Breaking: North Carolina Court Says 65k Ballots Can by Tossed Out | Justice Allison Riggs
"A three-judge panel in the North Carolina appeals court ruled Friday to disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters in the state’s Supreme Court election unless they can fix their ballots in 15 days. The decision comes from Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin’s election contest. Incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs, whose victory Griffin challenged, joins Marc Elias to discuss what it means."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4KC21v9Qw
#DemocracyDocket with #MarcElias 
#ALERT
GUEST: Sec. of State Adrian Fontes , "This is a disaster for our #democcracy'
Trump's Latest Attack Will Disenfranchise Millions
#Arizona Secretary of State #AdrianFontes joins Marc to discuss #OrangeFascist's latest #executiveorder targeting #elections
#VoterRepression #VoterSuppression and explains how the action will disenfranchise #voters, cause chaos and make it impossible for states to run free and fair elections.
FROM LEGAL HERO, MARC ELIAS:
"Brad Karp, the disgraced leader of Paul Weiss [legal firm], had sent an internal email justifying his firm’s capitulation [to Trump]. The letter is as pathetic as it is poorly written. But one line, in particular, caught my attention:
“But no one in the wider world can appreciate how stressful it is to confront an executive order like this until one is directed at you.”
To which I respond: Fuck you, you coward."
@heidilifeldman #DemocracyDocket and #HighCountryNews both look interesting - thanks!
I try to tune out the noise that these revolutionary rulers are producing by reading about the USA only on one day every week. This new reality is difficult enough to digest, and I can't handle that more often without losing hope (which is what they want to achieve).
My assumption is this propaganda shock-wave won't last forever, just like propaganda took a break for a few short years after the 1st WW.
Signs of Hope…
“…the GOP wants to portray Trump as an all-powerful president imposing his will on a fearful and dispirited govt.…
“However,…[t]he reality is that govt workers are standing up. And he is losing most of the lawsuits challenging his illegal actions. Plaintiffs, their lawyers & federal judges are not backing down. Instead, they are upholding the rule of law.”—#MarcElias, #democracydocket members’ email, 03/01/25
#Trump #uscourts #uspol #fight #coup #fascist #government
Last week [2/17–21/2025], “Trump’s full-scale assault of democracy continued.
“This flood the zone approach….has made it impossible to also pay attn to the devpts that…are part of a longer range plan to undermine free & fair elections….
“.…[H]is plan to move the USPS to the Commerce Dept.…will give him the power to throttle or end…the ability of citizens to vote by mail.”—#MarcElias, #democracydocket email newsletter, 2/20/25
Mark Elias of #DemocracyDocket open letter to Elon #Musk
#uspoli
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/my-open-letter-to-elon-musk/
#Trump wants “to restructure & restaff the fed govt so that it is loyal to him & him alone. This requires breaking systems that worked.…
“Next, he must discredit the 2 remaining institutions that impose accountability on his actions. 1st, he needs to undermine judicial independence & respect for court orders. 2nd, he must destroy the integrity of elections & allow him the power to declare who won and who lost.”
—Marc Elias, #DemocracyDocket, members’ email 2/18/25
#Trump wants “to restructure & restaff the fed govt so that it is loyal to him & him alone. This requires breaking systems that worked.…
“Next, he must discredit the 2 remaining institutions that impose accountability on his actions. 1st, he needs to undermine judicial independence & respect for court orders. 2nd, he must destroy the integrity of elections & allow him the power to declare who won and who lost.”—Marc Elias, #DemocracyDocket, members’ email 2/18/25
#justice #elections #uspol
As #Trump says 15 times a day, 
everybody knows #DOGE is NOT looking to find and eliminate redundancies and inefficiencies, why fire the people who are tasked to do this job
Why not use _real_ investigation specialists and not (upto now) 100 young programers to dig into all department records
The real goal is to reset the system and the departments with directors and staff with yesmen to Trump
#DemocracyDocket (same URL above)
![She argued that the “one-sentence email does not allege any inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office…nor is there any basis for such an allegation"
Harris also noted that “the constitutionality of that protection [for MSPB members] is dictated by nearly a century of binding Supreme Court precedent upholding materially identical restrictions"
With Trump firing government workers at an unprecedented rate, like FBI officials, inspectors general in numerous agencies, a National Labor Relations Board member and the Special Counsel, the “MSPB’s ability to protect the civil service is needed now more than ever,” Harris said in the lawsuit
She argued the Trump administration violated the CRSA, the Administrative Procedure Act and separation of powers clauses in the U.S. Constitution. Harris asked the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C. to declare that her termination was unlawful and that she is a member of the MSPB](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/993/919/611/459/946/original/177d6ac188e0e54e.jpg "She argued that the “one-sentence email does not allege any inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office…nor is there any basis for such an allegation\"
Harris also noted that “the constitutionality of that protection [for MSPB members] is dictated by nearly a century of binding Supreme Court precedent upholding materially identical restrictions\"
With Trump firing government workers at an unprecedented rate, like FBI officials, inspectors general in numerous agencies, a National Labor Relations Board member and the Special Counsel, the “MSPB’s ability to protect the civil service is needed now more than ever,” Harris said in the lawsuit
She argued the Trump administration violated the CRSA, the Administrative Procedure Act and separation of powers clauses in the U.S. Constitution. Harris asked the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C. to declare that her termination was unlawful and that she is a member of the MSPB")
“#CISA puts election staff on administrative leave
• In a move that could jeopardize U.S. election security at the state level, the federal #Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency put employees tasked with securing elections from foreign threats on administrative leave.”
So we can have #darkweb #ddos hacker punks doing #tusk s bidding but no #electionsecurity?
New York Appellate Court Revives New York Voting Rights Act
#NY #VotingRights #DemocracyDocket
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/new-york-judge-strikes-down-states-voting-rights-act/
Via #MarcElias of #DemocracyDocket @ 12:47pm ET on Dec 23, 2024
6th Circuit affirms dismissal of #GOP lawsuit that sought to revive the fringe #IndependentStateLegislature theory to prevent the use of the #ballot initiatives to protect #VotingRights in federal elections.
A major victory for #Michigan voters!
https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/michigan-voting-rights-constitutional-amendments-challenge/
Marc Elias Sounds The Clarion Call For Courage
Marc Elias wants us to put aside caution and put on courage. Silence is death.
”Trump is a bully and bullies prey on the weak. They understand the power of fear and exploit it. Capitulating to Trump now — even before he has been sworn in — makes you more vulnerable, not less.”
Via Democracy Docket: Now Is
https://www.blogula-rasa.com/2024/12/07/marc-elias-sounds-the-clarion-call-for-courage/
Pulled out my #DemocracyDocket t-shirt to wear this morning & couldn't help wondering how committed I really am to #democracy these days.
Just for a second.
An excellent Democracy Docket discussion with Marc Elias, Representative Jamie Raskin and Brian Tyler Cohen on possible post election shenanigans. #DemocracyDocket #MarcElias #BrianTylerCohen #Election2024
For those who subscribe to #MSNBC, #MarcElias of #DemocracyDocket will be joining #ChrislHayes in just a minute. Tune in...
Yet again, Marc Elias and @democracydocket are beating down the GOPs partisan and cynical attempts to disenfranchise and restrict #AmericansAbroad from exercising their legal rights to #vote.
