The most egregious thing here is that the Rs are defying their governor and putting people’s lives at risk.It’s equally offensive that they’re using this crisis to guarantee themselves a slew of easy victories in what are actually competitive elections.This is all possible because R-controlled legislatures and courts are willing to go to any length to help their party electorally,even if it destroys the bench’s reputation for impartiality,even if it annihilates respect for the outcome of elections.How can anyone argue that you can have a fair election when Milwaukee can produce five polling locations rather than the 180 that are needed? How can they say they’re not disenfranchising people when folks have to choose between possible death if they go out in public to vote or not voting at all because they didn’t receive an absentee ballot in time to mail it in by Tuesday night’s deadline?
At www.alternet.org
