We held another petition signing event at our house over the past couple of days and it occurred to me what long shots citizen driven ballot initiatives are. And, that they are often, reactive, not proactive. It may feel as though we are in the driver’s seat when pursuing ballot measures, but just as in … Read more
Above: From right, Reps. Al Green, D-Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Martin Luther King III, participate in the March on for Voting Rights on Saturday. The event was held on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) On Saturday, thousands … Read more
I watched the House debate on HR 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. It was infuriating to watch many of the 137 Sedition Party members who aided and abetted the MAGA/QAnon insurrection on January 6 (some of whom may have been coconspirators), defend the Big Lie, deny that dozens of new voting … Read more
Voting rights super lawyer Marc E. Elias tweets: From Democracy Docket: Voting Rights Groups Sue Arizona Over New Voter Suppression Laws August 17, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, various voting rights groups filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona challenging two new voter suppression laws in Arizona. Mi Familia … Read more
Breaking: The Washington Post reports, Democrats unveil plan to update landmark voting law: House Democrats on Tuesday put forward a new proposal to update the landmark Voting Rights Act, seeking against long odds to revive the civil rights-era legislation that once served as a barrier against discriminatory voting laws. The bill, introduced by Rep. Terri … Read more