US Republicans’ final tantrum — trying to change voting rules
Helped by Trump’s baseless claims of widespread election fraud, Republicans are frantically trying to make it harder to vote
21 December 2020 - 14:54
Washington — US Republican state lawmakers have begun to use President Donald Trump’s baseless charges of voter fraud to push for new restrictions on voting.
Although the claims have failed to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s November 3 election win in court, Republican lawmakers, party officials and Trump’s allies in some of the hardest-fought states have begun discussing new rules that rights advocates say could suppress votes in future elections...
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