What Dems need to be doing now is registering voters at the rallies and setting up mechanisms so those already registered have the documents they need to vote. Challenging the new law’s legality is also good.
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Addendum: I know it still has to go to the Senate. Dems should always be helping people register to vote. Instead of pointing fingers, infighting or asking where people are, Dems can organize and assist people with obtaining their documents now before mechanisms to get them are shut down.
That’s the difference between an EO and a law. Which allows for jailing election officials they think have not justified allowing carries people to vote.
At this point, getting off their apathetic asses would be fantastic. Do they really think we're going to vote for them again when they won't fight for us? 🙄
The Reps started campaigning hard in Jan 2021 and they kept going till Nov 2024. When the DNC finally showed up in Aug 2024 they hadn't realized the RNC had registered millions of new voters in swing (& other states). E.g. They flipped Bucks Co, PA. The DNC had lost b4 they even started.
Same thing is happening now. Scott Presler & others like him are campaigning hard NOW, registering lots of new voters. They set up community outreach centers & maintain constant engagement with voters. R incumbents are already running for 2026 & 2028. WHERE is the DNC, DCCC, DSCC? @democrats.org
The SAVE Act just took my right to vote because I don't have a current passport and changed my name at marriage. 70 million women no longer can vote..... how are they supposed to register if passports or Name changes each cost 200$ plus time...childcare etc.
I understand. These are things we should be doing to get ahead of what’s coming in some form or another. This also gives people feeling hopeless something they can do right now. Dems have to think strategically and get ahead of these attacks on voting rights by registering voters every year.
Soon will be too late… there needs to be a gathering of the “best and brightest” of traditional liberals to organize and form a coalition to ally with sympathetic nations to put a stop to the Trump and Republican regime.
Only problem is that anyone that gives their name will be flooded with Act Blue text messages for all of time. Dems need to offer a “no-sale of your info” option for an extra $5 contribution.
But they won’t provide it. People with name changes will have to have a birth certificate and passport. Most Americans don’t have passports, and they cost over $100. It’s a poll tax. And I wouldn’t be surprised if it got a lot harder to apply for one even if you tried. Levels of disenfranchisement.
Are you following @marcelias.bsky.social ? If not you should. He and his team are fighting tooth and nail in the courts, and winning, voter suppression shenanigans.
Heart skipped a beat today--a letter from the U.S. Dept of Justice came in the mail. First thought was they're coming after activists for sedition (am a peacekeeper). What it says is am a potential victim of fictitious fundraising, for the GOP. No way that happened. Anyone else get this letter?
💯 Everyone should get registered asap in case new discriminatory/unconstitutional Save Act passes. It’s only supposed to impact new voters/voters with changes. Add it to town halls msg
@kenmartin.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social except 4 idiots who voted yes, @senatedemocrats.bsky.social
What the #DNC needs to be doing now is #REPLACING team #milquetoast and the #DoNothing campaign by #REMOVING @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
No action will survive the “leadership” of these two clowns to allow tRump - AND MUSK - to easily keep on WINNING
How to say you're not attending or helping ANY local or state Democratic Party organizations where YOU live without saying🧐 If you did, you'd know that the work of galvanizing voters is continuous at the local level. Go help out 👁️👁️
@mbcbrews.bsky.social @maindivisible.bsky.social @indivisible.org If it's not already on your radars, using rallies to help get new voters registered seems like a great use of those networks.
With the Senate must do is vote this down! Please call your senator in your state and let them know how this will disenfranchise millions of women across this country.
That’s right. The preparation starts now. The intelligent women will sort out their paperwork and the MAGA crazies won’t know where to start so that’s a positive.
I know. What the fuck does it hurt to help people get something like a birth certificate? A passport is different. Name changes for divorced women so their BC matches their ID.
The data stealing is find ways carve out laws to suppress votes. That is one reason they want our data.
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Leftists need to pick up the slack.
- The Draft SAVE Act, and
- The New EO 14248.
They're worded exactly the same on purpose!
The EO-Is Not Law!
The SAVE Act-Would Make It Law!
Even if the SAVE Act doesn't pass Congress, the EO WILL be put into effect-until and unless it can be tied up in court.
If it’s passed into law, it gives the Feds complete control of elections.
The EO really does tell the Executive Branch, as you say, 'To Cut Off All Federal Voting Assistance Funds To States That Do Not Comply'.
It gives specific instructions to several Executive Offices that work with States.
That’s the difference between an EO and a law. Which allows for jailing election officials they think have not justified allowing carries people to vote.
https://matthodges.com/posts/2024-08-25-actblue-isnt-selling-your-data/
@kenmartin.bsky.social @housedemocrats.bsky.social except 4 idiots who voted yes, @senatedemocrats.bsky.social
No action will survive the “leadership” of these two clowns to allow tRump - AND MUSK - to easily keep on WINNING
Feds can't interfere in this. This is a state's issue
@sanders.senate.gov
And Schumer needs to be stuffed in a locker.
The data stealing is find ways carve out laws to suppress votes. That is one reason they want our data.