" ... we Republicans are worried about a Democrat autocracy ... "

Are you onboard with Tucker Carlson's and the GOPer brain trust's feting and bromance with *Viktor Orban?

*another ... 'strong leader'-genius man ... so beloved by minority rule enthusiasts everywhere.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/viktor-orban-american-conservatism-admiration/671205/

" ... The right’s ardor for Orbán has prompted some performative confusion in Western media. An Economist headline asked, “Why Is the American Right Obsessed With Viktor Orbán?” And an article in The Hill by Kim Lane Scheppele, a sociology professor at Princeton, was titled: “Orbán Dazzles US Conservatives—What Do They See in Him?”

Read: Freedom fights for survival in Hungary

The most common answer is that Orbán has made Hungary a laboratory for the conversion of a liberal democracy into an authoritarian state. The thinking goes like this: For an American right fascinated (in an obviously self-interested manner) by the creation and maintenance of minority rule, the formula begins with a crackdown on the press. Snub international institutions (in Orbán’s case, the European Union) and depict the Holocaust survivor George Soros as a diabolical financier. Add in an assault on the rule of law. Finish off any lingering political opposition by gerrymandering it out of existence. The end result is a white, Christian nation that can safely hold back the malignant forces of globalist tyranny. Case closed. ... "

Pretty much everything you said. I'll just hit Georgia with notes from the NY Times analysis of the Georgia law:

Voters will now have less time to request absentee ballots. (The problem here is they need a photo government ID;
I don't have a problem with this, but many people of color work during the day and do not have the ability to go and get the ID during the workweek. This can be abrogated by having issuing cavities to be open longer than normal government hours).

There are strict new ID requirements for absentee ballots. (See above)

It’s now illegal for election officials to mail out absentee ballot applications to all voters. (This was during COVID - if a new plague comes along - that's a problemm.)

Drop boxes still exist … but barely. (The drop boxes were moved from areas readily accessible to voters of color - also not having ballot boxes available out side eliminates the ability of these workers depositing their ballots after they work).

Mobile voting centers (think an R.V. where you can vote) are essentially banned. (See above)

Early voting is expanded in a lot of small counties, but probably not in more populous ones. (i.e. not available in wards that are black or brown).

Offering food or water to voters waiting in line now risks misdemeanor charges. (because the poll sites are limited in black & brown areas - the lines are often long and cause the potential voters to be out waiting for hours).

If election problems arise, a common occurrence, it is now more difficult to extend voting hours.

With a mix of changes to vote-counting, high-turnout elections will probably mean a long wait for results.

Election officials can no longer accept third-party funding (a measure that nods to right-wing conspiracy theories).

With an eye toward voter fraud, the state attorney general will manage an election hotline. (now not an independent body).

The Republican-controlled legislature has more control over the State Election Board. (now not an independent body).

The secretary of state is removed as a voting member of the State Election Board.

The G.O.P.-led legislature is empowered to suspend county election officials. (now not an independent body).

Runoff elections will happen faster — and could become harder to manage.

I'm sure the above won't convince you - but that's on you, not me.

Thom, I see that you haven't matured since the last time I was on this website. You automatically reply to absolutely everything I say with "Steven said Covid would kill only 500 people." I guess you think you are scoring some sort of points or something. If it makes you feel better then so be it.

You are the guy who several years ago mentioned briefly in a comment that your wife had just passed away. Alarmed, I sent you a private message of condolence despite our political disagreements on Ugly Hedgehog. It turned out later that you were only being sarcastic with your comment about the wife passing away. Yet you never had the decency to respond to my private message either in a comment or in a private message of your own to let me know that it was a misunderstanding. Or to even thank me for putting aside our differences and showing concern.

So when I see these juvenile taunts over and over about the Covid thing, I take it with a grain of salt.