Monte Frank

Bike Messenger // CTVotersFirst // Ran for Lt. Gov. 2018 // CBA past president // Attorney // Dad // #RideOn #Team26

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

My OpEd in @hartfordcourant. We're working hard in #CT to fix our democracy. @NedLamont's support of #RCV is a big deal. @AndrewYang @GovCTW @DavidJollyFL @Fwd_Party #ctpolitics

Monte Frank: Ranked-choice voting is the right choice for Connecticut https://t.co/bqpyDMBrlz

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

Thanks, Dan. We’ll be back at it next session.

[CT Politics with Dan Newmyer @CTPoliticsTv]

"Unlocking the Power of Ranked Choice Voting"
Monte Frank. He is part of Governor Lamont's working group on Ranked choice voting. Will RCV hit the floor for a vote before the end of session next Wednesday? We will get Monte’s take on where RCV is in the process, and what happens if it does pass?
The Full show will Stream at 1pm on X, The CT Politics Tv Channel - RoKu, Amazon fire, and Apple Tv Streaming OR at CTPolitics(dot)Tv and later On Demand @MonteFrankCT

[@judgeluttig @judgeluttig]

Lawyers are guardians of our Democracy and Rule of Law. They are uniquely qualified and uniquely obligated to preserve, protect, and defend America’s Democracy, Constitution, and Rule of Law.

[@judgeluttig @judgeluttig]

On this Election Day 2024, in a letter organized by the American Bar Association’s Task Force for American Democracy, 125 current and past presidents of the nation’s state, local, and national bar associations put lawyers on notice of their professional obligations

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

Working with @judgeluttig - a great American - on the Advisory Commission to the ABA Task Force on American Democracy is a privilege.

[@judgeluttig @judgeluttig]

The bar presidents’ letter is linked in the first sentence of the U.S. News & World Report article below.

https://t.co/8UUYoheUGa

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

Proud to participate in this effort.

[Neal Katyal @neal_katyal]

Influential Attorneys Send a Message to Their Peers: No More Frivolous Election Lawsuits https://t.co/QGsWxFl63Y

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

@GabbyGiffords good to see you at Fenway. Thank you for your courage and tremendous leadership.

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

Proud to serve as Vice Chair. Thank you @GovNedLamont for appointing me. Let’s get to work.

[Connecticut Network @CTNetworkTV]

Watch live coverage on https://t.co/eJUt3BSqBm of the Governors new Working Group, which will research ranked-choice voting in CT caucuses, conventions, primaries, and certain municipal elections. Available on Roku or find on cable here: https://t.co/mXq3QUoGVW. #CTN #CTNetwork

[Noa Tishby @noatishby]

Israel rescued 4 hostages that were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7th and held in Gaza for over 9 months. Welcome home Noa Argamani, Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv. #BringThemAllHome🎗️🇮🇱

[John Craven @johncraven1]

NEW: Fulfilling a 2022 campaign promise, @GovNedLamont is forming a working group to explore Ranked Choice Voting in CT

Lamont wants them to recommend legislation for next year

Fairfield Republican Sen @tonyhwang and Sprague Democrat @CathyOsten will chair the group

[American Bar Association @ABAesq]

ABA President Mary L. Smith addresses #ABAMidyear Meeting delegates: I urge you to meet the moment to be defenders of democracy by charting the way forward for the next generation of our profession.

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

Thank you @ABAhod for passing this important resolution. Started working on this in 2017 and am proud that it is now ABA policy. #ABAmidyear

[American Bar Association @ABAesq]

HOD Res 603: Adopted. Urges Congress to pass the Disarm Hate Act and federal, state and local governments to pass laws allowing extreme risk protective orders. #ABAMidyear

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

Happy Hanukkah to all!
https://t.co/Bw7NbLkVsG

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

Silence Is Violence — but Not When It Comes to Israeli Rape Victims https://t.co/7nqEBTNVJd

[Ted Deutch, CEO of American Jewish Committee @AJCCEO]

A truly moving sight.

Tonight in Germany, on the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the words “Never Again is Now” are projected on the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

And here in CT . . .

In nation plagued by hate, presence of antisemitic groups in small CT towns is a 'wake-up call' https://t.co/Aj93uwS80R via @SFGate

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

What is MIT doing?

[Retsef Levi @RetsefL]

This is the reality that MIT President wants to hide. A letter from Israeli & Jewish MIT students:

To all students at MIT,

Today, Jewish and Israeli MIT students were physically prevented from attending class by a hostile group of pro-Hamas and anti-Israel MIT students that call themselves the CAA.

This is after students from the CAA harassed MIT staff members in their offices for being Jewish and interrupted classes in the past few weeks. All of this has occurred with no clear response from the administration. With each passing day, MIT admin’s silence makes Jewish and Israeli students feel unsafe at MIT.

Many Jewish students fear leaving their dorm rooms and have stated that they feel MIT is not safe for Jews. This message is compounded by the public and private warnings of Hillel and many faculty that Jewish students should not enter MIT’s main lobby today, November 9th, 2023.

Instead of dispersing the mob or de-escalating the situation by rerouting all students from Lobby 7, Jewish students specifically were warned not to enter MIT’s front entrance due to a risk to their physical safety. The onus to protect Jewish students should not be on the students themselves.

MIT administration recently announced guidelines to avoid illegal and unsafe protests on campus. The CAA, which planned the protest, knowingly and proudly violated these requirements, and even invited people from outside of MIT to join them. Their actions inhibit the possibility of safe and peaceful dialogue and endanger Jewish students on campus.

The CAA hosted a blockade that not only disregards MIT guidelines, but also obstructs Jewish students from attending classes.

Some Jewish students who saw the administration’s failure to respond to the targeted harassment of Jews on campus by the CAA came together to support each other and peacefully together stand against this threat to their safety.

Four hours after the blockade started, at 12 pm, the MIT administration passed a letter to all students, threatening their suspension if the crowds did not disperse from Lobby 7. Only the Jewish students left immediately. The CAA protesters did not cooperate. Indeed, the CAA proceeded to invite more students and non-MIT protestors to join them in calling for a violent uprising (“Intifada”) and justifying the terror attacks of Hamas on Israeli civilians.

At 5 pm, all students on campus were warned through MIT’s emergency notification system to “avoid Lobby 7” –– officially recognizing the danger present to students as a result of this violent protest. No Jewish or Israeli students were present at this point.

As of 10:30 tonight MIT has officially decided not to academically suspend CAA students who repeatedly violated the administration's guidelines and threats. They have shown that actions against Jews at MIT do not have consequences. Additionally, in an email to DUSP students, the Department Head indicated that he would protect any DUSP students involved in violating MIT’s rules today by protesting with the CAA. Not only do Jewish students feel unsafe on campus, but now they also feel excluded from and unsafe in DUSP.

Today, on the 9th of November, on the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, which marked the beginning of the Holocaust, Jews at MIT were told to enter campus from back entrances and not to stay in Hillel for fear of their physical safety.

We are seeing history repeating itself and Jews on MIT’s campus are afraid.

Signed,

The MIT Israel Alliance and its supporters

[Daniel Schwammenthal @DSchwammenthal]

An Arab/Bedouin Israeli on the apartheid lie:

"If not for Israel I would probably be illiterate, penniless, herding sheep.
But I have an electrical engineering degree, I have a masters from Stanford University, and I have my rights to live my life the way I wanted to live it."

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

Six Members of My Family Are Hostages in Gaza. Does Anyone Care? https://t.co/c2ZiaY94WQ

[Bill Ackman @BillAckman]

Anyone looking for moral clarity can find it here. I don’t know this man, but you have to respect his straightforward talk. I wish university presidents would speak with similar eloquence and honesty. A must watch.

[Monte Frank @MonteFrankCT]

What Is Happening on College Campuses Is Not Free Speech https://t.co/nMEPBiXhKK