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1. There are three branches of government. We definitely can retake two of them.
2. Those two can pack the court, @MrProfChanda points out. FDR proposed this. Nine is NOT a fixed number.
3. We are already in conflict, so instead of continuously handwringing about it, let’s win.
2. Those two can pack the court, @MrProfChanda points out. FDR proposed this. Nine is NOT a fixed number.
3. We are already in conflict, so instead of continuously handwringing about it, let’s win.
She’s talking about the case where NYT and WaPo won the right to publish the Pentagon Papers.
https://twitter.com/brownbreadbox/status/1013077231420223488?s=21
Bush v Gore should have been everyone’s first hint that SCOTUS was not going to protect democracy btw
Also, see, there is value in being a Law/government/history nerd! It helps in dark days to know what your options are.
2020 & 2022:
1. Senate, Governor, and Presidential elections are immune to gerrymandering, so let’s have the mindset that we can win them.
2. Voting rights suppression is real. Look into what NAACP, ACLU, and others are doing in your state to combat it. Support their efforts!
1. Senate, Governor, and Presidential elections are immune to gerrymandering, so let’s have the mindset that we can win them.
2. Voting rights suppression is real. Look into what NAACP, ACLU, and others are doing in your state to combat it. Support their efforts!
3. Protesting rights — especially at national party conventions — are also constantly being attacked by Democrats and Republicans. National Lawyers Guild is one of the major orgs working to protect your rights (and voting rights). Consider supporting them.
4. There is so much happening at the local level, including the very exciting #PoorPeoplesCampaign, led by @RevDrBarber. There is much that can be done locally.
https://twitter.com/revdrbarber/status/1012063863804760065?s=21
5. STATE ELECTIONS MATTER SO MUCH THAT I AM PUTTING THIS ONE IN ALL CAPS. IF 8 MORE STATES GET GOP GOVERNORS, THEY CAN HOLD A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. THIS IS BAD.
FIGHT LIKE HELL TO CONTROL THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
FIGHT LIKE HELL TO CONTROL THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
6. Don’t give up on the House. Along with state legislature this is one of the toughest nuts to crack because of gerrymandering. Does that mean we quit? NO! We highlight the national damage that is the GOP and hold the Democrats accountable for their neo-liberal cowardice.
So
7. Look into @DemSocialists. They’ve done a great job of getting *actually progressive* women of color on the ballot and energizing people who thought Congress could never represent them. (I say *actually* because a woman of color is not synonymous with progressive.)
7. Look into @DemSocialists. They’ve done a great job of getting *actually progressive* women of color on the ballot and energizing people who thought Congress could never represent them. (I say *actually* because a woman of color is not synonymous with progressive.)
8. So this is more my personal take than anything else but PLEASE look past identity to someone’s politics before voting. A Black moderate is not in fact preferable to a white progressive. Read the platforms and track records of candidates, regardless of their race and gender.
Regarding the House, there are folks making a good, important effort to flip the House. More here:
https://twitter.com/swingleft/status/1013183396481257472?s=21
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