Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have expanded vote-by-mail access for people with disabilities — specifically people who are blind or paralyzed and need assistance marking their ballot.

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        More absolutely predictable than ironic, it will not impact him and he has no love for the disability community. I imagine he has a ton of internalized ableism and believes himself as different from other disabled people. He has a long history of doing things like this, look up his tort reform work. As a wheelchair user I really hate that one of the most prominent wheelchair users in politics is this fuck.

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        Probably has someone vote for them or doesn’t need to vote due to wealth and status. I am guessing here.

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            Oh wow that’s messed up.

            I’ve had the understanding a lot of these laws were meant to impact the poor and working class for a long time. Rare to see someone Aldo know that too.