Mary Howard-Elley is the 10th U.S. citizen identified by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and Votebeat whose registration was canceled after her citizenship was questioned. Her saga shows how tough it can be for eligible voters to get reinstated.
  • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
    105·
    20 days ago

    And she seethed at the idea that anyone would question the citizenship of a former federal employee with the “whitest name you could have.”

    Couldn’t have happened to a better racist.

    She should count herself lucky that they can’t deport her.

    • EleventhHour@lemmy.world
      231·
      20 days ago

      The whitest name I can think of off the top of my head is Winthrop Merriweather. And I’d put money on that person being from the UK, not an American.

      • hydroptic@sopuli.xyz
        201·
        20 days ago

        100% guaranteed she believes in a white Jesus and would go into apoplectic conservative rage if you pointed out good 'ol Jebus was brown

      • WoodScientist@lemmy.world
        13·
        20 days ago

        Not to be confused with the most common name. World wide, the single most common first name is Mohammad. The single most common last name is Wong. Therefore, the most common name globally must be Mohammad Wong.

        It’s simple statistics!

    • QuincyPeck@lemmy.world
      20·
      20 days ago

      Yet. That’s why Trump was talking about the Alien Sedition Act. Once invoked, anyone can be deported with no due process at all.

    • El Barto@lemmy.world
      3·
      20 days ago

      I think you meant to say that she should count herself lucky that they won’t deport her. Because if the system flagged her as a non-citizen, then the system deems her deportable.

      But yes, yes, I know what you mean. In the end she’s American, so she’s “undeportable.”

      But it would be hilarious if that happened. And then watch her sue her very own people.

      • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
        4·
        20 days ago

        I also mean that they couldn’t deport her even if they wanted. I don’t know any country that would accept receiving a deported person if that person is not one of their citizens unless they get paid for it (like UK was going to pay Uganda).

    • idiomaddict@lemmy.world
      3·
      20 days ago

      I am an American citizen living in Germany and I have a name that sounds so German that people regularly joke about it (though tbf, my maiden name does not).

    • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      2·
      20 days ago

      Five bucks says she was only a contractor or she’d still be taking advantage of the fact that federal employees are notoriously difficult to get rid of - even (especially) if they’re shit at their job.

  • ArtieShaw@fedia.io
    851·
    20 days ago

    she had been flagged after she indicated that she was not a U.S. citizen in response to a jury summons

    She claimed non-citizenship as a way to get out of jury duty??? Bwahahahaahaha! This just keeps getting better.

    • Soup@lemmy.world
      45·
      20 days ago

      Nothing quite like a conservative facing the consequences for trying to avoid one of their very few civic duties. God, what a bunch of fucking parasites.

    • everett@lemmy.ml
      10·
      20 days ago

      The retired Transportation Security Administration agent was confused by how the county could come to that conclusion.

    • TipRing@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      20 days ago

      So this woman chose to not only not sit on a jury where her racism would be likely to convict an innocent person, but also took herself out of the voting process?

      Can all conservatives be like her?

  • Rhaedas@fedia.io
    18·
    20 days ago

    Finds out what it’s like to be persecuted wrongly. Votes for Trump. Didn’t learn a damn thing.

  • TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee
    3·
    20 days ago

    Does she know that they plan to deport her grandkids?

    With a last name of Lopez, that is sure to spark a fire in the cockles of Stephen Miller’s black and shriveled heart.

  • Media Bias Fact Checker@lemmy.worldB
    18·
    20 days ago
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