Texas' embattled elections chief who wrongly questioned the U.S. citizenship of tens of thousands of voters was on the brink of losing his job Sunday, while Republican lawmakers prepared to head home hoping to save their own in 2020.
That was after Whitley's office rolled out a bungled scouring of voter rolls that flagged nearly 100,000 voters as potential noncitizens. President Donald Trump seized on the news out of Texas to renew his unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud, but within days, it became clear the data used was deeply flawed.
Another Democrat, Sen. Judith Zaffrini, said:"The mistake he made had such a negative impact on the people we represent, and really all Texas voters."His confirmation wasn't the only tension point quietly playing out behind the scenes, rather than in full view of the Texas Legislature. The about-face appeared to be another example of Republicans — coming off their worst election in a generation in Texas — choosing not to dig in their heels over divisive issues. Rancorous battles over immigration, abortion and LGBT rights also didn't erupt like past years, including 2017, when the Legislature was upended by a"bathroom bill" targeting transgender people.
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Article mischaracterizes Whitley as 'asking questions' when in fact he ordered a purge. Do better,
Using a sledgehammer to fix a small issue blows up in his face. Texas GOP running scared for the first time in many many years & did not want to support this wack job. Watch Texas as things appear to be changing
What's wrong with asking a voter if they are a citizen? We ask them for ID to buy Beer, Liquor, Cigarettes, Spray Paint, Medicine, Solvents and the lists goes on none of them supersedes the power of a vote.
And now we MUST also ensure there is NEVER again even the remote possibility that our votes are NOT tampered w either by suppression, gerrymandering or at the electronic ballot boxes! We must lead the country n reinstate PAPER BALLOTS!!! PaperBallots !!
It’s actually his job to ask questions.
I'm not understanding what is wrong with the election chief questioning the U.S. citizenship of thousands of voters.
Say it isn't so.
I thought questioning the legitimacy of democratic voters was kind of the whole point of the GOP nowadays
Throw his ass in jail.
So now it’s wrong to question citizenship of voters? Here I am, believing that’s one of his only jobs as ‘election chief’
The problem for the GOP was just that his stunt was way too ham-handed and failed miserably. They want someone who can disenfranchise Democrats without attracting national media attention.
Are voters Americans.. How many Vote with the knowledge of having security clearances to vote more wisely
Texas and disenfranchising voters? Huh. Weird.
firehim
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