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> voting with your feet is an effective deterant to tyranny. Crazy things are happening in Texas the local government is politicizing federal elections and opp

> voting with your feet is an effective deterant to tyranny. Crazy things are happening in Texas the local government is politicizing federal elections and oppressing minority vote by making voting more difficult in areas where minorities live. I wonder are Texans going to vote with their feet? I suspect Texas government does not care if democrats vote with their feet and move out of the state, that just means more power to those already in power. Further what happens in Texas does not stay in Texas it affects vote-counting of federal elections as well. So people moving out of there does not really seem like a viable solution.

lugged 5y ago
Lol, people are moving to Texas in droves. Texas isn't the state with the tyranny.
- sterlind 5y ago
  You don't feel the tyranny unless it's directed at you. I don't feel the tyranny of vaccination mandates because I got vaccinated, I presume you wouldn't feel the tyranny of Texas's abortion ban unless you're a pregnant woman.
  - galaxyLogic 5y ago
    Texas has recently enacted several laws to make it more difficult to vote see https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/texas-voter-suppression/ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/texas-voter-suppr... . Suppressing the vote of certain groups such as minorities making it more difficult for them to vote, is a move away from democracy. So where are you going if you move towards less democracy? You move towards the opposite of democracy - which is, tyranny.
    - lugged 5y ago
      How are voters being suppressed? That link was... lacking in detail. Yes it says voters rights are suppressed, but doesn't actually explain why or how. Do you even know? Because I've heard this racist story before. https://youtu.be/yW2LpFkVfYk https://youtu.be/yW2LpFkVfYk
redis_mlc 5y ago
> oppressing minority vote by making voting more difficult Requiring an ID to vote is not "oppressing" anybody, Marxist.

lugged 5y ago

Lol, people are moving to Texas in droves. Texas isn't the state with the tyranny.

sterlind 5y ago
You don't feel the tyranny unless it's directed at you. I don't feel the tyranny of vaccination mandates because I got vaccinated, I presume you wouldn't feel the tyranny of Texas's abortion ban unless you're a pregnant woman.
- galaxyLogic 5y ago
  Texas has recently enacted several laws to make it more difficult to vote see https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/texas-voter-suppression/ https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/texas-voter-suppr... . Suppressing the vote of certain groups such as minorities making it more difficult for them to vote, is a move away from democracy. So where are you going if you move towards less democracy? You move towards the opposite of democracy - which is, tyranny.
  - lugged 5y ago
    How are voters being suppressed? That link was... lacking in detail. Yes it says voters rights are suppressed, but doesn't actually explain why or how. Do you even know? Because I've heard this racist story before. https://youtu.be/yW2LpFkVfYk https://youtu.be/yW2LpFkVfYk

redis_mlc 5y ago

> oppressing minority vote by making voting more difficult Requiring an ID to vote is not "oppressing" anybody, Marxist.