Republicans Are Trying To Steal Your Voting Rights Because They Know MAGA Is Falling Apart
This is what desperation looks like
Allow me to start with my most important declaration of this article - Democrats MUST pack the Supreme Court when they retake power.
For too long, we’ve been playing civility politics with an opposition that wants to completely dismantle our civil rights.
I’ve had enough & I know many of you have had enough too.
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As many of you already know, yesterday the Supreme Court further weakened the Civil Rights Act of 1965, the decision targeted “race-based redistricting”. This has now triggered the state of Louisiana to redraw their Congressional maps, to eliminate another Democratic held district in the South.
Following that news, Louisiana suspended their May 16th primary election (which had already begun) & now will look to erase the Black-majority districts in the state.
This also comes one day after the state of Florida passed legislation to erase 4 Democratic held seats.
I just want to pose a simple question to the Democratic Party that claims to “represent” us - at what point are you going to say “enough is enough”.
We’re tired of half-measures.
We’re tired of allowing the party allowing rogue members like Fetterman, Manchin, or Sinema block legislation that could benefit this country.
We’re tired of the filibuster standing in the way of getting most of these solutions enacted…even President Obama has called for the abolition of the filibuster.
We’re tired of watching the Republican Party use every lever of power available to them to dismantle this country, only to watch you retake power & not even use half of your power to restore the damage done.
Right now, the voters have to overwhelm the polls, to get this fascist regime out of power.
Including the state level.
If you live in a red or purple state, please show up.
When Democrats do take power once again, we HAVE to have a more aggressive mindset towards undoing the damage the GOP has caused.
They must:
Abolish the filibuster, so Republicans cannot block the legislation passed
Pass voting rights that should’ve been passed during Biden’s term
Pack the Supreme Court
Reinstate Roe
End Citizen’s United
Enact universal healthcare
Tax the f*ck out of the billionaires
Abolish ICE
Pass legislation that protects LGBTQ folks, especially the Trans community that has been ruthlessly attacked under this administration. Shout out to Erin Reed who has been relentless in reporting on these stories
Dismantle every ICE detention camp
Invest in Green energy
Regulate AI
And of course - stop sending money to Israel, completely break ties with Israel, & stop these damn wars
I’m sure more should be added to this list, so please comment below what you think should be added.
The point of my rant today is that I believe Democrats have underestimated Republicans in the past. The either didn’t believe, or didn’t want to believe that they would attack every institution the way they have.
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And even when some of that evidence piled up, we saw Democrats in power refuse to be aggressive, conveniently always finding some reason to not pursue the things we need & that they promised they would do.
We CANNOT allow this to continue anymore.
The Republicans will alter this system so dramatically, that it may be impossible to remove them from power again, if massive change does not occur soon.
Which is why I will continue to say the same thing over and over again:
It’s not good enough to defeat the fascist MAGA movement. We must allow completely turn of the Democratic Party, that allows MAGA to exist in the first place.
We need to elect Democrats that will fight MAGA. That aren’t afraid to be aggressive. They do believe in helping working people, not just protecting billionaire profits.
Too many Democrats have not risen to this moment, and they must be replaced with fighters that are ready to do what’s necessary.
Please vote in your primary elections. There’s still 45 more states whose elections haven’t ended yet.
Please share this article on Facebook & encourage others to vote.
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Until next time,
Desmond
Vote in your primaries. We need to start the process of removing MAGA from power. That starts with getting Democrats in power, who actually believe in fighting back.
This sounds pathetic next to the really important stuff listed here, but I want a damnatio memoriae placed on his name, or however it's said. I want Trump's name off absolutely everything he's put it on. I want the ballroom gone, the arch gone if he goes forward with it, the Kennedy Center restored, everything with Trump on it gone. Except for history books, so future students learn how & why this can never happen again.