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Mass shooters, Jim Crow and racist Republicans: This week's top political cartoons.

DemLabs blog

March 28, 2021

Republican suppress voting while ignoring the need for gun reform.

This week's top Political Cartoons cover racist mass shooting, Republican voter suppression and obstruction with the filibuster. Enjoy the cartoons individually, as a GIF or as a video.

Deepak
DemLabs

Voter suppression & gun violence - GIF

Republican introduce more bills to deny minority voters their right to vote - while ignoring the urgent need for common sense gun safety reform.

Republican obstruction - Video

Republicans use the filibuster to block reform on gun safety and voter suppression.

Jim Crow voter suppression

Republican legislatures are hard at work making it harder for Blacks and the poor to vote. The restrictions are have been called Jim Crow 2.0 and cut early voting, ballot drop boxes and force harsh voter ID requirements. Cartoonists have picked up on the lame Republican excuse that it is for 'election security'. This racist attempt by Republicans to cling to power has also provoked widespread outrage against the corporations who fund these Republican lawmakers.

The new measure will impose new identification requirements on those who vote by mail, imperiling the 200,000 voters who don’t have a driver’s license or state ID number. It will also limit the use of drop boxes for absentee ballots, criminalize voting groups from giving those standing in line to vote food and water and shorten the period for runoff races.

In a statement, Rep. Nikema Williams (D), chair of the Georgia Democratic Party, called the measure the “most flagrantly racist, partisan power grab of elections in modern Georgia history. He and his fellow Republicans are insulting the memory of heroes like John Lewis who risked their lives for the right to vote, and disempowering the millions of Georgians who have exercised that sacred right as a result.” - HuffPo

"The Republicans said the quiet part out loud. When asked by Justice Barrett what the AZ GOP’s standing was to defend Arizona’s restrictive voting laws, the Republican counsel responded, “Because it puts us at a competitive disadvantage relative to Democrats. Politics is a zero-sum game.” - Democracy Docket

For The People Act (HR1)

The House advanced the historic “For the People Act” which strengthens democracy. It includes automatic voter registration, independent redistricting commissions to tackle gerrymandering, expanded absentee voting and much more. Read the bill here courtesy Democracy Docket.

GEORGIA VOTING, BILL KEMP, GOP GOVERNOR, JIM CROW 2.0, NEW LAW RESTRICTING VOTING ACCESS, ELECTION SECURITY, CIVIL RIGHTS, RACIAL, JIM CROW IN 21ST CENTURY

JIM CROW, VOTER SUPPRESSION, REPUBLICANS, CIVIL LIBERTIES, WHITE SUPREMACIST, MEASURES, DARK HISTORY, PREVENTING BLACK VOTE, ELECTIONS, RIGHT TO VOTE, ELIGIBLE VOTERS BLOCKED

VOTERS, BLACK, SUPPRESSION, VOTING, KLAN, LEGISLATURES, JIM CROW, ELECTIONS, MAIL-IN, GERRYMANDERING

HINDERS, BLOCK, DENY VOTING, MINORITIES,BLACK, ELDERLY, MAIL IN, ABSENTEE, REPUBLICANS, JIM CROW

GOP, REPUBLICANS, INFRASTRUCTURE PLATFORM, VOTING, RIGHT TO VOTE, DEMOCRACY

GOP, REPUBLICANS, VOTING, RACISM, RACIST, LIES, BLM, ELECTIONS, BIG LIE

Mass shootings surge while Republican block reform

Republicans led by Mitch McConnell block common sense gun safety measures. "When one of the country's first mass shootings occurred in his home state about 30 years ago, McConnell opposed an assault weapons ban embraced by his Democratic opponent. Instead, he partnered with the National Rifle Association, which has rewarded him with more than $1.2 million in contributions in his career, according to a database compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics." - Courier Journal

"The House this month passed two measures on nearly party-line votes designed to improve and bolster background checks. One, H.R. 8, would require background checks for all firearms sales, including at gun shows, and another, H.R. 1446, would prevent gun sales from proceeding if a background check isn’t completed within three days.

Biden on Tuesday said the Senate should act on both of the House bills, and should work on banning assault-style weapons and high capacity magazines. “This is not -- it should not be a partisan issue. This is an American issue.” - Bloomberg

FIREARMS, GUNS, NRA, GUN CONTROL, SEMI AUTOMATIC WEAPONS, MASS SHOOTINGS, SECOND AMENDMENT, GUN RIGHTS

MASS SHOOTING, THOUGHTS, PRAYERS, RHETORIC, REVOLVER, RINSE, REPEAT, GUN CONTROL, GUN REFORM, BOULDER, COLORADO, ATLANTA, RAMPAGE, EASY ACCESS, BACKGROUND CHECKS, ASSAULT WEAPONS

MASS SHOOTING, GUNS, VIOLENCE, ANGRY WHITE MEN, RACE, GUESS WHO, AMERICA, PUBLIC SAFETY

ATLANTA, SHOOTINGS, MASSAGE PARLORS, SPA SHOOTINGS, ASIAN, CHINA, CHINA VIRUS, BIGOTRY, RACISM, RACIST

MASS SHOOTING, TED CRUZ, CONGRESS, GUN CONTROL, ASSAULT RIFLE,NRA, VIOLENCE, DENVER, REPUBLICANS, THOUGHTS, PRAYERS

GUNS, AR-15, CONGRESS, KILLINGS, GEORGIA, COLORADO, GUN REFORM, NRA

CONGRESS, GOP, REPUBLICANS, GUNS, REFORM, SHOOTINGS, MASS, ATLANTA, BOULDER

GUNS, ASSAULT, WEAPONS, MASS SHOOTINGS, COLORADO

Republicans block common sense gun safety measures (again)

"Manchin, together with Pennsylvania Republican Pat Toomey, led previous Senate efforts to expand background checks in 2013 following the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. That bill was blocked by a Republican-led filibuster. Manchin, however, has said he won’t support ending filibusters on legislation, although he has said he might support making it more difficult to employ." - Bloomberg

GUNS, BOULDER, ATLANTA, SHOOTERS, MASS SHOOTINGS, ARMS, GOP, BIDEN, REPUBLICANS, ASSAULT WEAPON, COMMON SENSE, BACKGROUND CHECKS

FILIBUSTER, MCCONNELL, SENATE, CONGRESS, VOTES, MAJORITY

gun control,Jim Crow,mass shooting,NRA,republican,voter suppression

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