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LeBron James Group moves to turn basketball arenas into voting polls because of racism
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:17 am
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:17 am
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So LeBron wants to copy Kentucky but the Kentucky democrats say larger voting arenas is racist.
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LeBron James has taken multiple steps in 2020 to expand his influence far beyond the sports arena, garnering $100 million in seed money for his new media empire “designed to move the culture” and increasingly weighing in on the national socio-political scene, with the NBA following his lead in its newly announced social justice initiatives. Now his voting rights group is pushing for the political world to literally merge with the sports world, at least for a day, in an effort to combat “racist voter suppression.”
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James’s “More Than A Vote” organization — a group of African-American athletes and artists working together in “combating systemic, racist voter suppression” — is pushing for sports arenas to be used as in-person balloting venues this year as part of its larger effort to maximize black voter turnout.
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The group, formed this spring as the COVID-19 pandemic brought sports to a standstill, discussed the initiative with The Associated Press on Wednesday “after the Detroit Pistons became the second NBA franchise to announce plans to use its arena for voting later this year.”
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“James and his voting rights group, formed this spring with other black athletes and entertainers, are joining with other professional basketball leaders and Michigan’s top elections official to push for mega voting sites to accommodate in-person balloting amid the COVID-19 pandemic,” AP reported.
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“The idea, which comes after Kentucky used large facilities in its June 23 primary, is to use large spaces that allow for in-person voting while still enforcing social distancing guidelines,” AP explained. “It also underscores the attention on the mechanics of voting amid the pandemic, with the intensity already reflected in both President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden warning that state and local officials have the power to ‘corrupt’ the election.”
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As AP noted, while it was deemed a success, some Democrats in the state initially criticized the idea, warning that plans to limit voting to the bigger arenas might “harm minority voters.” However, then the primary day came, “voting proceeded without the melee that some advocates had forecast.”
So LeBron wants to copy Kentucky but the Kentucky democrats say larger voting arenas is racist.
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The narrative has now shifted. Rather than arenas being a voting “suppression” method, they are being endorsed by Democrats as a way to fight against suppression. “One of our greatest challenges in protecting voters’ access to democracy this November is identifying accessible locations where citizens can safely vote in person,” said Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, AP reports.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:21 am to tiggerthetooth
I have never seen “racist voter suppression”. Well, I did see some Black Panther members standing outside of polling places on tv not that long ago.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:21 am to tiggerthetooth
Midnight basketball voting
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:24 am to tiggerthetooth
I wonder who's propping up this functional retard? LeBron "They WAS Uneducated" James is far too stupid to be anything other than a useful idiot in all of this.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:24 am to tiggerthetooth
Lebron James is dumb !
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:25 am to KCT
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I wonder who's propping up this functional retard? LeBron "They WAS Uneducated" James is far too stupid to be anything other than a useful idiot in all of this.
He's a "financier" obviously.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:26 am to tiggerthetooth
LeBron James is a racist piece of shite (well, racist except for his Chinese overlords).
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:27 am to tiggerthetooth
So are they going to allow election observers in these massive polling places?
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:27 am to tiggerthetooth
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He's a "financier" obviously.
Nah, his cohort Carter is smarter than that. Always use someone else's money.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:28 am to tiggerthetooth
There would still be lines...
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:30 am to tiggerthetooth
Democrats are so stupid.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:34 am to tiggerthetooth
I didn't hear about any issues with our racist voting system back in Nov 2016 when Hillary was a shoe-in for the presidency. Funny how it's a problem now that the Democrats have their backs to the wall
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:36 am to tiggerthetooth
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“racist voter suppression.”
Does he have proof of this happening? He should report it to authorities.
If its just a "well I didn't like waiting in line"...he needs to STFU.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:41 am to tiggerthetooth
I don't see any big issue with making more places available for people to vote. If it can make the voting process more convenient that's great.
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:41 am to DLauw
you have also not seen your own a-hole. and yet it exists
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:58 am to tiggerthetooth
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Democrats in the state initially criticized the idea, warning that plans to limit voting to the bigger arenas might “harm minority voters.”
They say that about everything. Literally, everything.
E V E R Y T H I N G ! ! !
Posted on 7/3/20 at 9:58 am to 93and99
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Lebrain Jones is dumb !
Posted on 7/3/20 at 10:06 am to tiggerthetooth
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This post was edited on 7/4/20 at 9:55 pm
Posted on 7/3/20 at 10:21 am to tiggerthetooth
Lets me guess he wants all votes to go to Dems? So a cuck millionaire basketball player who loves China cares about voting ? Interesting , shite has fraud all over it .
Posted on 7/3/20 at 10:26 am to upgrayedd
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So are they going to allow election observers in these massive polling places?
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