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13 May, 5 tweets, 1 min read
No, and you know that's not what I meant Marc.

I meant there were lots of other voting rights groups in the fight before you (that are not associated with the Democratic Party) and that are doing excellent work.
Marc has been a master of self promotion. And while much of the work he doing is worthwhile (and the post-election work against Trump's attempted election steal indispensable) his tactics are controversial in the voting rights community and potentially counterproductive.
And no one has thinner skin than Marc, and he has a large dedicated following, so people are reluctant to speak out.

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5 May
Here's the link to the full Facebook decision, which requires Facebook to reexamine Trump's "indefinite" expulsion within 6 months and come up with a standard for a "proportionate" penalty. oversightboard.com/decision/FB-69… Perhaps permanent removal IS proportionate in this case.More soon
"If Facebook decides to restore Mr. Trump’s accounts, the company should apply its rules to that decision, including any changes made in response to the Board’s policy recommendations below. ...
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26 Apr
I'll be listening to the Supreme Court's argument in the AFP case, which may have major implications for the constitutionality of campaign finance disclosure laws. Listen here: c-span.org/video/?510032-…
CJ Roberts out of the bat suggests skepticism of moving this analysis to "strict scrutiny." But in McCutcheon case, Roberts affirmed but redefined exacting scrutiny in contributions context to make it closer to strict scrutiny.
The level of scrutiny matters a lot because the stricter the scrutiny, the more likely the courts will strike down the law as an unconstitutional infringement on rights.
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6 Apr
#ELB: Must-Read Nate Cohn: “Georgia’s New Law, and the Risk of Election Subversion” electionlawblog.org/?p=121512 /1
This @Nate_Cohn piece is a must-read, on the analytically distinct question of whether new laws like Georgia's allow for the subversion of election results, an analytically distinct question from voter suppression. /2 nytimes.com/2021/04/06/ups…
He writes: "trying to reverse an election result w/o credible evidence of widespread fraud is an act of a different magnitude than narrowing access.A successful effort to subvert an election wd pose grave&fundamental risks to democracy, risking political violence&secessionism."/3
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25 Mar
MANCHIN likes mandated early voting, support for Native American voting rights, improved election security, and better disclosure of campaign financing (Disclose Act and Honest Ads Act). Not mentioned: restore VRA preclearance (in HR4), felon reenfranchisement, public financing
ALSO not mentioned in MANCHIN statement: any idea he'd blow up the filibuster for any part of H.R. 1.

Instead he calls for bipartisan cooperation on election reform, which is NOT GOING TO HAPPEN if it requires at least 10 Republican Senators.
ALSO not mentioned in MANCHIN statement: mandated commissions to redistrict to deal with partisan gerrymandering
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16 Mar
Got something coming soon to @washingtonpost @PostOutlook on H.R. 1 that I think will displease everyone. You're welcome.
My new one @WashingtonPost @PostOutlook: Are
Democrats going to blow it again on voting rights? It sure looks like they could by selling H.R. 1 as the only way to combat new Republican voter suppression. washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/0…
Democrats are not going to blow up the filibuster for a bill that won't even get 50 votes. We need a narrower bill that would provide reason enough to blow up the filibuster for voting reform.
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22 Feb
#ELB: Breaking and Analysis: Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Cases Over Conduct of Election in Pennsylvania, With Justices Alito, Gorsuch and Thomas Dissenting electionlawblog.org/?p=120941 #SCOTUS
You can find Justice Thomas’s opinion, dissenting from denial of cert. in two-Pennsylvania election cases, and Justice Alito’s separate dissent joined by Justice Gorsuch in the same cases, at this link beginning at page 25 of the pdf. supremecourt.gov/orders/courtor…
The Court without noted dissent denied cert. in another PA case, the Kelly case. It takes four votes to agree to hear the case, and 5 to rule on the merits. There is no indication that Justice Barrett recused herself in consideration of the merits of these cases.
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