Sinasabi sa iyo ng newsletter ng Common Cause na Gerrymander Gazette ang lahat ng kailangan mong malaman tungkol sa paglaban para sa patas na representasyon na isinagawa sa buong Estados Unidos.

Niresolba ng isang malayang lipunan ang mga hindi pagkakasundo nito sa ballot box at sa pamamagitan ng masigla, mapayapa, pampublikong debate.

Sa ikalimang taong anibersaryo ng Rucho v. Common Cause, pinag-isipan namin ang limang pinakamahalagang takeaways mula sa desisyon, ang epekto nito, at ang daan sa hinaharap.

Ang delikadong desisyon ng presidential immunity ng Korte Suprema ay labag sa pananagutan, tuntunin ng batas, at sa ating Konstitusyon.

Dapat ipasa ng Kongreso ang pag-amyenda sa konstitusyon ni Rep. Morelle upang permanenteng ideklara na walang Amerikano ang higit sa batas – kahit na ang mga dating pangulo – at ipagbawal ang mga pangulo na patawarin ang kanilang mga sarili.

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...