A shelf displaying Stanley cups is nearly bare at the Target in Metairie on Sept. 14, 2024, (Greg LaRose/Louisiana)
The Republican Party’s persistent call for legislation to ban noncitizen voting is just as inexplicable as the raging popularity of those massive Stanley drinking cups.
Do you really need it? Don’t we already have something available that takes care of that need? If you must, could you end up hurting yourself or others unintentionally?
Despite noncitizen voting already being against the law, GOP forces at the state and federal level are rabid in their support for measures that are obvious attempts to create obstacles for legitimate voting.
In late August, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order that calls for “noncitizens” to be monitored to ensure they aren’t offered opportunities to register to vote. He and other Republicans around the country have raised unfounded concerns that noncitizens will attempt to influence the November presidential election. Meanwhile, actual foreign interference in the nation’s democratic process happens with the help of the far right.