#BREAKING - The Right Excellent Robyn @rihanna Fenty officially conferred the title of National Hero of Barbados by President Dame Sandra Mason; she is the 2nd woman & the youngest ever given the title #BIMRepublic
Let’s do facts instead. Under @POTUS, job growth is up 10x over the end of the Trump-McCarthy economy, UI claims are down 60%+, and 5m more people are back to work.
If @GOPLeader wanted to help our economy, he would support our bill to invest in ports, roads, bridges, and jobs.
If 41 Republican senators representing just 21% of the country can filibuster voting rights supported by 70% of Americans, then we don’t live in a democracy or a republic. We live in an oligarchy.
70% of Americans support enhancing access to voting.
Not 1 Republican in Congress does.
Kill the filibuster.
It’s time to end minority rule in the country.
Today Senate Republicans blocked a bill to expand the right to vote, end partisan gerrymandering, and expose dark money in politics.
They wouldn’t even allow debate.
Why?
Because Republicans know that when people vote — they lose.
It’s as simple as that.
@nytimes A more accurate heading would be:
"In Real Time The Senate Republicans Are Rigging Midterms And 2024 In Their Favor By Blocking Voting Rights Bill And Are Par For The Course For Destroying Democracy"
#GOPTraitorsToDemocracy#DemCast#VoteBlue2022#VoteThemAllOut
Texas House passed extreme gerrymandered GOP state House map at 3:30 am last night. Democracy quite literally dying in dark
Whites 40% population but control 59% districts
Hispanics 39% of population but control 20% districts
Blacks 12% of population but control 2.7% districts
Mexico is about 80% Catholic- this wasn't a decision of popular opinion, it was purely the court implementing the law as a secular body, like ours is supposed to be
I don't want you to 'legislate in the name of god'.
Separation of Church and State exists in our constitution for a reason, because your beliefs that I don't share shouldn't get to dictate my life.
Asking us to “out-organize” the attacks on voting rights and reproductive health care is so disheartening because we did out-organize these attacks—last November.
Congress needs to act. It’s now or never. The stakes have never been higher.