Jul 4 · 3 min read
Senator Jeff Merkley: (Jul 1): “The right-wing Supreme Court’s attack on voting rights must meet a fierce effort in Congress to pass voting rights legislation. We must fight back!”
“The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court is making it easier to buy elections and harder for people isn’t right and I will continue to fight for the freedom to vote.”
The issues are now well-framed:
1. We can no longer hope the Supreme Court will come to the rescue of all Americans. They are solidly in bed with the wealthy, the corrupt, and those sabotaging our democracy.
2. Please note that I did not say Democracy (as in Democratic Party. Nor did I say the voting process. Nor did I say Electoral Process.
3. They burned the Voting Rights Act to the ground in 2013. Last week the Supreme Court emptied it of the power that remained.
4. Minorities already know where they stand. Unless a vast majority of Americans agree to stand up for their rights, we will see a major overturn of their rights due to the reaction that will come from conservatives due to the reactions to the murder of George Floyd and the approval of a national holiday commemorating Juneteenth.
5. I could go on and on, but you will see small cracks in our freedoms soon. There has been no more deadly time for which to kill the voting rights than right now. Remember! What they can do to others, they can do to you.
6. Think all the way back to January 6th. This was THE ONLY TIME that armed people attacked DC and Congress since the British. The only time! What time does that make of our countdown to oblivion?
7. Think back to when no Republican voted to support a commission to award medals to the Capitol Police for the valiant defense of their poor sotted lives.
8. Think back to when no Republicans would EVEN VOTE to find out what led to the insurrection of Jan 6th.
9. I cannot remember a date when the Republicans stood for honesty, integrity, and fair play.
10. For a group of people to become an unruly, unruled gang is if they have no leaders.
11. To keep the Democrats out of power in 2022, they have shown how they will do anything to make that happen.
What if that does not happen — keeping the Democrats from regaining even one branch of Congress?
We know of what every single one of the Republicans is capable of.
What will the voters contribute to this discussion?
Thanks for stopping.
Craig Martineau
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Craig Martineau
Retired. I write about Current Events, Personal Experiences on Medium, on Blogger with several sites, WordPress, Substack.