# Stupid Republican idea of the day

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 26, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897 "2009-03-26T18:48:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day/490897/40863 "2019-04-12T17:28:17Z")

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Holy Mary mother of Christ! Republicans are barely even hiding the fact that they have pure and utter contempt for democracy these days:

> **[Tennessee Lawmakers Consider Fines And Criminal Penalties For Voter Drives](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tennessee-voter-registration-applications_n_5cafa525e4b098b9a2d0f707)**
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> Activists say the measure would chill efforts to register people in a state that already has significant problems with voter registration and turnout.

From the article in HuffPo:

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> The bill would allow officials to impose a fine of $150 to $2,000 on any group that turns in at least 100 “deficient” voter registration applications in a single county. A group that turns in more than 500 “deficient” applications could be fined up to $10,000.

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