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Fri May 29 20:20:18 +0000 2020

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Beto O'Rourke @BetoORourke

Those in power in Texas have ALWAYS tried to keep blacks and Latinos from voting. 1902 poll tax requirement in order to vote in Texas “to prevent voter fraud” but the intended goal was to keep blacks, Latinos and poor whites from voting, and it worked. https://t.co/wcgiZjJW7J — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 29, 2020 Hibernated

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Beto O'Rourke @BetoORourke

To put the Texas Supreme Court’s craven, chickenshit ruling on mail-in ballots from this week in perspective — it helps to understand some of the history of voter suppression in Texas. (They’ll tell you it’s about voter fraud, but I think we all know what’s happening.) ...thread — PolitiTweet.org

Evan Smith @evanasmith

.@rossramsey: The nine judges on the Texas Supreme Court, socially distancing themselves to avoid the #coronavirus,… https://t.co/CJrFVTvvqh

Posted May 29, 2020 Hibernated

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Beto O'Rourke @BetoORourke

In 1918, Texas targets immigrants through legislation that bans interpreters at the polls and forbids naturalized citizens from receiving assistance from election judges unless they have been citizens for 21 years. (“To prevent voter fraud.”) — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 29, 2020 Hibernated

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