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Why fighting for voting rights on Martin Luther King Day is so important
Monday , 17, January 2022 2022 Election, COVID_19, Gerrymandering The Vote, Vote by Mail Leave a commentDr. Martin Luther King Jr Day 2022 should be a day to remember and celebrate the legacy of Dr. King and the accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement. However, on this holiday, we’re reminded that any achievement fought for will have to be defended against those who insist there isn’t enough democracy to go around […]
Voters Not Politicians Files Motion to Intervene in Response to Republican Lawsuit Designed to Undermine the Will of the People of Michigan
Monday , 12, August 2019 Elections Leave a commentRepublicans made another last-ditch effort to override the will of Michigan voters on July 30, 2019, when they filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission based on the claim the law infringed on their 1st and 14th constitutional rights. On Monday, August 13, 2019, Voters Not Politicians, the non-profit organization […]
SCOTUS Save Us: Northern Michigan Republicans Whine Over the Big Mess the GOP Made of the States’ Voting Districts
Monday , 29, April 2019 Candidates, Gerrymandering The Vote Leave a commentThe effectiveness of REDMAP is perhaps most clear in the state of Michigan … The 2012 election was a huge success for Democrats at the statewide level in Michigan: voters elected a Democratic U.S. Senator by more than 20 points and reelected President Obama by almost 10 points. But Republicans at the state level […]
The Internet Pushes Dog Whistle Racism Mainstream and the @GOP and @MIGOP Embrace It
Sunday , 28, October 2018 Election 2018, Sad! Leave a commentI promise you that I’m much smarter than Jonathan Leibowitz – I mean Jon Stewart @TheDailyShow. Who, by the way, is totally overrated. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 24, 2013 Not even 24 hours after the MAGAbomber was captured in Plantation, Florida, an antisemite in Pittsburgh walked into a synagogue and murdered 11 people […]
Election Day is 22 Days Away and the GOP Lies are Blowing In the Wind Like Leaves
Monday , 15, October 2018 Election 2018 1 CommentYou can tell election day is three weeks away. Media are full of ads, signs proclaiming the names of people who want your vote are popping all over people’s front lawns, and the GOP lies are reaching obtuse levels never seen before. With eight years of GOP manipulating the Affordable Care Act to make it […]
The Last Day to Register to Vote for the November 6, 2018 Election is October 9, 2018
Monday , 8, October 2018 Election 2018 Leave a commentAre you finally fed up with the good ole boy network running Washington D.C. and Lansing? Have you reached a point where the ever-rising levels of chaos, incompetence, and downright hate, spite, and contempt of the GOP towards anyone who isn’t white, male, rich, and Christian motivating you to do something about it? Feeling drained […]
Vote YES on Proposal 2
Tuesday , 24, July 2018 Election 2018, Gerrymandering The Vote Leave a commentAll-Volunteer Petition Campaign to End Gerrymandering in Michigan Delivers 425,000 Signatures
Monday , 18, December 2017 Elections, Gerrymandering The Vote Leave a commentVolunteers from the citizen group Voters Not Politicians arrived in Lansing, Michigan on Monday, December 18, 2017 to deliver over 400,000 signatures to the Michigan Bureau of Elections to put an end to gerrymandering in the state. The group needed 315,654 signatures to qualify for the November 2018 mid-term ballot. The hard-working organization of 3,500 […]