Democracy #HR1 🧵.

After losing badly in November, republicans across America are working feverishly to make voting more difficult, close polling locations, purge voter rolls, and block absentee voting.

The gop wants a rebirth of Jim Crow. Image
In 2013, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, opening the door to republicans’ attempts to bring back Jim Crow.

Today we will pass #HR1 to revive the VRA and protect your right to vote from gop war on democracy. Image
#HR1 will protect democracy

🗳Block voter suppression laws
🗳Ban extreme gerrymandering
🗳Expand ballot access
🗳Stop dark money
🗳Election Day ➡️ National holiday Image
#HR1 will also ban voter registration purges and prevent plutocrats from controlling our elections.

So when you hear republicans shriek ‘socialism’ they just want to rig elections (👇) and resuscitate Jim Crow. Image
As of today, republicans have offered 253 bills to suppress voting and rig elections. Maybe you see your state below.

Democracy is under attack. #HR1 is the most important bill to protect democracy since the VRA. We are passing it now. There isn’t much time. Image

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Anyone involved in this scheme should be locked up including trump.
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It should surprise no one that trump’s disgraced personal lawyer rudy giuliani is involved in a pardons-for-bribes scam and was reported to the FBI for allegedly seeking $2 Million to buy a pardon from trump.

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Even less surprising trump has been discussing pardoning himself and his kids.

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