Derek Reed
2.6K posts
But you thought voting "down ballot" was a viable strategy. Then you thought "vote your conscience" was a viable strategy. You consistently voiced strategies that helped get us here. The answer was always to pick your negotiation partner. As @mondalerobinson said. Good thing your audience isnt that big anymore.
Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach. The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.
We have a left-wing violence problem in America. After 3x attempts on Trump, Charlie, Kavanaugh, Scalise and more… I wake up everyday with a knot in my stomach about what will happen next.
