#1193 Fighting for a representative democracy (voting Rights and Gerrymandering)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 29 June 2018
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
Air Date: 6/29/2018
Today we take a look at the multi-pronged campaign to prevent as many people from voting as possible and what we can do about it
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SHOW NOTES
Ch. 1: Karen Hobert Flynn on Census & Citizenship - CounterSpin - Air Date 3-30-18
Ch. 3: The case for automatic voter registration - Sunday Civics - Air Date 1-22-18
Ch. 4: Black Representation in North Carolina - The Gerrymandering Project - Air Date 12-14-17
Ch. 6: Build the Blue Wave: Confirm, Prepare & GOTV for Midterms 2018 - Best of the Left Activism
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Ch. 7: Tree Votes For The Axe - Alan from Connecticut
Ch. 8: Final comments on the danger of gerrymandering and the value of voting
TAKE ACTION
5 Steps & Resources to Build the “Blue Wave” for Midterms 2018:
1. CONFIRM VOTER REGISTRATION: rockthevote.org“Voter Registration Lookup Tool”
2. LEARN/SHARE VOTER ID LAWS: VoteRiders.orgState Voter ID Law Info Cards
3. LEARN/SHARE CUTOFF DATES/DEADLINES: rockthevote.orgState Information
4. HELP OTHERS register, check registration, learn dates. Share information in person and on social media!
5. JOIN A LOCAL REGISTRATION/GET OUT THE VOTE EFFORT:
Rock The Vote | NextGen America | ACLU(& check local chapters) | NAACP | NARAL | League of Women Voters | Let America Vote
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| 0:20.8 | And now welcome to this episode of the award-winning best of left podcast in which we shall learn |
| 0:25.5 | about the multi-pronged campaign to prevent as many people from voting as possible and |
| 0:31.2 | what we can do about it. |
| 0:32.8 | Clips today come from CounterSpin, the Bradcast, Sunday Civics, the gerrymandering project |
| 0:38.4 | and amokas with our call to action giving tips on how to prepare yourself and others for |
| 0:43.6 | the upcoming election. |
| 0:45.0 | And remember that all of the details about each clip including their source and original |
| 0:48.6 | air date are listed in the show notes and should be visible from whichever advice you're |
| 0:52.4 | using to listen. |
| 1:03.3 | How much impact could the addition of a single question to the US census have? |
| 1:09.0 | So much that 12 states are suing the Trump administration to counter the move. |
| 1:14.8 | The question in question is are you a US citizen? |
| 1:19.0 | It might raise eyebrows coming from any White House, but coming from this one, the last |
| 1:24.2 | minute move raises tremendous concerns that only begin with the likelihood that the question |
| 1:30.6 | would depress response. |
| 1:33.1 | Karen Hobart Flynn is a longtime democracy reform activist and the president of Common Cause. |
| 1:38.6 | She joins us now by phone from Washington DC. |
| 1:41.5 | Welcome to CounterSpin, Karen Hobart Flynn. |
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