Voting Rights – Fusion Nepal

Americans are busy getting ready to go to the polls on November 6. But as you read up on the candidates and ballot measures and plan your voting day, know that there are millions who may not even get the opportunity to cast a ballot in the upcoming midterm elections — or the elections that will follow — because they have a disability.

Research shows that people with disabilities face numerous barriers to voting. For instance, they report finding it difficult to vote at a polling place at much higher rates than voters without disabilities. One research paper found that 30 percent of voters with disabilities polled in a nationally representative survey said it was difficult to vote at a polling place in 2012. Only 8 percent of voters without disabilities said the same. Read more…

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In high school, we learned that the founding fathers designed a system of checks and balances to keep a future erratic president from ever abusing their power.

That was cute.

By now, Americans have realized that the Republicans will let Trump get away with anything if he brings them closer to their ultimate fantasy: robbing poor people of their healthcare. If citizens are concerned about indefinite family detention or think stripping meager food stamps from impoverished families is — gulp — bad, there’s only two things they can do to fight it: vote, and organize others to vote.

That’s it.

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