For people who think the Pence version of the GOP would be less toxic than the Trump one…
National Review author and anti-abortion activist comes out swinging against the birth control pill, decrying it as "actively harmful." Post-Roe, the next battle in the war for reproductive rights is emerging very quickly.
January 6th is the worst betrayal of the Constitution by an American president. But DeSantis’ disenfranchisement of nearly one million Floridians with an undeniably unconstitutional poll tax puts him the same league as the worst segregationists and fascists in US history
Trump is unique fascist threat. DeSantis is a typical one. You can decide which is worse.
What Dave is saying is the Republicans on the Supreme Court explicitly stole the electoral power of millions of Black Americans to give Republicans a political advantage.
Been thinking about this too: elimination of a Black plurality seat in FL and denial of additional Black majority seats in AL/LA very likely to be the margin in the House. https://twitter.com/mcpli/status/1591953522136088577
“In a 218-217 world - or a 219-216 or 220-215 world for that matter - there will be no shortage of what if’s. For me, the most immediate is the failure to create additional Black congressional districts in AL, LA & GA despite court orders holding that the VRA required just that.”
Oh, wow just hit me that with a razor-close House, the Putinists aren't going to be able to abandon Ukraine now. Another massive victory for democracy.
I want an audit of where every single penny has gone in funding to Ukraine.
Everyone is ok with that, right?