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Feb 3 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
13 years ago today, our chairman, @EricHolder, was sworn in as the first Black Attorney General of the United States ⚖️🇺🇸

We’re pretty proud he’s our boss 😎#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory
.@EricHolder is a born-and-bred New Yorker, husband, dad, basketball fan, internationally-recognized leader on legal issues, & staunch advocate for civil rights. He has served in government for 30+ years—having been appointed to positions by Presidents Obama, Clinton, and Reagan.
He served in the Obama Administration as the 82nd U.S. Attorney General. In his tenure, AG @EricHolder vigorously defended voting rights & led the Justice Department’s efforts to overturn politically-motivated voter ID laws that were designed to suppress minority and youth votes.
AG @EricHolder has continued his push to protect voting rights by leading our organization in the fight for #FairMaps and working to rebuild a democracy so that voters can pick their politicians—not the other way around.

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Jan 3
Competitive and fair elections are the bedrock of our democracy—they help ensure our electoral system isn't too extreme and polarized.

But Republicans in TX, OH, NC, and GA are passing new maps that eliminate competitive districts. Why does this matter? A thread🧵👇
Eliminating competition by gerrymandering safe seats allows extremists to avoid appealing to a broader electorate. On the flip side, extremists have a hard time winning elections when maps are fair & districts are competitive b/c they have to appeal to a more diverse electorate.
Most Americans want to see progress on healthcare, climate change, and ending gun violence. But none of that is possible if conservatives continue to engineer electoral wins by drawing safe districts and manipulating the maps.
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Dec 27, 2021
🧵In the last few days, we've seen headlines like this:

1️⃣“Redistricting is Going Surprisingly Well for Democrats”
2️⃣“Democrats Are Doing Weirdly Well in Redistricting”
3️⃣“Surprisingly, there has been a redistricting turnaround”

This isn’t surprising—and it isn’t by accident.
Our team and so many others in this righteous fight for #FairMaps have been doing *really hard and grueling work* to ensure fair representation for every voter. Because we believe in democracy and that elections shouldn't be decided before a single ballot is even cast.
We’ve been sounding the alarm on 🚨GOP gerrymandering🚨, raising public awareness on how gerrymandering hurts our democracy, and educating people on the importance of the redistricting process and how they can get involved. We’ve also asked the courts to help end gerrymandering.
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Jun 25, 2020
Seven years ago today, SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act, the crown jewel of the civil rights movement, subjecting millions of voters to racial discrimination the VRA outlawed.

We dive into the devastating impact the Shelby County decision has had on our democracy. (Thread)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been widely regarded as the “crown jewel” of the civil rights movement. For over five decades, the landmark legislation was instrumental in protecting the right to vote, particularly for communities of color.
The 2013 Shelby County decision unleashed a sudden & persistent wave of restrictive voting laws in states across the country &, unsurprisingly, has had a disproportionate impact on communities of color who have historically faced additional & unnecessary barriers to voting.
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