Comparison merited

Dana Kelley’s column last Friday argues that Republican voting laws are needed for fraud protection and should not be compared to Jim Crow laws of the past as President Biden has done. What he does not say is that there was no evidence of widespread fraud in 2020 after multiple recounts in several states and 60-plus court cases. Even Arizona cannot find any evidence after months of staring at ballots and tearing apart voting machines. So why all this fraud legislation?

Another thing he fails to mention is that it seems every new Republican law passed makes it more restrictive than in 2020, hence the comparison to Jim Crow-era laws. I believe the real reason for all this nonsense is that The Donald lost by almost 8 million votes, and thus the need for The Big Lie.

What is dangerous for democracy is new laws in some states that give Republican legislatures the power to overturn an election. For this reason alone, the Electoral College should be abolished.

ED PARKS

Rogers