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joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarcElias" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MarcElias</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DemocracyDocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DemocracyDocket</span></a> @ 12:47pm ET on Dec 23, 2024</p><p> 🚨<br /><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BREAKING" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BREAKING</span></a>:</p><p>6th Circuit affirms dismissal of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GOP</span></a> lawsuit that sought to revive the fringe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IndependentStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndependentStateLegislature</span></a> theory to prevent the use of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ballot" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ballot</span></a> initiatives to protect <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> in federal elections.</p><p>A major victory for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Michigan</span></a> voters!</p><p><a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/michigan-voting-rights-constitutional-amendments-challenge/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracydocket.com/cases/mich</span><span class="invisible">igan-voting-rights-constitutional-amendments-challenge/</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>On Tuesday, July 18, a federal judge dismissed a fringe lawsuit that challenged <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>California</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VotingLaws</span></a>, regulations and guidelines that allow for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UniversalMailInVoting" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UniversalMailInVoting</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OnlineVoterRegistration" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OnlineVoterRegistration</span></a>, community ballot collection and otherwise expand <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VotingAccess</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VotingRights</span></a><br /><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IndependentStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>IndependentStateLegislature</span></a><br /><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USpoli</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judge-dismisses-fringe-challenge-to-california-mail-in-voting-rules/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracydocket.com/news-alert</span><span class="invisible">s/federal-judge-dismisses-fringe-challenge-to-california-mail-in-voting-rules/</span></a></p>
Bongolian<p>Greg Sargent: The odds of a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tRump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tRump</span></a> coup attempt in 2024 are dropping fast</p><p>"The Supreme Court’s decision in Moore v. Harper on Tuesday is a major reprieve for American democracy. By rejecting the radical idea that state legislatures have quasi-unlimited power to determine how elections are run, the court made it harder for lawmakers to engage in the shenanigans that Donald Trump encouraged to overturn his 2020 presidential reelection loss."</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/moorevharper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moorevharper</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/independentstatelegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentstatelegislature</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/28/supreme-court-independent-state-legislature-theory-trump-2024" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/opinions/20</span><span class="invisible">23/06/28/supreme-court-independent-state-legislature-theory-trump-2024</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> rejects <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicanParty</span></a> calls for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/unchecked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unchecked</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/legislatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislatures</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a></p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IndependentStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentStateLegislature</span></a> theory directly contradicts the US Constitution, which explicitly gives Congress the authority to set most election related rules and regulations.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Courts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Rulings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rulings</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-dunks-conservative-election-142458833.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.yahoo.com/supreme-court-d</span><span class="invisible">unks-conservative-election-142458833.html</span></a></p>
Bongolian<p>Philip Bump: Democracy survives another day</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/independentstatelegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independentstatelegislature</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/27/supreme-court-roberts-election-rules-north-carolina" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">23/06/27/supreme-court-roberts-election-rules-north-carolina</span></a></p>
U.S. Politics in Real Time<p>The Supreme Court has rejected the Independent State Legislature theory</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/06/27/1181152636/independent-state-legislature-theory-supreme-court-decision" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2023/06/27/1181152636/</span><span class="invisible">independent-state-legislature-theory-supreme-court-decision</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/IndependentStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentStateLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ConstitutionalTheory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalTheory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/StateSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateSovereignty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Federalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/JudicialPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudicialPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a></p>
David Ano<p>The <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> has rejected the <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/IndependentStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentStateLegislature</span></a> theory. The court rules that state constitutions can protect <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> in federal <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> and state courts can enforce those provisions, a key opinion that should safeguard 2024 <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/ElectionIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionIntegrity</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/06/27/1181152636/independent-state-legislature-theory-supreme-court-decision" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2023/06/27/1181152636/</span><span class="invisible">independent-state-legislature-theory-supreme-court-decision</span></a></p><p><a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://a2mi.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a></p>
Arena Cops 🇺🇦✌<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mas.to/@marcelias" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>marcelias</span></a></span> Moore v. Harper:</p><p>Justices-handler Leonard "Leo-connected groups including the Honest Elections Project and the Public Interest Legal Foundation have filed amicus briefs endorsing the fringe “independent state legislature” theory."</p><p>"...<br>“There is irrefutable evidence of Leonard Leo capturing the courts and influencing Supreme Court decisions to benefit his special interest donors. By funneling enormous amounts of dark money into the nomination and confirmation process, his network has effectively tilted the scales of justice,” said Tiffany Muller, President of End Citizens United/Let America Vote Action Fund. “Is justice truly blind, or is it simply a commodity to be bought and sold by those with the deepest pockets?”<br>..."</p><p><a href="https://accountable.us/leo-closely-connected-to-nearly-all-of-this-terms-major-scotus-decisions/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">accountable.us/leo-closely-con</span><span class="invisible">nected-to-nearly-all-of-this-terms-major-scotus-decisions/</span></a><br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RuleOfLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RuleOfLaw</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DefendTheConstitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendTheConstitution</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DefendDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefendDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DefensiveDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DefensiveDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democracy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/InvestigateLeonardLeo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvestigateLeonardLeo</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FederalistSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalistSociety</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OpusDei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpusDei</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/JudiciaryUnderAttack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JudiciaryUnderAttack</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ElectoralFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralFraud</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/IndependentStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentStateLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a></p>
Dave Id<p>Lawyers tried to use the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndependentStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentStateLegislature</span></a> theory to sway the outcomes of the 2000 and 2020 elections. What if it were to become the law of the land?</p><p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06/12/how-a-fringe-legal-theory-became-a-threat-to-democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newyorker.com/magazine/2023/06</span><span class="invisible">/12/how-a-fringe-legal-theory-became-a-threat-to-democracy</span></a></p>
Lance Homer<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://journa.host/@SchottHappens" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SchottHappens</span></a></span> I fear that if SCOTUS deems the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IndependentStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentStateLegislature</span></a> theory valid that the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SenMikeLee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SenMikeLee</span></a> plan will become part of the next presidential election <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Raging Chicken<p>The latest Out d'Coup LIVE is ready to roll! Tonight: civil rights &amp; free speech lawyer, @GarenMeguerian was here to talk about the <a href="https://union.place/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> case <a href="https://union.place/tags/MoorevHarper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoorevHarper</span></a> which threatens to take a wrecking ball to the last vestiges of American democracy. Don't miss this one. </p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/IndependentStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentStateLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/_sHXwW2Pfr0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/_sHXwW2Pfr0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Raging Chicken<p>This coming Monday, 12/12 @ 7PM we've got a great show on <a href="https://union.place/tags/MoorevHarper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoorevHarper</span></a>, the <a href="https://union.place/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> case with the fringe Constitutional theory, "independent state legislature" at its center. </p><p>I'll be joined by civil rights &amp; free speech lawyer, Garen Meguerian, who will breakdown how this case threatens American democracy as we know it. </p><p>Hope some of you will stop by and join the conversation!</p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/IndependentStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentStateLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/_sHXwW2Pfr0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/_sHXwW2Pfr0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Raging Chicken<p>This <a href="https://union.place/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> case will certainly test the legitimacy of the Court. Will the Court fundamentally change what "democracy" means in the U.S. context? </p><p>The fact that they are hearing the case on Dec 7 - Pearl Harbor Day - adds insult to injury. </p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/IndependentStateLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentStateLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/Extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremism</span></a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/12/4/23481063/supreme-court-moore-harper-independent-state-legislature-doctrine-elections" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/policy-and-politics/20</span><span class="invisible">22/12/4/23481063/supreme-court-moore-harper-independent-state-legislature-doctrine-elections</span></a></p>
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