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5 Ways Common Cause Defended Democracy in the First Trump Administration
Here’s just a few examples of how members like you made a positive impact during the first Trump Administration.
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After Mueller Testimony Congress Must Begin Impeachment Inquiry
Originally published at USA Today, Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn lays out the case for an impeachment inquiry.
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Make Elections SAFE Again
Election infrastructure is out of date, easily hacked, and poorly funded. Some progress has been made to secure our elections since 2016, but there’s still quite a bit of work to be done. With a $600 million election security bill likely to die in the Senate, it’s time we have an honest conversation about the dangers we’ll be facing in 2020.
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At Last A Beginning
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When I think of the Fourth of July…
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Gerrymander Gazette: No Time to Sulk Edition
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Inextricably Linked: How Citizens United Halted Climate Action
The shift of political power away from everyday Americans and into the hands of wealthy special interests is painfully visible when it comes to climate change policy. Many politicians’ refusal to take action on climate change can be traced back to the growing political influence of the fossil fuel industry.
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REACTION: Democrat, Republican leaders criticize Supreme Court for partisan gerrymandering ruling
The Supreme Court decided it would let partisan gerrymandering go unchecked. But the courts aren’t the only path to fair districts. Leaders on both sides of the aisle are chiming in on the issue, and calling out the Supreme Court for its historically bad decision.
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Democracy Counts Newsletter, June 2019
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Is “one person, one vote” really controversial? The case for the National Popular Vote
The flaws in the Electoral College are increasingly clear—but the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact may hold a new answer to the outdated system. With 15 states and Washington DC signed onto the plan, that answer may be closer than ever.
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Democracy Counts Newsletter – May 2019
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Can the People End Gerrymandering if the Supreme Court Punts?
Voters are not waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to outlaw gerrymandering. People in seven states stripped the power to draw district maps away from politicians and gave it to independent redistricting commissions. Voters in another dozen states can take their fight to end gerrymandering directly to the ballot box and win -- even if it’s over the “dead bodies” of legislators.
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DC Poised to Join Maine and Vermont: Your Right to Vote Cannot be Taken Away Once Eligible
Being a person that was formerly incarcerated myself, the only time I didn’t vote was during my incarceration. I know better than most the importance of being able to vote with a felony conviction. Growing up in a household that placed significant emphasis on the importance of voting, I have always understood the POWER in being able to vote and having your voice heard.
