Our Democracy in Peril-Part 3 "DEFCON 5."
The Bill Press Pod
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🗓️ 28 September 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Voter suppression is serious but one of the leading election law experts in the country says "Election Subversion" is the greater threat to American Democracy. In this episode, he explains what it is and why it's a "DEFCON 5" level emergency. Rick Hasen is Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of California, Irvine and was a CNN Election Law Analyst in 2020. He runs the Election Law Blog.
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| 1:09.6 | Hello, friends. Welcome to the Bill Press Pod and the third and final episode in our special series, Our Democracy in Peril. |
| 1:14.9 | Week one, we tracked the January 6th insurrection, how it started, how it built up to that fateful day, and who was responsible. |
| 1:17.7 | Last week, we examined whether those responsible for the attempted coup on January 6th, |
| 1:23.2 | not just those who carried it out, but those who inspired and incited it would face the consequences |
| 1:29.4 | and who would bring them to justice. Today, with the help of one of America's top election |
| 1:35.7 | law experts, we look at the next threat to our democracy, which ironically could be less |
| 1:43.1 | violent, but more lasting and more dangerous even than what |
| 1:47.9 | happened on January 6th. Because as we speak in many states, attempts are underway to undermine the |
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