New attempt at GOP voter suppression in Cincinnati

When the apartheid Supreme Court illegally gutted the longstanding Voting Rights Act last year, some folks suggested a workaround that would apply the preclearance portion of the Voting Rights Act to every state, not just a few. But others argued that this would divert resources from states that really need to be watched.

It may be a moot point, because a scuzz-a-luzz Congress is unlikely to fix it at all, but this story bolsters the argument for nationwide preclearance. Ohio wasn't subjected to preclearance, but it's clear that it should be, judging by what's going on in Cincinnati's Hamilton County. Republican county officials want to move the county's early voting station from downtown to a different location miles to the west. It would take an hour to get there by bus.

One of the Tea Party nobodies on the Hamilton County Board of Elections tried justifying the move, saying, "Our community is largely a community of people who drive cars." I get it now. In Team Tyranny's world, it's pay to play. In order to vote, you gotta afford a car. That right there is a violation of the Constitution's ban on poll taxes.

The Hamilton County Board of Elections is split on the proposal, but a tie would be broken by Ohio's right-wing Secretary of State Jon Husted. Because the state gets to run everything.

Cincinnati City Council has formally opposed the plan. The only member present who didn't oppose it was Republican Amy Murray, who is best known for trying to shut down Occupy Cincinnati because she disagreed with it.

If the county's move is approved, the city should arrest county officials who participate in carrying it out.

Meanwhile, Ohio languishes at the statewide level, as the GOP Taliban steps up its war on women - even after running on a "limited government" pledge.

(Source: http://wvxu.org/post/elections-board-split-over-move-mount-airy)