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Ezra Levin
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Late to this one by @jbouie, but it really is striking how often conservatives respond to proposals for voting rights, D.C. statehood, and election security with the bizarre non-sequitur rebuttal "We're a republic, not a democracy!" nytimes.com/2019/08/27/opi…
Bouie's last paragraph sums up what's going on here. The people who use this line are against both democracy *and* representation. They know the country is getting more diverse and more unequal, and their goal is to entrench power in the handy of the white wealthy few.
Side note: I've really been enjoying @astradisastra's new book that wrestles with different conceptions of democracy, and has some history on this too. amazon.com/Democracy-Exis…
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So Biden was asked about slavery and racism, and among the garbled string of non sequiturs in his response, he argued that poor families just don't know how to raise their kids. How is his campaign spinning this combination of incoherence and offensive content?
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Seriously, read this transcript and tell me what on earth is going on. This is a total breakdown - an incomprehensible response shot through with casual racism...in response to a question about racism. slate.com/news-and-polit…
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The biggest debate in the Democratic primary is over whether or not to prioritize saving democracy after 2020. From @OsitaNwanevu: newrepublic.com/article/154935…
In about 20 years, 70% of the country will live in 15 states. The more conservative 30% will be spread across 35 states, represented by 70 senators. That's the ballgame folks - forget progressive federal legislation. It'll be over.
In 2021, we either make D.C. a state, give self-determination to PR, secure elections, expand the vote, unpack the courts, tackle campaign finance, invest in public media, etc - or we give future Mitch McConnells permanent control of the Senate, and by connection the courts.
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This email that @IndivisibleTeam just sent out is spot on (I didn't write it!). If we want any legislation in 2021, we've got to get Dems committed to scrapping the filibuster. Check out our new flashy campaign page on this: nofilibuster.org
Why was Mitch McConnell writing an op-ed last week defending the filibuster? Because he knows he's screwed if Dems scrap it. Thread on that here:
And for all thing Indivisible + Democracy - follow our new Democracy Director @importantmeagan! /end
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Jennifer Cohn
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Not “guidelines,” REQUIREMENTS. Thanks.
McConnell didn’t “cave” on election security. He omitted the #SAFEAct’s ban on:

Internet connectivity
Paperless machines, &
Barcode voting.

In fact, he omitted ALL election-security requirements. His funding bill is a “free for all” for the corrupt vendors who gave him $$$. 1/
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Jennifer Cohn
@jennycohn1
McConnell didn’t “cave” on election security. He omitted the #SAFEAct’s ban on:

Internet connectivity
Paperless machines, &
Barcode voting.

In fact, he omitted ALL election-security requirements. His funding bill is a “free for all” for the corrupt vendors who gave him $$$. 1/
2/ Mitch McConnell received voting machine vendor lobbyist donations.

Link: mavenroundtable.io/theintellectua…
3/ Mcconnell’s “no strings” vendor payout bill is a repeat of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which gave billions of dollars for new voting machines with no hand marked paper ballot requirement or other election-security requirements.
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Jennifer Cohn
@jennycohn1
We need 1K people 2 call Schumer, Coons, & Leahy & demand they RETRACT the $250 M “no strings” funding bill & instead tell McConnell that funding must be tied 2 a ban on:
Paperless voting machines
Barcode voting machines
Internet connectivity
Remote access.

Reply done ✅ TY. 1/
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JMHendersonSr❌
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The #bullshit that @thedemocrats are #dropping like #deuces is truly preposterous.

Last week, following the lamentable hearing that established the apparent mental decline of Robert #Mueller, @chuckschumer tried to set a trap for @senatemajldr Mitch McConnell.
The normal practice of the Senate as to consideration of proposed legislation is for the proposed bill to be read aloud (or reading waived) and then for the bill to be sent for consideration by one or more Senate committees that have jurisdiction over the subject of the bill.
One of the bills that @thedemocrats and the #lapdancemedia have described as having been blocked by McConnell addressed certain requirements for the use and retention of paper ballots and voting records and providing funding for the #ElectionSecurityCommission to make grants.
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Lulu Friesdat
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EAC having a meeting on the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines now. 5 - 8pm EST. eac.gov/media/video-pl…

They are in public comment period now until the end of May.
There is no video right now. Only audio.
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eac.gov/media/video-pl…
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