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Louisiana's governor suspending an election goes far beyond redrawing maps. “If you think this is going to end with redistricting...you are not paying attention to what Donald Trump and the Republicans are getting us ready for come this fall,” says @marcelias.bsky.social. Here's what we can do 👇
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If you’re angry about the gutting of the Voting Rights Act and the state of free and fair elections, you are not alone. @marcelias.bsky.social shares your ire. “Have people not learned that when you do this to Black voters, it turns out bad for democracy for everybody?”
How do we fight back against partisan gerrymandering and pass meaningful reform in the United States? Voting blue, @marcelias.bsky.social says. “We need to gain power to use that power to restore democracy.”
Efforts to erase Black voting power in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to gut the Voting Rights Act are immoral. How do we fight against it? “We are going to stand up and call out every miscitation, every abuse of this case for other purposes,” Marc Elias said.
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