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'Sounding the alarm': Critics say the GOP just launched a 'major attack on direct democracy'

  • Congress is working on the SAVE Act, which would require citizens to provide documents like a passport to register to vote, potentially blocking millions from voting.
  • The Fairness Project warns that over 15 states have introduced laws limiting citizen-led initiatives, potentially enacting minority rule.
  • Voter suppression laws disproportionately impact Black and Latino communities, with reports showing significantly higher ballot rejection rates for Black voters.
  • Kelly Hall of the Fairness Project states, "Direct democracy is being threatened right under our noses," highlighting that citizens are fighting back against these attacks.
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The Worst Existential Threat to American Democracy Is Already Here: Voter Suppression

Uncover the threats to democracy caused by widespread voter suppression under the second Trump administration. Act now to protect universal suffrage.

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'Sounding the alarm': Critics say the GOP just launched a 'major attack on direct democracy'

As Americans face the reality of President Donald Trump's second term and the mass firings, takeover of federal agencies by billionaire mogul Elon Musk, and looming trade war that have come with it, the direct democracy advocacy group Fairness Project warned of a "major attack" on voters' rights taking place at the state level across the country.While many in the U.S. have been focused on the actions of the Trump administration, said the group i…

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Neither the State Nor Utopia: Towards Popular Assemblies and Direct Democracy

This is a very interesting article which contrasts  state controlled socialism on one hand to utopianism which fetishizes the future on the other. What it proposes as an alternative is popular assemblies though direct democracy. This is based on Murray Bookchin’s neighborhood assemblies and municipalism. We don’t believe the state can be eliminated and we are not anarchists. But this article is still provocative. Read in GEO Co-Op The post Neith…

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Alternet broke the news in Washington, United States on Saturday, March 1, 2025.
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