德州有51名民主黨籍的州眾議員,為了阻止州議會通過新的選舉法,決定一塊搭飛機到DC去逃避投票:
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/0...as-voting-bill/
Texas Democrats land in Washington, D.C., and promise to stay out of Texas until after special legislative session ends Aug. 6
阻止的方法是讓州議會與會人數達不到三分之二,議會必須通過這個人數門檻才能進行投票決定議案。
德州州長很不爽,宣布要逮捕這些落跑的民主黨議員:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news...ons-greg-abbott
Governor vows to arrest Democrats who fled Texas to block voting restrictions
敗登不但聲援他們,還把話講得很誇張:
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/j...h-20210713.html
Biden calls voting-rights fight ‘the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil War’ in Philly speech
形容這些要求選民證件證明身份的法案堪比另外一次南北戰爭。
我實在不能理解,仔細研讀這些法案會發現,其實都在鼓勵選民以各種方式投票,而且有些限制放得比以往還開,根本談不上啥壓抑選民,民主黨到底在怕啥?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCl8i5unIpw
Tucker mocks 'truly heroic' Texas Democratic fugitives
更何況,民調也顯示,民意支持提早投票,以及投票前提供選民證件:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...nts/7774904002/
Most Americans back both early voting and ID requirements, Monmouth University Poll finds
>>Nearly two-thirds of those polled, 71%, supports that it should be overall easier to vote early in elections. Only 16% of the public felt that early voting should be restricted.
>>According to the Monmouth University Poll, 80% of the public also supports requiring a form of identification before a person can vote. The poll found only 18% in opposition to such policies.