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silence7, to politics in Supreme court declines to take up case alleging voter discrimination in Georgia: Public service commission, which regulates & sets rates for utilities, accused of disenfranchising Black voters

The system was set up using statewide election of 5 commissioners 1907, when the Georgia State Legislature was doing things like passing things like the Felder-Williams Disenfranchisement Act to strip African-Americans of the right to vote. In 2000, they set up districts, but preserved the statewide-election thing.

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silence7, to politics in Infant deaths increased after Texas banned abortion in early pregnancy

People understand, and they’re angry about it.

silence7, to politics in Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Law Signals a Broader Christian Agenda | Gov. Jeff Landry wants his state to be at the forefront of a national movement to advance legislation with a Christian worldview.

This isn’t even a version from their book club. it’s pulled from a court case and not the Bible.

silence7, to politics in Democrats’ plan to tax the rich and corporations begins to take shape: Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire next year, opening a window for Democrats to rewrite the tax code if they win control of Washington.

You can do more than that:

  • Check your registration. Do it now. Do it few more times between now and November.
  • Volunteer. There is nothing quite like talking to people.
  • Donate. Campaigns run on money, and Trump has been raising more than Biden.

It’s also worth paying attention to races further down the ballot; There are lists of close house and close senate races as well as a ton of competitive seats in state legislatures.

silence7, to politics in Trump expects Biden to be a 'worthy debater' after spending months attacking his mental fitness - ABC News
silence7, to politics in Did RFK Jr.’s Presidential Campaign Just Flame Out?

He’s not now but I think that was the pitch to the billionaires.

silence7, to politics in Did RFK Jr.’s Presidential Campaign Just Flame Out?

The idea was basically that having the name Kennedy and touting his environmental work (from before when a worm ate part of his brain) would suddenly induce a bunch of Democrats to vote for him. So he got to dine with billionaires and they tossed him money.

silence7, to politics in Did RFK Jr.’s Presidential Campaign Just Flame Out?

He wasn’t ever going to get elected; the big question was whether he could serve as a spoiler and help elect Trump.

silence7, to world in More than 550 hajj pilgrims die in Mecca as temperatures exceed 50C | At least 320 of the dead are from Egypt and Saudi officials report treating more than 2,000 people for heat stress

That Saudi. The plan there seems to be to sell off all the oil, and then have the royal family decompress to a more northern latitude with their harems while the rest of the population cooks to death.

silence7, to politics in RFK Jr. won’t meet CNN debate requirement for ballot access

But I want to hear the worm speak!

silence7, to politics in The Gun Lobby’s Hidden Hand in the 2nd Amendment Battle
silence7, to politics in The Gun Lobby’s Hidden Hand in the 2nd Amendment Battle

As I said elsewhere in the discussion:

In this case, it means that the “independent” expert claiming that guns are frequently used in self-defense is actually paid by them. It’s a common theme when a product is really harmful.

silence7, to politics in The Gun Lobby’s Hidden Hand in the 2nd Amendment Battle

In this case, it means that the “independent” expert claiming that guns are frequently used in self-defense is actually paid by them. It’s a common theme when a product is really harmful.

silence7, to politics in Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms

I’d say it created some social permission for the advertising restrictions to happen later. Worth doing, even if it’s not going to be sufficient.

silence7, to politics in Here’s what the Christian right wants from a second Trump term

Yes, the 1796 Treaty of Tripoli, English version

I don’t think that much of Congress knew much of anything about Islam, though a few had in fact read a translation of the Koran

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