The Party of the Pigs

Remember the pigs in Animal Farm? They start out as the party of the people but end of the party of the powerful. Among their famous quotes: “All animals are equal but some are more equal than others.”Seems that is the current thinking of the GOP in regard to voting. They call it “voter quality.” Republican John Kavanagh and others purport that not everyone should vote. Quantity is important but so is quality, they contend, sounding much like the pigs in power who claim “we would be happy to let you make decisions for yourselves but you may make the wrong decisions and then where would we be?” To assure voter quality, a GOP ballot registration form might assess a voter not just with name, address, etc. but  include:
·    Occupation;
·    Organizations of which you are a member;
·    Education;
·    Citizenship Status, attach documents;
·    Who you voted for in last election;
·    Reading Level.Are we doomed to end as Animal Farm with a belief that there is innate corruption in government and no hope for equality?  NO. Fight voter suppression. Restore “one person one vote” as a fundamental right.   Restore democracy.