Mark Small

This iteration of the Republican Party has sought to shut out, from participation in elections, people who are likely to vote against candidates of that party. The GOP has cited non-existent problems with “voter fraud” to take these actions. 1/12

Any political party in a free country should encourage every eligible voter to exercise the right to vote. The way in which to win a competition is not by taking cheap shots at the other side to cripple the competitor, through fear of its ability to win. 2/12

Elections are not sporting events, but that is the level to which our elections too often are reduced. If the people accept the beliefs advanced by a candidate or by a party, the people should be allowed to express that approval through the franchise. 3/12

Justice Holmes (dissent 250 U.S. 616): best test of truth is the pwr of the thought to get itself accepted in competition of the market, and that truth is the only ground upon which their wishes safely can be carried out. That, at any rate, is the theory of our Constitution. 4/12

Our Nation’s history has been marked by people fighting for the right to vote. In too many instances elected officials of each of the two major political parties have acted to suppress that right. Today the current iteration of the GOP has taken up that evil mantle. 5/12