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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>How a Push to Amend the Constitution Could Help Trump Expand Presidential Power<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/constitutional-convention-congress-donald-trump-power" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/constit</span><span class="invisible">utional-convention-congress-donald-trump-power</span></a></p><p>[thread] state legislatures / Article V | ISLT<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113268756884683714" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1132</span><span class="invisible">68756884683714</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USlaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLegislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLegislatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegislativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArticleV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArticleV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USconstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USconstitution</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Right-Wing Push to Upend U.S. Constitution/Kill Birthright Citizenship<br><a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/01/birthright-citizenship-article-v-mark-meckler-constitutional-convention-convention-of-states" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">01/birthright-citizenship-article-v-mark-meckler-constitutional-convention-convention-of-states</span></a></p><p>* 14th Amendment guarantee of birthright citizenship<br>* Article V of U.S. Constitution<br>* if majority of state legislatures petition Congress, will be convention to propose amendments</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USlaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLegislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLegislatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegislativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISLT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISLT</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArticleV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArticleV</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ParentalRightsMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParentalRightsMovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBT</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgenocide</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Trump 2.0 will further divide U.S.<br><a href="https://xtramagazine.com/power/politics/donald-trump-states-rights-270314" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">xtramagazine.com/power/politic</span><span class="invisible">s/donald-trump-states-rights-270314</span></a></p><p>* conservative obsession w. “states’ rights” to have wide-ranging effects<br>* public health to anti-2SLGBTQIA+ discrimination</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatism</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLegislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLegislatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegislativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISLT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISLT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArticleV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArticleV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ChristianRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Christofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpusDei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpusDei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/antiLGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>antiLGBT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transphobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transphobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/transgenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transgenocide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ParentalRightsMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ParentalRightsMovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Catholicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catholicism</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>MAGA efforts to shred U.S. Constitution<br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/12/16/shredding-the-constitution-california-democrat-fears-maga-effort-to-rewrite-founding-document" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2024/12/16/shredding</span><span class="invisible">-the-constitution-california-democrat-fears-maga-effort-to-rewrite-founding-document</span></a></p><p>* state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-CA) concerned Trumpist could call constitutional convention</p><p>A Constitutional Convention? Some Democrats Fear It’s Coming.<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/us/a-constitutional-convention-some-democrats-fear-its-coming.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/12/16/us/a-co</span><span class="invisible">nstitutional-convention-some-democrats-fear-its-coming.html</span></a><br>* Republicans said a constitutional convention is overdue</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bannon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SteveBannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveBannon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLegislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLegislatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegislativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISLT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISLT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArticleV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArticleV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Steve Bannon Setting Stage for Trump3 Term<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/189413/steve-bannon-donald-trump-election-2028" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/189413/st</span><span class="invisible">eve-bannon-donald-trump-election-2028</span></a></p><p>* suggests throwing out U.S. Constitution in Trump’s favor<br>* keep Trump in power via supposed loophole in the U.S. Constitution</p><p>Trump Supporters Hate U.S. Constitution<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/180312/president-life-trump-backer-says-quiet-part-loud" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/180312/pr</span><span class="invisible">esident-life-trump-backer-says-quiet-part-loud</span></a></p><p>Trump 2028: <a href="https://www.theamericanconservative.com/trump-2028" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theamericanconservative.com/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-2028</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bannon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SteveBannon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteveBannon</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLegislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLegislatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegislativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISLT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISLT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArticleV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArticleV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Citizens for Self-Governance | ISLT | Article V convention | Convention of states | U.S. Constitution | Mercer Family Foundation | DonorsTrust<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111090040427855200" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1110</span><span class="invisible">90040427855200</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLegislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLegislatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegislativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISLT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISLT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArticleV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArticleV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USconstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USconstitution</span></a> CitizensForSelfGovernance <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CSG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CSG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mercer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mercer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MercerFamily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MercerFamily</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RebekahMercer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RebekahMercer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DAF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DAF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonorsTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonorsTrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>U.S. Constitution: Top-down (federal --&gt; state) approaches<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110500657375473264" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1105</span><span class="invisible">00657375473264</span></a></p><p>* Article V convention (Convention to propose amendments to the United States Constitution), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventi</span><span class="invisible">on_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution</span></a></p><p>... an aim of the conservative political nonprofit Citizens for Self-Governance, and their Convention of States initiative, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_for_Self-Governance#Convention_of_States" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens</span><span class="invisible">_for_Self-Governance#Convention_of_States</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLegislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLegislatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegislativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISLT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISLT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArticleV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArticleV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USconstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USconstitution</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>[book] Vigilante Nation: How State-Sponsored Terror Threatens Our Democracy<br><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Vigilante-Nation/Jon-Michaels/9781668023235" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">simonandschuster.com/books/Vig</span><span class="invisible">ilante-Nation/Jon-Michaels/9781668023235</span></a></p><p>Farming Out Enforcement to Culture Warriors<br>New book looks at vigilantism nourished by right-wing state legislatures<br><a href="https://progressive.org/latest/farming-out-enforcement-to-the-culture-warriors-mccoy-20241007" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">progressive.org/latest/farming</span><span class="invisible">-out-enforcement-to-the-culture-warriors-mccoy-20241007</span></a></p><p>4 far-right vigilantism approaches to “vigilante democracy:”<br>* dissenter, courthouse, street, &amp; electoral vigilantism</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLegislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLegislatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegislativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnablingFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnablingFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/vilgilantism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vilgilantism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terrorism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>[thread] state legislatures / capture</p><p>Independent state legislature theory: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_state_legislature_theory" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independ</span><span class="invisible">ent_state_legislature_theory</span></a><br>* undemocratic violation of centuries-old precedents of federalism, separation of powers, constitutional democracy</p><p>Article V convention: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventi</span><span class="invisible">on_to_propose_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution</span></a><br>* U.S. constitutional amendments</p><p>State capture: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_capture" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_ca</span><span class="invisible">pture</span></a><br>* systemic political corruption<br>* private interest influence over state legislatures</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateLegislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateLegislatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegislativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISLT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISLT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ConstitutionalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalLaw</span></a></p>
Brian Dear<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://veganism.social/@Dragofix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Dragofix</span></a></span> </p><p>Well but of course the Governor failed. Any decisions or policy related to oil and gas in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewMexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewMexico</span></a> is properly handled by the lobbyists and member companies of the New Mexico Oil And Gas Association (NMOGA), not the Governor or the state legislature, dontcha know. 🤷‍♂️</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legislativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oilandgas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oilandgas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
LM Little<p>"Équiterre, Sierra Club Canada Foundation, and Mi’gmawe’l Tplu’taqnn Incorporated (MTI), represented by Ecojustice, are disappointed with the decision from the Federal Court to dismiss their case challenging the Minister of Environment and Climate Change’s decision to approve <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BayduNord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BayduNord</span></a> — a controversial $16-billion oil and gas project proposed off the coast of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Newfoundland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newfoundland</span></a> and Labrador."<br><a href="https://ecojustice.ca/news/statement-from-environmental-and-indigenous-groups-on-bay-du-nord-decision/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ecojustice.ca/news/statement-f</span><span class="invisible">rom-environmental-and-indigenous-groups-on-bay-du-nord-decision/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LegislativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegislativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdnpoli</span></a></p>