Convenient "truths'

     From The Copy Desk: Warren and Marty, having temporarily suspended their boycott of the news,  are now prepared to resume whatever passes for "normal" in their world. This might, or might not, be interesting.


     It was another really hot day, and Warren just returned from the garden with enough parsley and leaf lettuce to get The Boys through the afternoon.
     "I'm not going back out there until the sun goes behind the trees, it's brutally hot," Warren said. "Have you noticed they're taking apart our woodpile, we may have to move the main burrow entrance soon."
     Marty was unconcerned. The woodpile won't move anytime soon he figured, it's too hot to do that much work. "We're set. The local humans don't move that fast, we'll be ready to move to the winter burrow by the time they get anything done." From The Copy Desk: Frankly, we're insulted.
     Marty's copy of the Weekly World Marmot News lay on the stump near the burrow entrance. "You've been reading the news," Warren said. "I thought we were going to avoid it for a while."
     "I couldn't resist, I had to read more when I saw the headline 'Court Overturns Voter ID Law,'" Marty said. "It turns out, after a bit more research on Marmopedia, that federal appeals courts have be overturning all or parts of many of the voter restriction laws passed in states controlled by the Republic Party."
     Warren knew that many of these laws were passed with amazing speed shortly after the Supreme Court overturned sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that prevented states with a history of discrimination from passing laws that discriminate against, usually, minority voters. "So as soon as they were freed from federal oversight, they passed these laws to prevent 'voter fraud,' which they claim is rampant despite any evidence." Warren said.
     "Very good furry grasshopper," Marty said. "If there is any problem with voting in this country, it's because the underfunded and/or uncaring elections officials don't keep up with the work to keep the rolls accurate, while ignoring where the real problem may be - absentee ballots. But even if there is absentee ballot fraud, it's rarely enough to swing any election."
     Warren thought about this for a while as he cooled off from his trip to the garden, finally he said, "So the Republic Party believes in voter fraud, which does't exist, in order to improve their chances of winning elections.
     "But they don't believe in global warming, which does exist, also in order to try to win elections."
     Marty smiled. "Warren," he said, "You're beginning to get it. They're willing to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of voters and roast the planet just to win elections and provide tax cuts for rich people."