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Hello! Check out the Democratic Constitution Blog: https://t.co/AYxsZJWlEx

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Luke Pickrell@LukePickrell·
“People have been fighting for democracy for a long time... if you don’t have an equal vote, you are a political slave—you are under the domination of a minority. You don’t have equal freedom. That was a powerful idea, and it’s still a powerful idea.” …mocraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/gil-schaeffe…
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Gerrymandering shows the need for proportional representation. Yet, the undemocratic Constitution stands in the way. I present the problem in this Jacobin article 👇 jacobin.com/2025/09/propor…
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Gerrymandering — it’s the process of redrawing political voting lines to benefit the party in power. It's named after Founding Father Elbridge Gerry, who created a district resembling a salamander. Thus, the “Gerry-mander.” cbsn.ws/3RwfPlm

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It's remarkable that some socialists played into the gerrymandering game. It's also remarkable that many of those socialists who didn't want to play into the gerrymandering game couldn't talk about the need for a democratic constitution. marxistunity.com/light-and-air/…
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Today, everyone who is continuing the struggle for political and social emancipation and universal and equal rights can learn from Reconstruction's history of victories and defeats. Join East Bay DSA for this hybrid conversation. Register here 👇 eastbaydsa.org/events/5070/20…
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This ruling shows why we need a democratic constitution based on legislative supremacy and a unicameral legislature elected by universal, equal, and proportional representation. jacobin.com/2026/05/voting…
Mother Jones@MotherJones

The recent Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais effectively killed the last remaining provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. And it represents the life's work of Chief Justice John Roberts. Here's how Roberts has been steadily working for more than 40 years to destroy the country's most important civil rights law:

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Marxist Unity Group@MarxistUnityDSA·
On May Day, we are happy to republish perennial MUG favorite V.I. Lenin, on the need for bold and democratic demands to unite the whole of the advanced
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@wellstonism @richiejfloyd @OliverALarkin Aziz Rana's work unearths the often-buried revolutionary history of organizers critiquing the anti-democratic and racist nature of the US constitution--from the Socialist Party of America to the Black Panthers' Revolutionary Peoples' Convention. We must revive this tradition!
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Marxist Unity Group@MarxistUnityDSA·
Join us for a @wellstonism-facilitated discussion with Aziz Rana and Florida DSAers @richiejfloyd and @OliverALarkin leading the fight against anti-democratic, racist apartheid rule. The mandate for socialists is clear: we must finish Reconstruction and demand a new constitution!
DSA@DemSocialists

Join DSA endorsed Congressional candidate Oliver Larkin for a conversation with constitutional lawyer Aziz Rana, and St Pete City Council member Richie Floyd to discuss the task to fight the billionaire class and build a democratic society! 🔥 RSVP: mobilize.us/mobilize/event…

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Marxist Unity Group@MarxistUnityDSA·
Below is an article by MUG member Luke P. regarding the recent Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act and the need for a Democratic Constitution
Jacobin@jacobin

The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais last week dealt a major blow to the Voting Rights Act. The ruling underscores the many antidemocratic features of our political system and the need for a new, actually democratic constitution. jacobin.com/2026/05/voting…

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Jacobin@jacobin·
The Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais last week dealt a major blow to the Voting Rights Act. The ruling underscores the many antidemocratic features of our political system and the need for a new, actually democratic constitution. jacobin.com/2026/05/voting…
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Marxist Unity Group@MarxistUnityDSA·
MUG's Statement on Trump's genocidal threats, ongoing US imperial aggression, and the duty of all socialists to fight for an end to empire:
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Corey Brooks on the antecedents of the abolitionist third-party movement & what led to the conclusion that abolition couldn’t be realized through the Whig Party and Democratic Party duopoly. Abolitionists used politics to better publicize their demands. youtu.be/6jfBhosErPs
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Terry Bouton talks about conflicts between propertied and propertyless colonists & how the 1776 Pennsylvania Constitution did and didn’t change the nature of social struggles and political participation. Part two covers American monarchism youtu.be/Fc_0S2cs5NE
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The House and the Senate have rejected a resolution telling Trump to stop the war without congressional authorization. "Even if it had passed both chambers, the president could have vetoed it." That's a laugh-inducing line. We need a new Constitution. nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/…
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