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America’s Sordid History of Voter Suppression
While, technically, the election isn’t over until the electoral college meets on December 14, it seems certain enough that Joe Biden has won and that Trump’s various lawsuits won’t change the outcome (and, indeed, may only be for PR and to help him feel better about losing).
Some people, though, have things to say about this election. One individual, who shall remain nameless, wants to count all votes twice forever (never mind that this would mean the election couldn’t be decided until Christmas), but he also had opinions on qualifications to vote. This included voter IDs and a mandatory civics course.
He wasn’t willing to listen to anyone on what this meant or how it would be viewed by many people.
America, see, has a long history of voter suppression. And “mandatory civics course” brings up echoes of “literacy test.”
A Timeline of Who Can Vote
This country did not start with the modern universal franchise. In fact, the universal franchise is a relatively recent thing in most European parliamentary democracies too.