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RandySF

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Wed Apr 8, 2026, 12:55 AM 22 hrs ago

'The 19th Amendment was a bad idea': The far-right's wish list for extreme voter suppression [View all]

President Donald Trump and the GOP are attacking voting rights through executive orders to roll back mail-in voting and the SAVE America Act, which would impose strict ID requirements.

But to some far-right Christian influencers, that’s small potatoes.

They’re pushing for even harsher voting restrictions. Among them: revoking women’s right to vote, instituting “family voting,” and only allowing property owners the right to vote.

These ideas haven’t made it into legislation — yet. But they’re growing in popularity among far-right Christian nationalists, many of whom are motivated by a belief that women should have no role at all in public affairs.



https://www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the-19th-amendment-was-a-bad-idea-the-far-rights-wish-list-for-extreme-voter-suppression/

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As someone who votes by mail in a blue state (Illinois) for health reasons... greatauntoftriplets 22 hrs ago #1
I they'd have to have Congress repeal the 19th Amendment which was fought for since 1848 and we wont let it go Deuxcents 22 hrs ago #2
Pretty sure we said we wouldn't let abortion go Laurelin 21 hrs ago #3
Yes, it definitely got a real kick in the teeth so we gotta be extra dedicated since we know what it means to lose Deuxcents 21 hrs ago #4
Abortion rights were nor legislated into GenThePerservering 19 hrs ago #8
Two-thirds of Congress and three-fourths of state legislatures. valleyrogue 13 hrs ago #15
When I was pointing out decades ago that the misogynist, theocratic, niyad 21 hrs ago #5
Whenever people say, "Just a few crazies," you KNOW it's an idea that will catch on like wildfire with the far right. Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #10
The far right isn't anywhere near the majority. valleyrogue 13 hrs ago #16
And yet, they've managed to take the most basic human right away from a little more than half the population. Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #23
Trying isn't succeeding. valleyrogue 12 hrs ago #25
See my answer below. And JFC? I'm guessing that means "I disagree," but with a big dash of nasty, right? Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #30
JFC is jesus fucking christ, so you are quite correct. niyad 11 hrs ago #33
Yes. Also translated as, "I can't believe anyone is so stupid as to believe what you are saying." Scrivener7 11 hrs ago #34
That, too. niyad 11 hrs ago #35
We no longer have a US Constitution. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #29
They don't care Cirsium 10 hrs ago #40
It is impossible to do it. Impossible. valleyrogue 13 hrs ago #18
You are missing the main point here. And that is the fact that a niyad 13 hrs ago #20
No, I am not. valleyrogue 12 hrs ago #24
They have unlimited money and they will use that unlimited money to achieve their goal. Scrivener7 12 hrs ago #28
Wow, nice insult there, since you apparently have no idea how old I am, niyad 11 hrs ago #31
That would be nice Cirsium 10 hrs ago #41
And it wouldn't end there. Mister Ed 21 hrs ago #6
Yep EuterpeThelo 19 hrs ago #7
Their attacks on no-fault divorce, domestic violence laws, child custody. . niyad 12 hrs ago #22
Probably want to start burning women at the stake again. Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #27
That has already been proposed. niyad 11 hrs ago #32
They are refusing to give dying women medical care. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #42
Every single country that has disenfranchised GenThePerservering 18 hrs ago #9
"Christian Nationalists" are NOT Christian. ProudMNDemocrat 15 hrs ago #11
Men and Owned Women have been whining GenThePerservering 13 hrs ago #12
I wondered when they would get around to returning to the "good old days" when... Redleg 13 hrs ago #13
They wouldn't be talking this bullshit if women voted GOP. valleyrogue 13 hrs ago #14
Wherever There Are Rights, MineralMan 13 hrs ago #17
I am sure Rebl2 13 hrs ago #19
And there are a good many women who are fine with this idea. niyad 12 hrs ago #21
No it wasn't. You know what was a bad idea? Letting Donald Trump back in the White House. Initech 12 hrs ago #26
Trans people and undocumented immigrants were only the beginning... DSandra 11 hrs ago #36
I believe quite a few women vote gop GenThePerservering 11 hrs ago #37
Well, they've been pushing this forever. themaguffin 11 hrs ago #38
"The Handmaid's Tale"; coming to a craphole Red State soon. /nt artemisia1 11 hrs ago #39
Incels fantasy MorbidButterflyTat 9 hrs ago #43
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