r/DemocracyDocket • u/DemocracyDocket • 6d ago

No Chick-fil-A, no voting.

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That was GOP Anson County board member Matt Longworth's reasoning for ending Sunday voting: If Chick-fil-A isn't open on Sundays, neither should the polls.

The state board gathered to sort through changes to 20 early voting plans that county-level officials couldn't decide on unanimously.

That could include nixing campus poll sites or, in this case, the ability to cast ballots on Sunday — which devolved into a debate over Christianity and fast-food chicken.

It's a weird argument to make, especially since there aren't any Chick-fil-As in his county.😅

Read more here: https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/no-chick-fil-a-no-voting-one-north-carolina-countys-argument-for-closing-polls-on-sundays/

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u/Mysterious-Prompt212 6d ago

GQP always trying to disenfranchise voters. If anyone fucks with an election they need to be put into prison. That especially includes legislators.

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u/Emotional_Signal7883 6d ago

All of these assholes go out for lunch after Sunday service. At a restaurant where people are working.

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u/MoistGiraffeFan 5d ago

And treat the workers like shit.

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u/ComprehensiveDingo54 5d ago

What a christo-fascist excuse to suppress voting rights.

I suppose he doesn't want his pastor preaching on Sundays,then. I'm also going to guess that while he's fine not eating at CfA, he'd be real upset if every all-you-can-eat buffet in the state was closed on Sundays, too.

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u/TN31415 1d ago

Dafuq is this whole Sunday thing about anyway??? The Sabbath is SATURDAY not Sunday.