From the mouths of shills (Chris Christie), sometimes comes their innermost thoughts -- you know, what the GOP standard-bearers really think about the "Democratic Process" ...
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“Same day registration all of sudden, this year comes to Illinois. Shocking. It’s shocking. I’m sure it was all based on public policy, good public policy to get same day registration here in Illinois just this year when the governor is in the toilet and needs as much help as he can get,” Christie said [Gov. Pat Quinn (IL-D)].
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Christie, the head of the Republican Governors Association, said that he has been “reading about the race in Illinois every day” and said the manipulations of Democrats here would “make New Jersey blush.”
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Christie warns Illinois Democrats using 'every trick in the book' to help Quinn
by Rick Pearson, Clout Street, chicagotribune.com -- August 25, 2014
Trust me Chris, 'New Jersey has already been blushing' for quite a while now -- they chose you didn't they?
And 'Buyer's Remorse' is usually an embarrassing thing to admit.
Funny Chris, this 'Letting More People Vote' thing was a bipartisan decision; one that has been made in 11 other states too -- some of them with Republican governors even.
Chris Christie Condemns Democratic Process As Shocking And Underhanded
by Rmuse, politicususa.com -- September 6, 2014
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was absolutely outraged that a bipartisan election commission in Illinois simplified the voting process that he claimed is “shocking,” and a “major obstacle for the GOP’s gubernatorial candidates.” According to the man being investigated for a wealth of political improprieties said making it easier for Republicans and Democratic voters alike to cast ballots is all the proof any American needs that Democrats “will try every trick in the book” to encourage voter participation in the hallmark of any democracy, and one most Americans take great pride in; the electoral process where all Americans have a voice.
Christie’s outrage was over the Illinois State Board of Elections that is made up of equal parts Democrats and Republicans who attempted to increase voter turnout by simplifying same-day voter registration. Something Christie slammed as an “underhanded Democratic tactic.” However, it is an initiative that eleven other states, many with Republican governors, are promoting because unlike the corrupt Christie, some states champion the democratic process. The reason Democrats and some Republicans support same day voter registration is because they want more Americans to turn out to vote and have their voices heard.
What's really "shocking" about all of this is,
given the GOP's disdain for letting average people vote -- it's damn shocking how somehow
they just keep winning.
Grid-locking everything is hardly a long-run winning policy, is it?
We shall see.