Motivated by the current (2011) political climate in Wisconsin it seems reasonable to devote some time and effort to comment on issues and some of the hyperbole. So we in the public should do what we can to help focus "journalists" on delineating real facts versus spin. If you accept the spin you do not understand the policy implications.
In a private meeting last month with big-money donors, the head of a top conservative group boasted that her outfit had crafted the new voter suppression law in Georgia and was doing the same with similar bills for Republican state legislators across the country. “In some cases, we actually draft them for them,” she said, “or we have a sentinel on our behalf give them the model legislation so it has that grassroots, from-the-bottom-up type of vibe."
#Heritage #HeritageAction ... The New #ALEC ...#GOP #Republican #Vote #VoteSuppression - Nationwide #State Laws - on top of #Gerrymandering - Sen Manchin was once on the Board?!
#Heritage #HeritageAction ... The New #ALEC ...#GOP #Republican #Vote #VoteSuppression - Nationwide #State Laws - on top of #Gerrymandering - American Legislative Exchange Council
Senator Joe #Manchin ... save the #vote, save the country, #U.S. -- defeat #Gerrymanderiing and #VoteSuppression - #Filibuster == Voter Suppression x 2
WASHINGTON - At least four of Wisconsin’s five Republican U.S. House members say they’ll vote to oust Liz Cheney from her party leadership position in Congress after Cheney's ongoing rebukes of former President Donald Trump.
And that includes at least one lawmaker who publicly supported Cheney on a previous challenge to her leadership in February: Mike Gallagher.
The other three are Glenn Grothman, Bryan Steil and Scott Fitzgerald. (Another Wisconsin Republican, Tom Tiffany, had not responded as of Tuesday morning to a reporters' query).
#oust Liz #Cheney from #GOP leadership after her rebukes of #Trump - Mike Gallagher, Glenn Grothman, Bryan Steil and Scott Fitzgerald and W.C. Fields has a bridge to sell ! Three no four stooges ?
It will solve the shortage of people in the service industry or many other shortages and perhaps bring about a little humility :)
Are you a #Billionaire? You should be required to work 4 weeks (40 hour week) a year for $15 an hour. You get to pick the #JOB! #Unemployment #MinimumWage #LivableWage #Slavery
Remember when I-35 collapsed in Minnesota and so many were killed. The small-government advocates would take the approach, I guess, is that government should not build bridges and certainly not maintain them.
"Bridges" is ironic in the context of social need and social meaning!
A flood in Jackson, Mississippi - water supply system fails - No drinking water, no fire fighting, can't wash your hands or brush your teeth. Governor wants "national disaster" declared - why?
Is Senator Joe #Manchin a man of #principle? Constituencies - self, #WestVirginians (#jobs - #socialwelfare ) , lobbyists or special interests (energy - #coal ), #US ?
Is Senator Joe #Manchin a man of #principle? Constituencies - self, #WestVirginians (#jobs - #socialwelfare ) , lobbyists (the Dome) or special interests (energy - #coal ), #US ? #Leadership or Grandiosity? #DarkMoney #UnderTheDome
Is Senator Joe #Manchin a man of #principle? Constituencies - self, #WestVirginians (#jobs - #socialwelfare ) , lobbyists (the Dome) or special interests (energy - #coal ), #US ? #Leadership or Grandiosity? #DarkMoney #UnderTheDome #ConspiracyOfMinority
This bill addresses voter access, election integrity, election security, political spending, and ethics for the three branches of government.
Specifically, the bill expands voter registration and voting access and limits removing voters from voter rolls.
The bill provides for states to establish independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions.
The bill also sets forth provisions related to election security, including sharing intelligence information with state election officials, protecting the security of the voter rolls, supporting states in securing their election systems, developing a national strategy to protect the security and integrity of U.S. democratic institutions, establishing in the legislative branch the National Commission to Protect United States Democratic Institutions, and other provisions to improve the cybersecurity of election systems.
This bill addresses campaign spending, including by expanding the ban on foreign nationals contributing to or spending on elections; expanding disclosure rules pertaining to organizations spending money during elections, campaign advertisements, and online platforms; and revising disclaimer requirements for political advertising.
This bill establishes an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices. The system involves federal matching of small contributions for qualified candidates.
This bill sets forth provisions related to ethics in all three branches of government. Specifically, the bill requires a code of ethics for federal judges and justices, prohibits Members of the House from serving on the board of a for-profit entity, expands enforcement of regulations governing foreign agents, and establishes additional conflict-of-interest and ethics provisions for federal employees and the White House.
The bill also requires candidates for President and Vice President to submit 10 years of tax returns.
House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation Wednesday over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the U.S. election law in at least a generation.
House Resolution 1, which touches on virtually every aspect of the electoral process, was approved on a near party-line 220-210 vote. It would restrict partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts, strike down hurdles to voting and bring transparency to a murky campaign finance system that allows wealthy donors to anonymously bankroll political causes.
The bill is a powerful counterweight to voting rights restrictions advancing in Republican-controlled statehouses across the country in the wake of Donald Trump's repeated false claims of a stolen 2020 election. Yet it faces an uncertain fate in the Democratic-controlled Senate, where it has little chance of passing without changes to procedural rules that currently allow Republicans to block it. ...
H.R.1 - For the #PeopleAct2019 - an act to preserve our #democracy - end #voter discrimination and #gerrymandering #DarkMoney #UnderTheDome Lobbyists $$ at Work
H.R.1 - For the #PeopleAct2019 - an act to preserve our #democracy - end #voter discrimination and the #gerrymandering #GOP Grand OSTRICH Party #DarkMoney #UnderTheDome Lobbyists $$ at Work
