Common Cause의 Gerrymander Gazette 뉴스레터는 미국 전역에서 벌어지고 있는 공정한 대표권을 위한 투쟁에 대한 모든 내용을 알려줍니다.

자유로운 사회에서는 투표를 통해, 그리고 활발하고 평화로운 공개 토론을 통해 의견 불일치를 해결합니다.

Rucho v. Common Cause 사건 5주년을 맞아, 우리는 이 판결에서 얻은 가장 중요한 5가지 교훈, 그 영향, 그리고 앞으로의 길을 되돌아봅니다.

대법원의 위험한 대통령 면책 판결은 책임, 법치주의, 헌법에 어긋납니다.

의회는 Morelle 의원의 헌법 개정안을 통과시켜 미국인은 누구도 법 위에 있지 않다는 것을 영구적으로 선언해야 합니다. 전직 대통령도 마찬가지입니다. 그리고 대통령이 스스로를 사면하는 것을 금지해야 합니다.

It’s time for congressional Republicans to learn from the states, listen to the voters and find their way back to the principle of a government “by the people.” Our generation has a responsibility to add our own chapter to the unfolding story of freedom. It’s beyond time for Senate Republicans to advance the Freedom to Vote Act. If they don’t, Senate Democrats must reform the filibuster to protect our sacred freedom to vote.

“Nobody’s free until everyone is free,” civil rights hero Fannie Lou Hamer said.

She is right. That’s why on this Fourth of July, it’s time that we, as Americans, hold ourselves up to the values we claim in our founding documents: that all people are created equal and that “We the People” are responsible for building a more perfect union, based on justice, tranquility and liberty. It’s time we build an inclusive democracy, where everyone has a voice, can exercise their freedom to vote, and is able to participate...

It’s fitting to talk about this piece of legislation as we near the 245th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence because the For the People Act is, at its core, about freedom. It’s about our freedom to vote and choose the future we want to see for our families and communities; freedom from wealthy special interests corrupting our politics and setting the agenda; freedom from partisan politicians rigging the rules and gerrymandering maps to benefit themselves; freedom to hold those we put in elected office accountable...

Similarly, Jesse Littlewood, vice president of campaigns at Common Cause, a nonpartisan watchdog group, told ABC News that some of Facebook's actions have been inefficient.

"I would give them a mixed grade," said Littlewood. "On the one hand, they've been quick on some issues, but I still think they step in after a post has been circulating on the web for a while when damage has already been done and there's already a huge amount of influence."

Recent headlines, from the January 6th Select Committee’s hearings to the Supreme Court rolling back the right to reproductive healthcare, profoundly implicate the freedom that many will celebrate this Independence Day.

Opponents of democracy — a system that works best when it empowers people to have an equal say in decisions that affect their futures — have waged a well-coordinated attack on it. Freedom must be fortified, it must be protected at the ballot box, and it must never be taken for granted.

“I’ve never seen this before in my decades of Georgia politics,” Dennis told The Daily Beast. “And it’s specifically because of this outward perception of vote-buying.” ...

For voting rights advocates in Georgia—who have spent years fighting state Republican officials’ continuous efforts to further codify voter suppression—the optics of the giveaway struck a freshly exposed nerve.

“I find it a little strange that we have a law that basically says people can’t give out food and water so that...