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Democracy Matters :verified:<p>New Brennan Center Survey about local election security</p><p>Local Election Officials Survey — July 2025<br /><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/local-election-officials-survey-july-2025" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brennancenter.org/our-work/res</span><span class="invisible">earch-reports/local-election-officials-survey-july-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElectionSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElectionSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElectionFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElectionFraud</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Carolleisa<p>Seven states in the middle of the country have, at least for now, near-free reign to pass laws and draw districts that racially discriminate against voters thanks to an astonishing court ruling. Here's why this matters. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a><br><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/appeals-court-strips-voters-ability-file-voting-rights-act-lawsuits-7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brennancenter.org/our-work/ana</span><span class="invisible">lysis-opinion/appeals-court-strips-voters-ability-file-voting-rights-act-lawsuits-7</span></a></p>
Democrats Abroad<p>Looking for facts, not fear? The Brennan Center delivers trusted information on democracy, voting rights, and the rule of law. Stay informed by following @brennancenter (Mastodon-only users, go to <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">brennancenter.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> to find their latest info). <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewsYouCanTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsYouCanTrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocracyMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyMatters</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p>mentioned n the <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/WIRED" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WIRED</span></a> video </p><p><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/records-show-dc-and-federal-law-enforcement-sharing-surveillance-info" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brennancenter.org/our-work/ana</span><span class="invisible">lysis-opinion/records-show-dc-and-federal-law-enforcement-sharing-surveillance-info</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a> </p><p>Records Show <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> and Federal Law Enforcement Sharing Surveillance Info on <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/RacialJusticeProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RacialJusticeProtests</span></a> </p><p>15 May 2024 </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/IveyDyson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IveyDyson</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Jos%C3%A9GuillermoGuti%C3%A9rrez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoséGuillermoGutiérrez</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/YeshiMilner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YeshiMilner</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ProtestIsNOTACrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProtestIsNOTACrime</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> seeks to mandate proof of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterRegistration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterRegistration</span></a></p><p>"Only about half of Americans have a U.S. passport, and only five states currently offer enhanced driver's licenses that show proof of citizenship."</p><p>By Jude Joffe-Block, March 26, 20251:09 AM ET</p><p>Excerpt: "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> advocates, however, warn outdated databases can erroneously list naturalized citizens as noncitizens. Past efforts by states to purge noncitizens from voter rolls have sometimes swept up eligible U.S. citizens.</p><p>"The executive order also seeks to stop states from counting mail or absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after by withholding funding from states that allow such ballots to be counted.</p><p>"Proof of citizenship requirement</p><p>"Ahead of the 2024 election, Trump and his allies made baseless claims about the threat of noncitizens voting in large numbers.</p><p>"The current federal voter registration form asks registrants to swear, under penalty of perjury, that they are U.S. citizens and eligible to vote, and to provide a driver's license number, state ID number or Social Security number. Those who attempt to vote illegally can face prison time, fines or deportation. Past audits and studies have shown such cases are incredibly rare.</p><p>"Yet Republicans have made requiring documentary proof of citizenship a policy priority. The executive order borrows heavily from the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, known as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SAVEAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SAVEAct</span></a>, a Republican-backed bill. House Republicans have signaled that they intend to pass it in their chamber but it faces difficult odds in the Senate.</p><p>"The executive order shows <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> isn't waiting for Congress. But legal experts say that he does not have the authority through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> to make such changes, and the order conflicts with existing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalVotingLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalVotingLaw</span></a>.</p><p>"'It's illegal at many different levels,' said Sean Morales-Doyle, the voting rights director at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a> for Justice, a nonprofit that studies and advocates for voting rights. The order directs the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectionAssistanceCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionAssistanceCommission</span></a>, a small, independent bipartisan agency, to make various changes, including to the federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterRegistration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterRegistration</span></a> form, but Morales-Doyle said the president can't tell that commission what to do.</p><p>"Requiring documentary proof of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> would radically upend voter registration if such a mandate were to take effect.</p><p>"The order is explicit that applies to anyone who uses the federal voter registration form. What is less clear is if the order would also pressure states to require showing proof of citizenship with state registration forms, such as by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WithholdingFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WithholdingFunds</span></a>.</p><p>"The order only lists a limited number of ways to prove U.S. citizenship. The options given are a U.S. passport, an ID that complies with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RealIDAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RealIDAct</span></a> that shows citizenship or a military ID that shows citizenship. A fourth option is a valid government photo ID that 'indicates that the applicant is a United States citizen or if such identification is otherwise accompanied by proof of United States citizenship,' but does not say if a birth certificate would count."<br> <br>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/g-s1-55927/trump-voting-citizenship-executive-order" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/26/g-s1-55927/</span><span class="invisible">trump-voting-citizenship-executive-order</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsABully</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsPutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsPutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DictatorInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DictatorInChief</span></a> <br>Are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LiteracyTests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiteracyTests</span></a> Next? <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterDisenfranchisement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterDisenfranchisement</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
Yappari<p>Posted on insta by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@BrennanCenter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>BrennanCenter</span></a></span> </p><p>Mary Ellen Callahan, expert on <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> with the Department of Homeland Security until recently, gives a quick explainer of the legal problems with <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> accessing our data.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGQcbgQgfVE/?igsh=cjY3dmU5d2ZsbjA1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">instagram.com/reel/DGQcbgQgfVE</span><span class="invisible">/?igsh=cjY3dmU5d2ZsbjA1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawfedi</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmnestyInternationalUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AmnestyInternationalUSA</span></a> Urges No Vote on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HR9495</span></a></p><p>November 12, 2024 </p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amnesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amnesty</span></a> International USA warns that language in H.R. 9495 poses an alarming threat to the work of U.S. civil society organizations who document <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> abuses around the world and urges members of Congress to vote against it.</p><p>"If enacted, this legislation would grant the Secretary of the Treasury broad discretionary powers to terminate the tax-exempt status of nonprofit organizations based solely on a subjective declaration that they are 'terrorist supporting organizations.'</p><p>"'In any other context, this legislation would be seen for what it is, a play from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> leader’s playbook,' said Paul O’Brien, Executive Director at Amnesty International USA.</p><p>"The broad and vague authority to terminate non-profit status in the name of 'counterterrorism' is a practice that many governments have used to target civil society organizations. There are no safeguards to prevent H.R. 9495’s broad authority from being misused to harass or intimidate organizations for exercising their rights.</p><p>"The bill includes no due process for organizations deemed to be supporting 'terrorist' groups. The Secretary of the Treasury can use 'classified information' to make these designations without permitting nonprofits to review or challenge such evidence in federal courts. The loss of tax-exempt status similarly has no due process guarantees and would inflict economic harm and legally burden nonprofit organizations.</p><p>"Amnesty International USA joins more than 100 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilSociety</span></a> groups, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACLU</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicCitizen</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFT</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NEA</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LCV</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CAP</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Indivisible</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NAACP</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReproductiveFreedomForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveFreedomForAll</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalWomensLawCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalWomensLawCenter</span></a> to oppose this legislation.</p><p>"'This bill, if it becomes the law, would not require officials to explain the reason for designating a group, nor does it require any evidence,' continued O’Brien. 'Members of Congress must recognize the danger posed and vote down this bill that could shrink civic space and silence civil society organizations.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/amnesty-international-usa-urges-no-vote-on-h-r-9495/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">amnestyusa.org/press-releases/</span><span class="invisible">amnesty-international-usa-urges-no-vote-on-h-r-9495/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopHR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopHR9495</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalizingDissent</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p>Maybe it's me, but I looked at the <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a>, <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ACLU</span></a>, <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/SouthernPovertyLawCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthernPovertyLawCenter</span></a>, etc. websites and what I was looking for was a pre-election post, something along the lines of : If Trump wins, this is what we will DO right away.</p><p>Am I missing something? </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FUCKTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FUCKTrump</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NoDotard47" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoDotard47</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/USAShitShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAShitShow</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/farright" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>farright</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/extr%C3%AAmedroite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extrêmedroite</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/fascisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fascisme</span></a></p>
Mike Weston<p>Does Mastodon, or the larger Internet, have anything similar to the Facebook birthday fundraisers? I just created one there, for the William J Brennan Center for Justice, given how my birthday is fairly close (24 days) to the election.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>charity</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/fundraiser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fundraiser</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election2024</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/birthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birthday</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/brennancenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brennancenter</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/voting-rights-are-top-priority" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brennancenter.org/our-work/ana</span><span class="invisible">lysis-opinion/voting-rights-are-top-priority</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> Are Top Priority </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Election2024</span></a></p>
Yappari<p>Analysis from <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a> on how Michigan is leading the way on pro-democracy reforms.</p><p><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/michigan-blazes-path-pro-democracy-reform" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brennancenter.org/our-work/ana</span><span class="invisible">lysis-opinion/michigan-blazes-path-pro-democracy-reform</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Yappari<p>It is good to be prepared for the worst even as we hope for the best and make it happen.</p><p>A report on tabletop exercises led by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a></p><p>How to harden our defenses against an authoritarian president</p><p><a href="https://wapo.st/4c5jPhy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wapo.st/4c5jPhy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftArticle</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a></p>
sounds interesting<p>“<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Courtreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Courtreform</span></a> is an issue whose time has come… Today we launched the Kohlberg Center on the U.S. Supreme Court, a major new initiative to concentrate our efforts. We’re establishing it thanks to the generosity of Jim Kohlberg, a businessman and philanthropist, who has pledged $30 million for a long-term investment in this work.”</p><p><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/new-energy-supreme-court-reform" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brennancenter.org/our-work/ana</span><span class="invisible">lysis-opinion/new-energy-supreme-court-reform</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ReformSCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ReformSCOTUS</span></a> 🥊 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>How <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> Cited <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Voting</span></a> Data While Reaching Wrong Conclusion in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gerrymandering</span></a> Case. The Court said that data on voters’ race couldn’t be used to advance or undermine <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/votingrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>votingrights</span></a> because of long-standing turnout gaps. That’s not true. <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-scotus-cited-our-voting-data-while-reaching-wrong-conclusion" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brennancenter.org/our-work/ana</span><span class="invisible">lysis-opinion/how-scotus-cited-our-voting-data-while-reaching-wrong-conclusion</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legalresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legalresearch</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>courts</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>states</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p>Call Congress: Demand <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TermLimits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TermLimits</span></a> - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Lawmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lawmakers</span></a> in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> and the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> have introduced <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a> endorsed <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> that would implement 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices. Term limits for the highest <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>court</span></a> in the country would advance a simple principle: in a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a>, no one should have power for life. <a href="https://brennan.gospringboard.com/content/term-limits-legislation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">brennan.gospringboard.com/cont</span><span class="invisible">ent/term-limits-legislation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a> <a href="https://brennan.gospringboard.com/content/term-limits-legislation" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">brennan.gospringboard.com/cont</span><span class="invisible">ent/term-limits-legislation</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Addendum 4</p><p>Texas’ Voter Suppression Law Is on Trial<br><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/texass-voter-suppression-law-trial" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brennancenter.org/our-work/ana</span><span class="invisible">lysis-opinion/texass-voter-suppression-law-trial</span></a></p><p>* antidemocracy laws enacted by 19 states after 2020 election<br>* civil rights groups/voting org. challenging TX law making it harder to vote, esp. people of color, those w. disabilities<br>* Brennan Center/allies will show TX Senate Bill 1 violates Constitution, Voting Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GregAbbott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BLM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BlackLivesMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralFraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a></p>
True Slicky<p>With its 6-3 ruling in Moore v. Harper, the Supreme Court has ruled that the (fringe? debunked?) Independent State Legislature Theory is dead. Eliza Sweren-Becker, Senior Counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, explains how this decision preserves democracy in the United States--at least for now.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/YrhTM-m2gTk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/YrhTM-m2gTk</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Listen to the Democracy Nerd podcast: <a href="https://democracynerd.us/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">democracynerd.us/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://pdx.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/supremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supremecourt</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://pdx.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrennanCenter</span></a><br><a href="https://pdx.social/tags/democracynerdpodcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracynerdpodcast</span></a></p>