jstricklandApr 25, 2023
jbouie
First of two (maybe three) columns this week on majority rule, minority rule and the question of majority “tyranny.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/25/opinion/abortion-republicans-referendums.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Opinion | Republicans Did Something Most People Don’t Like, So They’re Changing the Rules

The party has opened fronts in the war for minority rule.

The New York Times
Apr 25, 2023 at 12:03pmIvory for iOS
Show threadKevin Patrick Doyle 🍅🥫Apr 25, 2023
@jbouie Thanks for posting here, Jamelle!
Show threadNoel FrenchApr 25, 2023
@jbouie One of the last things the gerrymandered-into-a-majority Michigan Republican legislature did at the end of Snyder's 2nd term was pass a law to limit the percentage of initiative petition signatures that could come from any county, which would have made it all but impossible for liberal initiatives to pass. Thankfully our Supreme Court struck it down, but illustrates how close we came to backsliding away from democracy here in Michigan and how important court elections can be.