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Dec 6, 2022 • 29 tweets • 5 min read
1/ Will the Supreme Court start the next coup?
On Dec. 7th, while votes are being counted in Georgia, the Supreme Court will hear a case, Moore vs. Harper, that will determine if we are to continue have free & fair elections that allow citizens to choose their representatives.
2/ As an American deeply concerned about preserving free and fair elections, I re-read the Constitution and scholarly articles about the intent and history of the Elections Clause.
I’m stunned at how willfully ignorant and corrupt the “Independent State Legislature theory” is.
Jul 6, 2022 • 34 tweets • 6 min read
1/ As an American deeply concerned about preserving free and fair elections, I re-read the Constitution and scholarly articles about the intent and history of the Elections Clause.
I’m stunned at how willfully ignorant & corrupt the “Independent State Legislature theory” is.
2/ The idea that the Supreme Court can rule justly that state courts, state constitutions, voters, & Congress are irrelevant to how state legislatures handle elections & choose electors is inherently absurd.
But how twisted would the Court have to be to commit such a travesty?
Jun 6, 2022 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
I re-read the Constitution (including the Bill of Rights) to see what our founding fathers had to say about a well-regulated Militia.
The America people have been bamboozled by gun companies wanting to sell more guns for greater profits—undermining safety in our nation. 1/
The word militia appears 6 times in the U.S. Constitution.
From the description of Militia (in sections 2 & 8 ), it’s clear that Militia is not one individual with individual gun rights. Militia are the national guard of each state that can be called to form an army. 2/
Mar 3, 2022 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
1. As I witness (from afar) innocent Ukrainians—who want their freedom and democracy—bombed by an imperial invasion, I keep asking myself, “What would I want done if I were standing in their shoes?”
2. Today, I remembered that America was once a young nation desiring freedom from an empire. I remembered that foreign aid helped us win our revolution.
Jan 21, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
1. Back in Sept. 2021, concerned that @SenatorSinema was about to betray her constituents, I wrote to the Arizona Election Services Division about if a senator from AZ can be recalled.
They replied that there is one way a senator from AZ can be recalled.
2. To manage expectations, being subject to recall in Arizona would require the senator’s cooperation. And would have to be pledged during the campaign.
May 14, 2021 • 16 tweets • 3 min read
1/ Recommend the @PBS series, Rise of the Nazis, on how democracy died in Germany from 1930-1933.
The antidotes to fascism are to:
1. Strengthen #VotingRights. 2. Hold those who break the law accountable. 3. Fight disinformation.
pbs.org/show/rise-nazi…2/ 4 key takeaways that America should consider before history repeats.
#1 Don’t think it can’t happen here
#2 Don’t cooperate with those who show authoritarian tendencies
#3 Holding political people accountable to the rule of law saves lives
#4 Disinformation leads to death
Oct 31, 2020 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
12 helpful facts in the Texas Harris County Drive-through voting case. #HarrisVotes
1. In June, to protect voters' health during a pandemic, the Texas Secretary of State approved drive-through voting in the 2020 election.
2. In July, drive-through voting was successfully piloted in the Harris Country primary run-off election.
