atlanta, and she came up in a social group that encourages Black women to run for public office... 

In March, I joined 1,200 Black women for Delta Days at the nation’s capitol, in Washington, D.C. Delta Days is our annual legislative conference to increase members’ involvement in national public policymaking, and it’s where I learned how to increase voter registration and to support Black women running for office...  

“Don’t underestimate the stuff that isn’t glamorous...often the most valuable things you can do for a cause, particularly on the local level, are the less exciting, glamorous things. Going door-to-door in the boiling heat or spending hours making phone calls to voters aren’t exactly fun, but they’re genuinely some of the most impactful activities out there, and that’s often really how you make a difference,” Davis says.

~TEENVOGUE.COM

READ MORE:  https://www.teenvogue.com/story/stacey-abrams-primary-win-op-ed

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California Voters Boot Judge Who Sentenced Brock Turner To Only Six Months In Stanford Rape Case

GOT HIM

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California judge Aaron Persky, who in 2016 sentenced former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to only six months in prison after he was convicted on three counts of felony sexual assault, was recalled from office after Californians voted Tuesday to remove him from the bench.

He is the first California judge to be recalled since 1932, and the first in the United States since 1977.

Turner, who was found guilty of assault with intent to commit rape of an intoxicated/unconscious person, penetration of an intoxicated person and penetration of an unconscious person, assaulted the unconscious woman behind a dumpster after a party and then tired to run away the two people on bicycles yelled at him to stop. 

In a widely shared victim impact statement, the woman Turner assaulted, known as Emily Doe, described the the horror of the assault, its lingering consequences for her and her family, and how Turner failed to accept responsibility for his actions....

ON BROCK TURNER 

AND WHAT LOOKS LIKE CONSENT 

TO THE RAPIST MINDED

http://thankherforsurviving.blogspot.com/2016/06/on-brock-turner-and-what-looks-like.html 

Turner faced up to 14 years in prison, and the law prescribed a minimum of two years. However, after Turner blamed his actions on alcohol and Turner’s father said his son had been unfairly persecuted all for “20 minutes of action,” Persky handed down the lenient six-month sentence. Turner ended up serving only three months in prison due to good behavior.

~DEADSPIN 

Read More:

https://deadspin.com/california-voters-boot-judge-who-sentenced-brock-turner-1826602542

THE RAPE SURVIVOR'S STATEMENT READ ALOUD BY DAILY NEWS STAFFERS

Brock Turner's father saying his son was guilty only of "getting 20 minutes of action" after raping her behind a dumpster, shoving dirt and debris inside her with whatever he penetrated her with AND this statement are the reasons why we know who Brock Turner is.

And Brock Turner is so lacking remorse he has appealed the three month sentence that should have been a 14 year sentence. Even after serving only 3 months, he wants his record cleared so he doesn't have to register as the sex offender he is for the rest of his life.

Give the victim statement a listen if you want to know what waking up to find out you've been raped is like. Men should definitely listen. 
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MARYLAND MAY RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS TO EX-CONVICTS

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Last week, the Democrats’ leadership signaled that they would vote to [override the Maryland governor's veto. If successful,]  Maryland will join the 13 states, plus the District of Columbia, that allow all people with felony convictions who have left prison to vote in elections. 

Three states -- Kentucky, Iowa and Florida -- permanently revoke voting rights for all people convicted of a felony [another eight may revoke the right to vote permanently depending on certain criteria] while two states -- Maine and Vermont -- never strip felons of their voting rights.

Huff Post Black Voices

READ MORE

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/felon-voting-rights_569805a1e4b0778f46f8af18?utm_hp_ref=black-voices&ir=Black+Voices&section=black-voices

State By State Voting Laws
Interactive Version Of This Map At The Link
http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.additional-resource.php?resourceID=006025

LET THE VOTER GAMES BEGIN; REPUBLICANS SUPPRESS THE BLACK VOTE IN ALABAMA

The republicans have been busy since the last presidential election.

Very.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's website says their office at the Clarke County Courthouse is still open, but soon a lot of others nearby won't be. On Wednesday, the agency announced that it would close 31 offices throughout the state, leaving 28 counties without a place where 16-year-olds can take a driver's test, whether they pass on the first try or not.

That's an inconvenience.

But there's something bigger happening here.

In 2014, a voter ID law went into effect, making it illegal to vote in Alabama without a government-issued photo ID. And for most people that would be a driver's license. 

The republicans photo ID is necessary to prevent voter fraud. Voter fraud has been shown to be a non-factor over and over again. But what making a photo ID necessary does do is stop people who don't own a car --young pre-car democrats, lower income democrats, elderly democrats-- from voting. Who is it but working folk that have a hard time getting time off to go the DMV? And now there's not going to be one in their neighborhood? Are the long distance DMVs closed on Saturdays like the one near me (since Bush Jr's 2007 debacle with the economy)

Is it just me, or are the republicans so bold that they aren't even trying to cover their racist tracks anymore?



 READ MORE:

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/09/voter_id_and_drivers_license_o.html

Latinos Fight Republican Racism By Registering Voters

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Republican presidential candidates have been making racist remarks about Latinos in the U.S., and they aren't falling on deaf ears. Those same candidates choosing to skip July's National Council of La Raza conference in Kansas City—which was attended by Democrats Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, and Martin O'Malley—didn't go unnoticed. Acting as if Latinos don't matter in U.S. elections is not only bad politics, it is the height of political stupidity.Latinos listen.

Thank The Donald for helping to re-reveal their true colors.  With every ethnoracist comment he makes he seems to rise in the republican polls

Daily KOS

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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/09/20/1421435/-Latinos-are-fighting-Republican-racism-by-registering-voters#