In a July 30 commentary, a columnist took a couple of facile cheap shots at two honorable organizations: The League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley and the North Dakota BadAss Grandmas for Democracy. Starting from the fake premise that the organizations are left leaning, the writer shredded credibility by suggesting the two nonpartisan groups were sounding like the MAGA crowd, the ultimate insult. And wrong.

The League strives to avoid identification with any political party, whether it’s the Trump-appropriated Republicans or the hapless Democrats. That said, the League’s historic focus has been to facilitate voting for all who are eligible to vote. The current malevolent crusade to undermine voting rights is orchestrated by Republicans in the White House and Congress, and is be

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