If Dems don't abolish filibuster to pass John Lewis Voting Rights Act & For the People Act they will allow GOP to entrench minority rule for next decade through extreme gerrymandering & voter suppression motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
Voters of color accounted for 4 in 5 newly eligible voters in past decade but GOP will use extreme gerrymandering to protect power of shrinking conservative white minority unless Dems pass federal election reform
TX, FL, GA & NC are most at risk for extreme GOP gerrymandering, finds @BrennanCenter
This is 1st redistricting cycle in 50 years where states with long history of voting discrimination don't need to get maps approved b/c SCOTUS gutted Voting Rights Act brennancenter.org/our-work/analy…
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Everything Trump lawyer saying about Georgia is a lie: signature verification audit in Cobb County GA found two mismatched signatures out of 15,000 votes, zero cases of fraud
There was no "inexplicable" drop in Georgia's mail ballot rejection rate as Bruce Castor claims
"Elections officials rejected absentee ballots because of signature issues at similar rates as in the 2018 election, about 0.15%, according to state data"
“The gerrymandered Republican legislatures that laid the groundwork for Trump’s stolen-election narrative are now weaponizing misinformation about voter fraud to build support for new efforts to restrict ballot access” motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
“Mounting evidence emerging indicates Trump may have been personally informed that Vice President Mike Pence was in physical danger during the Jan. 6 Capitol siege, just moments before denigrating him on Twitter.” washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…
Biden can name 4 Dems to USPS board of governors, giving them a majority that can oust Louis DeJoy. This should be a top priority washingtonpost.com/graphics/2021/…
One of most important things Biden can do is restore core democratic institutions like USPS that were gutted by Trump motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
Good sign: Biden committed today to fill vacancies on USPS board
GOP has already become party of Marjorie Taylor Greene at state level, introducing wave of new voter suppression laws based on unhinged conspiracy theories
This is huge scandal that should be getting as much attention as Trump’s plot to overturn election motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
GOP voter suppression plans:
-roll back every aspect of mail voting
-end automatic & Election Day registration
-pass onerous new voter ID laws
-allow GOP legislatures to overturn will of voters
-gerrymander Electoral College results
Dems have a clear choice: they can get rid of filibuster to pass John Lewis Voting Rights Act & For the People Act to stop GOP voter suppression
Or they can allow GOP to undermine democracy for next decade
After record turnout in Georgia, state Senate Republicans introduce bills to end automatic voter registration, no-excuse absentee voting & ballot drop boxes. This would impact millions of voters & be one of worst voter suppression laws ever passed bit.ly/3j9dPdD
Republicans wrote every aspect of Georgia’s election laws. They’re only trying to change it after Black voters turned out in record numbers to flip state blue & elect two Dem senators
This is exactly why Dems need to pass John Lewis Voting Rights Act & major democracy reforms
Republicans are now weaponizing Trump’s lies to make it harder for Dem constituencies to vote. They couldn’t steal the last election through litigation so they’re trying to steal the next one with anti-democratic legislation motherjones.com/politics/2021/…