AOC implores action against GOP voting rights rollback

‘The time to fight like hell for democracy is right now,’ tweets congresswoman

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has warned that Republicans are laying the groundwork to overturn election results in the near future.

The New York Democrat sounded the alarm over the Democratic Party’s plan to “out-organise” GOP-authored laws that restrict ballot access, in a tweet posted on Monday.

“Communities cannot ‘out-organise’ voter suppression when those they organise to elect won’t protect the vote,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “Even if they do out-organise, the ground is being set to overturn results.”

“The time to fight like hell for democracy is right now,” she added. “We may not get another chance.”

Ms Ocasio-Cortez was responding to a New York Times report that civil rights activists are increasingly concerned about the White House’s lack of federal action to protect voters.

Communities cannot “out-organize” voter suppression when those they organize to elect won’t protect the vote.

& Even if they DO out-organize, the ground is being set to overturn results.

The time to fight like hell for democracy is right now. We may not get another chance. #HR1 https://t.co/ePFJNMVlHD

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 26, 2021

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