3. The problem with this idea is that it misunderstands the more acute threat for 2024: A Trump-sympathetic Governor sending a phony slate of pro-Trump electors to Congress.
This is a risk, for example, if Perdue becomes the next Governor of Georgia.
4. If that happens, the tables are turned. To preserve democracy, Congress needs to take action. But if you increase the requirement to reject phony electors from a majority to a 2/3 supermajority those 147 Republicans can now render Congress powerless
5. Attempts to preserve democracy by strengthening the law are well-intentioned. But, ultimately, democracy will only survive if enough people subordinate short-term political interests to the preservation of the system
1. On Monday, a 10,055 page PDF was quietly filed with the IRS
It revealed that some of the nation's most prominent corporations have sent large donations to the GOP group behind state abortion bans and voter suppression
2. The document was filed by the @RSLC, a GOP group that delivers "wins for Republican state legislators" by "targeting national resources to support state races"
It takes credit for the fact that the GOP controls "61 of 99 state legislative chambers"
1. This will be a thread of companies that sent out earnest Tweets celebrating Black History Month but donated a bunch of money last year to Republican senators who filibustered federal voting rights protections
Follow along if interested
2. @Microsoft donated 135K to senators that filibustered federal voting rights protections
3. @Verizon donated 126K to senators that filibustered federal voting rights protections
@getnicced 2. The superintendent who made the decision, Dr. Bill Nolte, told popular.info that he did not read the book — or even obtain a copy — prior to making the decision