DTexas Governor Greg Abbott implemented a controversial tightening of election laws in the United States. The Republican politician signed the law passed by the District Council at a ceremony in Taylor City on Tuesday.Prior to this, there was a fierce dispute with the president’s Democratic Party. Joe BidenThey believe that the law attempts to make voting for minorities such as African Americans more difficult, thereby keeping democratic voters away from voting.
When signing the text, Abbott asserted that the situation was exactly the opposite. “It makes it easier for people to vote,” the former president’s party colleague said Donald Trump About the law. “Anyone who has the right to choose will not be deprived of the opportunity to choose. But this makes it harder for cheaters to cast illegal votes.”
Postal voting restrictions
Among other things, the law prohibits so-called drive-thru voting—voting from the car—restricting options for mail-in voting and shortening the opening hours of polling stations. Abbott and his Republicans described these measures as necessary to prevent suspected election fraud. Democrats consider this an advanced argument and accuse Republicans of trying to ensure power through anti-democratic measures.
The Democrats are a minority in the Texas Regional Assembly. They tried to block the law by boycotting the vote, but to no avail. At the same time, 50 members of Congress left Texas for Washington, so the Congress was unable to reach the necessary quorum. But in the end, the text was approved.
Since Biden’s victory over Trump in the presidential election last year, Republicans have been pushing for changes to the electoral laws of the states they rule. According to the Brennan Justice Center, 18 states passed laws that make voting difficult in the first half of 2021. To this day, Trump has spread conspiracy theories, claiming that he was only deprived of re-election due to suspected election fraud.
Texas recently passed another law that caused a sensation: Last Wednesday, the country’s strictest abortion law went into effect. From the moment the heartbeat of the fetus can be determined, that is, from the sixth week of pregnancy, it prohibits abortion.
Even in the case of rape or incest, the law does not provide for any exceptions. It is also outrageous that it is not the Texas state authorities that should implement the new regulations, but the individuals who have passed the civil lawsuits. Biden and his Democrats are angry with the law.
