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Bill to allow ICE agents at every Arizona polling location dies (www.abc15.com)

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A controversial bill to allow federal immigration officers at voting locations this year died Friday without a hearing.

not even a hearing.

Ricardo Reyes, the executive director of VetsForward, told ABC15 the measure was a clear attempt at voter intimidation. "It brought back, you know, memories of being in history class and learning about the KKK being at the polls when Black people first started to vote," he said.

no kidding.

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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This is because activists would have filibustered it. I live in Arizona and watched the whole thing happen. They kept moving hearing dates/times.

[–] hector@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

What kind of support did they have to pass something this blatantly unconstitutional? Just surrendering sovereignity to a federal government openly planning on fixing elections? Like it's not gerrymandered, not by the legislature I hear it's still not fair but it's better than most red states, but do they control all branches of government? Can the state senate filibuster without a majority?

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago

I don't know. I kind of just watched.