A few days ago, after Trump made the unsubstantiated claim that “millions” of people had voted illegally for his opponent during the recent presidential election, we discussed the possibility that this heightened rhetoric of his concerning voter fraud, which was particularly odd given the fact that he’d won the election, might have been a preemptive […]
Tag Archives: Voter ID Act
The post-Trump assault on voting rights has already begun in Michigan… Here’s what you can do to fight back
Posted in Civil Liberties, Michigan, Uncategorized Also tagged Aric Nesbitt, Bradford Jacobsen, call to action, discrimination, Donald Trump, early voting, Eric Leutheuser, gerrymandering, Gretchen Driskell, HB 6066, HB 6067, HB 6068, House Elections Committee, Jeff Irwin, Jeff Sessions, Jon Hoadley, Klint Kesto, lame duck, Lisa Posthumus Lyons, Michigan House of Representatives, North Carolina, poll tax, redistricting, threats to Democracy, voter ID, voter impersonation, voter suppression, Voting Rights Act 35 Comments
Exploring the role of ALEC in Lansing’s lame duck attack on Michiganders
A week or so ago, I put together a rudimentary post on how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) contributed toward the recent flurry of regressive legislative activity that took place in Michigan. Well, our friend Bob Sloan, writing for PolicyMic.com, just dug quite a bit deeper. Here’s how his piece begins. Fact: 282 bills […]
Posted in Michigan, Politics Also tagged ALEC, Amanda Price, Aric Nesbitt, Bob Sloan, HB 4003, HB 4054, HB 4305, HB 5221, Immigration Law Enforcement Act, Judson Gilbert, Kenneth Horn, Kenneth Kurtz, lame duck, Lansing, Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate, Mike Green, Peter Lund, right-to-work, Tom McMillan 12 Comments