HBO host Invoice Maher on Friday identified that Republicans are okay with America persevering with to exist as a rustic, however "with out being a democracy."
"Now many Republicans have determined that democracy is what's incorrect with America," Maher mentioned throughout an episode of his present Actual Time With Invoice Maher, who additionally spoke in regards to the elevated divisiveness between Democrats and Republicans over points corresponding to voting rights, essential race concept, police funding, and abortion.
"[Democracy] dies in plain sight as a result of sufficient folks assume democracy is a luxurious America can now not afford," he mentioned. "That's just about the place of the Republican Social gathering now," including that the GOP is okay with voting so long as it is of their favor.
Maher additionally gave examples of some Republicans, who supposedly oppose democracy, corresponding to Utah Senator Mike Lee, who famous that it's not the goal to concentrate on.
"Democracy is not the target. liberty, peace, and prospefity [sic] are. We wish the human situation to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that," he tweeted in October of 2020.
Democracy isn’t the target; liberty, peace, and prospefity are. We wish the human situation to flourish. Rank democracy can thwart that.
— Mike Lee (@SenMikeLee) October 8, 2020
The tv host additionally spoke about conservatives who wish to change present voting rights corresponding to Rachel Hamm, who's operating for election for secretary of state in California. Maher pointed at certainly one of her previous remarks through which she mentioned she needs to overtake the Nationwide Voter Registration Act to "make it exhausting" for folks to vote.
"I would like it to be a privilege to vote. I would like you to have to really need to work to enroll, not have or not it's that there is this auto-enroll and each single particular person is getting a poll and all that. I do not like all of that," she mentioned earlier this month throughout an interview with Craig DeLuz of the California Republican Meeting.
Maher criticized Hamm for "unhealthy mouthing democracy" and treating voting as a privilege and never a proper.
"I do know that some folks prefer to say there's not a lot distinction between the events, however really in America 2022, there's extra of a distinction between the events than there ever has been in American historical past," he mentioned. "Democrats, for all their flaws, nonetheless see democracy because the essence of America—they see America and democracy as inextricably linked. They imagine that one with out the opposite is unthinkable. Republicans? Thinkable."
Maher additionally took successful at former President Donald Trump's supporters over claims of voter fraud, together with those that stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021 in an effort to overturn the election outcomes.
"I am no constitutional scholar, however I am fairly positive it does not say within the case of an election loss, break shit and set up your man anyway," he mentioned. "Lots of people drive themselves loopy asking Republicans for proof that Biden in some way stole the election. However that is a idiot's errand. Within the round logic of at the moment's proper, the proof that the election was stolen is that they misplaced."
Maher additionally criticized liberals for points regarding policing and educating race-related subjects in colleges.
"The left at the moment is getting quite a lot of issues incorrect," he mentioned as he identified some examples that had been reported within the media, together with reframing "America as irredeemably racist."
"I get the panic," he added. "However, options in need of junking democracy can and should deal with this."
Newsweek reached out to the Republican Nationwide Committee (RNC) for feedback.
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