Marc E Elias
There are 17 states controlled entirely by Democrats. They should all--all 17--enact new laws protecting voting rights and free and fair elections.
If Democratic legislators don't know what is needed in their state, they can call me.
#politics #voting #elections
Marc E Elias
Ten states that have or likely will enact new voter suppression laws in 2023:
Arkansas
Florida
Idaho
Indiana
Montana
Ohio (enacted/sued)
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
If you aren't paying attention to what is happening in court, you aren't paying attention to what is happening to democracy. #politics #voting #elections
Not even GOPers anymore. They are Confederates. Yes!
Thanks @Brandy for the link.
A ‘national divorce’ would destroy red states. Let’s count the ways.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s proposed “national divorce” would absolutely crush conservative states. #politics
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/joy-reid-marjorie-taylor-greene-divorce-rcna71995
We have to make sure there isn't another Republican presidency again for quite a while. They will go after Biden et al after this. That being said, go Jack🖤, go. #politics #AssWaffle
When HCR recommends a read you better bet I do.
Brynn Tannehill
I've seen a lot of people jump on Marjorie Taylor-Greene's comments about needing a national divorce. Based on other (seemingly unrelated, but not really) events, this is way more complicated than "We had one civil war already." 1/25
#politics
Jack getting the Borg in line.
The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to force Pence to testify fully in front of a grand jury investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
#AssWaffle #politics
I think I like Hunter's new M.O.
Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Hunter Biden's legal counsel has rejected a request from House Republicans for info related to his business dealings. In a letter to the Oversight Committee, Abbe Lowell said the committee lacks a legitimate legislative purpose and oversight basis for requesting the records. #politics
They want to see elections return to political party control, and they want to get as much face time as possible while doing it, to keep their names in the national political conversation and themselves on the cable TV political talk circuit. #politics #voting #elections
Two time loser Sarah Palin is running a campaign in Alaska to remove ranked choice voting. Will keep my eye on this one. #politics #voting #elections
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sarah-palins-future-uncertain-alaska-house-race-loss/
And so it begins. What we've all been waiting for~
By William K. Rashbaum, Ben Protess and Jonah E. Bromwich:
The Manhattan district attorney’s office on Monday will begin presenting evidence to a grand jury about Donald J. Trump’s role in paying hush money to a porn star during his 2016 presidential campaign, laying the groundwork for potential criminal charges against the former president in the coming months...
#AssWaffle #politics
The NYT should tell readers whether it helped crooked FBI agents get Trump elected in 2016
The arrest of a high-level FBI agent on Russia-tied corruption charges raises stunning new questions about how Trump really won in 2016 #politics
Wisconsin
Join #FliptheVote's 2023 kickoff event on Feb 7 with bestselling author and legal writer Dahlia Lithwick to learn about why the upcoming WI Supreme Court election could determine the 2024 election and how Milwaukee's Black Leaders Organizing for Communities @blocbyblocmke is already working to inform and engage voters! #politics
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