# I pit DrDeth **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 28, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971 "2021-02-28T19:52:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 72
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971/72 "2021-03-03T01:59:35Z")
He’s on a roll. > [@The GOP finally admits it- in public. Voter suppression is just to win elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gop-finally-admits-it-in-public-voter-suppression-is-just-to-win-elections/934140): > > A significant moment during virtual arguments came when Arizona GOP lawyer Michael Carvin connected the validity of the Republican-backed laws to the party’s interest in winning elections. When asked by Barrett what the state Republican Party’s interest in the case was, he replied: “Because it puts us at a competitive disadvantage relative to Democrats. Politics is a zero sum game. And every extra vote they get through unlawful interpretations of Section 2 hurts us. It’s the difference between… > [@Polygamy advocacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygamy-advocacy/934011/83): > > What does that have to do with Empowering women? You think it is OK for a 12yo girl to be forced into a marriage by the cult? No, they wouldnt have any levers of power at their disposal. In those cults, the cult leaders- all older males- only “marry” one woman. The rest are not legally married so they dont run afoul of the bigamy laws. So, the only tool to use against these perverts is the pedophilia laws- when they claim a underage girl as a “wife” and make her pregnant, they can be arreste… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-drdeth/933971)._