Via #DemocracyDocket - June 26, 2025

The# Republican National Committee (#RNC) has entered the legal battle over #Wyoming’s new proof of #citizenship #VotingLaw, filing a motion Thursday to intervene in a federal lawsuit that seeks to block the law from going into effect next month.

This motion aligns the national party with Wyoming Secretary of State #ChuckGray (R), an anti-voting #ElectionDenier and chief backer of the law.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/rnc-wants-to-join-election-denying-sec-of-state-to-defend-wyoming-proof-of-citizenship-law/

#politics #texas #democracydocket #voters #votes #tarrantcounty #gerrymandering #alt

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Gerrymandering Tarrant County Texas

Via #DemocracyDocket - June 05, 2025

A coalition of #immigrants rights organizations and criminal defense lawyers sued the #Trump administration Thursday to block the government from paying #ElSalvador to imprison hundreds of #Venezuelan #migrants who were removed from the U.S. earlier this year without #DueProcess.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/immigration-groups-sue-trump-administration-el-salvador-payments-imprison-migrants/

People in the U.S,; WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mGKTPm9nlM

#BrianTylerCohen & #DemocracyDocket
#Episode249

3 hours ago

#FASCISTUSA #NYC

Trump administration arrests ANOTHER Democrat

Via #DemocracyDocket

«The new top voting lawyer @ #DoJ was until recently an attorney & activist 4 leading anti-voting legal group that has worked for yrs 2 spread fear abt illegal voting & press election officials 2 tighten voting rules

#MaureenRiordan also has appeared with #CletaMitchell, the #RightWing activist who played key role in Trump’s failed bid 2 subvert results of the 2020 election, backng Mitchell’s pledge 2 “reclaim our election systems from the left"»

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-top-voting-lawyer-worked-for-anti-voting-firm/

"It's not a good sign if a law firm is used as a verb."
– #MarcElias of #DemocracyDocket on #DemocracyWatch with #BrianTylerCohen on "(to) paul weiss"

US Voter suppression: Republican Party seeking to restrict voting to in-person, paper voting *on Election Day only* - no mail-in, no early voting, no vote counting after midnight on Election Day. #DemocracyDocket #DemocracyWatch https://youtu.be/hM89EB6K-hI?si=EL7yassLnOjqJVmn

FROM LEGAL HERO, MARC ELIAS:

"Brad Karp, the disgraced leader of Paul Weiss [legal firm], had sent an internal email justifying his firm’s capitulation [to Trump]. The letter is as pathetic as it is poorly written. But one line, in particular, caught my attention:

“But no one in the wider world can appreciate how stressful it is to confront an executive order like this until one is directed at you.”

To which I respond: Fuck you, you coward."

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#Legal
#RuleOfLaw
#USPol

Signs of Hope…
“…the GOP wants to portray Trump as an all-powerful president imposing his will on a fearful and dispirited govt.…

“However,…[t]he reality is that govt workers are standing up. And he is losing most of the lawsuits challenging his illegal actions. Plaintiffs, their lawyers & federal judges are not backing down. Instead, they are upholding the rule of law.”—#MarcElias, #democracydocket members’ email, 03/01/25
#Trump #uscourts #uspol #fight #coup #fascist #government

#DemocracyDocket https://mastodon.social/@democracydocket@mas.to

Republican Explains Why Musk is Trump's Biggest Liability | Sarah Longwell

Sarah Longwell — Republican political strategist, publisher of The Bulwark and host of The Focus Group Podcast — joins Marc Elias to discuss the cowardice of so-called moderate Republicans, why Elon Musk is one of the GOP's biggest liabilities and the media landscape.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyleOTPeEHs

#usa #us #trump #musk

Last week [2/17–21/2025], “Trump’s full-scale assault of democracy continued.

“This flood the zone approach….has made it impossible to also pay attn to the devpts that…are part of a longer range plan to undermine free & fair elections….

“.…[H]is plan to move the USPS to the Commerce Dept.…will give him the power to throttle or end…the ability of citizens to vote by mail.”—#MarcElias, #democracydocket email newsletter, 2/20/25

“Democracy Forward filed a motion Wed to seek limited, expedited discovery in its lawsuit to block Department of Govt Efficiency (DOGE) access to sensitive Dept of Labor info.

“Should the court grant the motion, it would be the first lawsuit against DOGE where the plaintiffs are able to obtain evidence, albeit limited, on how Elon Musk’s faux agency is operating within the federal govt.”
—#democracydocket newsletter, 2/21/25
#doge #uspol #coup #courts

#Trump wants “to restructure & restaff the fed govt so that it is loyal to him & him alone. This requires breaking systems that worked.…

“Next, he must discredit the 2 remaining institutions that impose accountability on his actions. 1st, he needs to undermine judicial independence & respect for court orders. 2nd, he must destroy the integrity of elections & allow him the power to declare who won and who lost.”—Marc Elias, #DemocracyDocket, members’ email 2/18/25
#justice #elections #uspol

Things we can…keep hopeful (10 )
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/10-things-we-can-all-do-to-protect-democracy/

Would love to see #DemocracyDocket officially on #Mastodon.

Marc Elias Sounds The Clarion Call For Courage

Marc Elias wants us to put aside caution and put on courage. Silence is death.

”Trump is a bully and bullies prey on the weak. They understand the power of fear and exploit it. Capitulating to Trump now — even before he has been sworn in — makes you more vulnerable, not less.”

Via Democracy Docket: Now Is

https://www.blogula-rasa.com/2024/12/07/marc-elias-sounds-the-clarion-call-for-courage/

Via #DemocracyDocket @ 3:09pm EDT on Aug 26, 2024

NEW: #Texas Gov. #GregAbbott (R) announced this morning that the state has removed over one million people from its #VoterRolls since #Republican legislators passed sweeping #VoterSuppressionLaw #SB1 three years ago.

https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/texas-removes-over-1-million-voters-from-rolls-since-passage-of-anti-voting-law/