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A Voting Rights Reflection for a Democracy That Must Be Practiced Excerpt: Rights do not survive on memory alone. From New York's early suffrage exclusions to Mississippi's machinery of disenfranchisement, from Selma to the Supreme Court's 2026 gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the history of the ballot shows that democracy requires constant public defense... Continue Reading →
The Umbrella They Took From Us: How the Supreme Court Just Killed the Voting Rights Act — And Why Every Child, Every Elder, and Every Living Being Should Be Paying Attention An extended explainer for ordinary people, young people, and anyone who has ever felt they were being told a story too tangled to follow... Continue Reading →
Standing When It’s Hard: Moral Courage in an Age of Crisis In 1950, amid a climate of fear and political conformity, Margaret Chase Smith rose in the Senate and delivered her Declaration of Conscience. She knew the risks. She knew the cost of dissent. And still, she chose to speak. “Moral cowardice that keeps us... Continue Reading →
PODCAST: See YouTube Video that is part of this blog post! The SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act) is a proposed legislation that would require Americans to provide documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Key aspects include: Mandating documentary proof of citizenship for new voter registrations and updates to... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 