krbcanadaThe Forgotten Constitutional Weapon Against Voter Restrictionsverified_publisherPOLITICO - By Michael LinhorstA former Justice Department lawyer thinks he’s found a way to penalize states that undermine voting rights. It’s been a hard few years for people worried about voting rights in America. Republican-controlled states are imposing a raft of new restrictions. A divided Congress has failed to pass any …
krbcanadaWe Can’t Save Democracy Just by Votingverified_publisherVICE Asia - Edward Ongweso JrIn a country as fundamentally hostile to democracy as ours, limiting it to the political sphere makes little sense. The Supreme Court's recent string of decisions can be best understood as a reactionary assault on democracy: overturning Roe, erasing the line between church and state, clipping the …
krbcanadaThe battle for democracy is an endless game of whack-a-moleverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Paul WaldmanWhat’s it going to take to protect voting rights in America? Two new stories from state politics show that even though it will be a never-ending game of whack-a-mole, the best hope we have lies in a combination of Democratic focus and occasional Republican stupidity. Let’s start with the stupidity. …
krbcanadaHow Congress Can Preempt the Most Dangerous Possible Ruling of the Next Supreme Court Termslate.com - Nicholas StephanopoulosIn a one-line order last week, the Supreme Court planted a ticking time bomb that now threatens American democracy. The court agreed to hear a case …
krbcanadaGeorgia voters showed us these 3 things about the fall electionverified_publisherNPR - Steve InskeepIn Atlanta's distant suburbs, voters across the political spectrum report that local life is good in 2022 — but the direction of the country is not. That's one of three major insights we gained while interviewing voters in a key state. We visited two metro Atlanta counties — one blue and one red, …
krbcanadaVoting is surging in Georgia despite controversial new election lawverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Amy Gardner, Matthew BrownGRIFFIN, Ga. — When the Spalding County Board of Elections eliminated early voting on Sundays, Democrats blamed a new state law and accused the Republican-controlled board of intentionally thwarting “Souls to the Polls,” a get-out-the-vote program among Black churches to urge their congregations to …
