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DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> seeks to mandate proof of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#citizenship</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterRegistration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoterRegistration</a>"Only about half of Americans have a U.S. passport, and only five states currently offer enhanced driver's licenses that show proof of citizenship."By Jude Joffe-Block, March 26, 20251:09 AM ETExcerpt: "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VotingRights</a> advocates, however, warn outdated databases can erroneously list naturalized citizens as noncitizens. Past efforts by states to purge noncitizens from voter rolls have sometimes swept up eligible U.S. citizens."The executive order also seeks to stop states from counting mail or absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after by withholding funding from states that allow such ballots to be counted."Proof of citizenship requirement"Ahead of the 2024 election, Trump and his allies made baseless claims about the threat of noncitizens voting in large numbers."The current federal voter registration form asks registrants to swear, under penalty of perjury, that they are U.S. citizens and eligible to vote, and to provide a driver's license number, state ID number or Social Security number. Those who attempt to vote illegally can face prison time, fines or deportation. Past audits and studies have shown such cases are incredibly rare."Yet Republicans have made requiring documentary proof of citizenship a policy priority. The executive order borrows heavily from the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, known as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SAVEAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SAVEAct</a>, a Republican-backed bill. House Republicans have signaled that they intend to pass it in their chamber but it faces difficult odds in the Senate."The executive order shows <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> isn't waiting for Congress. But legal experts say that he does not have the authority through <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a> to make such changes, and the order conflicts with existing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FederalVotingLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalVotingLaw</a>."'It's illegal at many different levels,' said Sean Morales-Doyle, the voting rights director at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrennanCenter</a> for Justice, a nonprofit that studies and advocates for voting rights. The order directs the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElectionAssistanceCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionAssistanceCommission</a>, a small, independent bipartisan agency, to make various changes, including to the federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterRegistration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoterRegistration</a> form, but Morales-Doyle said the president can't tell that commission what to do."Requiring documentary proof of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#citizenship</a> would radically upend voter registration if such a mandate were to take effect."The order is explicit that applies to anyone who uses the federal voter registration form. What is less clear is if the order would also pressure states to require showing proof of citizenship with state registration forms, such as by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WithholdingFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WithholdingFunds</a>."The order only lists a limited number of ways to prove U.S. citizenship. The options given are a U.S. passport, an ID that complies with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RealIDAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RealIDAct</a> that shows citizenship or a military ID that shows citizenship. A fourth option is a valid government photo ID that 'indicates that the applicant is a United States citizen or if such identification is otherwise accompanied by proof of United States citizenship,' but does not say if a birth certificate would count." Read more: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/g-s1-55927/trump-voting-citizenship-executive-order" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/g-s1-55927/trump-voting-citizenship-executive-order</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsABully" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpIsABully</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpIsPutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpIsPutinsPuppet</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DictatorInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DictatorInChief</a> Are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LiteracyTests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LiteracyTests</a> Next? <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VoterDisenfranchisement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoterDisenfranchisement</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharacteristicsOfFascism</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmnestyInternationalUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmnestyInternationalUSA</a> Urges No Vote on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HR9495</a>November 12, 2024 "<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amnesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Amnesty</a> International USA warns that language in H.R. 9495 poses an alarming threat to the work of U.S. civil society organizations who document <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> abuses around the world and urges members of Congress to vote against it."If enacted, this legislation would grant the Secretary of the Treasury broad discretionary powers to terminate the tax-exempt status of nonprofit organizations based solely on a subjective declaration that they are 'terrorist supporting organizations.'"'In any other context, this legislation would be seen for what it is, a play from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarian</a> leader’s playbook,' said Paul O’Brien, Executive Director at Amnesty International USA."The broad and vague authority to terminate non-profit status in the name of 'counterterrorism' is a practice that many governments have used to target civil society organizations. There are no safeguards to prevent H.R. 9495’s broad authority from being misused to harass or intimidate organizations for exercising their rights."The bill includes no due process for organizations deemed to be supporting 'terrorist' groups. The Secretary of the Treasury can use 'classified information' to make these designations without permitting nonprofits to review or challenge such evidence in federal courts. The loss of tax-exempt status similarly has no due process guarantees and would inflict economic harm and legally burden nonprofit organizations."Amnesty International USA joins more than 100 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CivilSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilSociety</a> groups, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ACLU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ACLU</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrennanCenter</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicCitizen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicCitizen</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AFT</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NEA</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LCV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LCV</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CAP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CAP</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indivisible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indivisible</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NAACP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NAACP</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReproductiveFreedomForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ReproductiveFreedomForAll</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalWomensLawCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalWomensLawCenter</a> to oppose this legislation."'This bill, if it becomes the law, would not require officials to explain the reason for designating a group, nor does it require any evidence,' continued O’Brien. 'Members of Congress must recognize the danger posed and vote down this bill that could shrink civic space and silence civil society organizations.'"<a href="https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/amnesty-international-usa-urges-no-vote-on-h-r-9495/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/amnesty-international-usa-urges-no-vote-on-h-r-9495/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopHR9495" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StopHR9495</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalizingDissent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CriminalizingDissent</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CharacteristicsOfFascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a>

Mike WestonDoes Mastodon, or the larger Internet, have anything similar to the Facebook birthday fundraisers? I just created one there, for the William J Brennan Center for Justice, given how my birthday is fairly close (24 days) to the election.<a href="https://mindly.social/tags/charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#charity</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/fundraiser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fundraiser</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#election</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#election2024</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/birthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birthday</a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/brennancenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#brennancenter</a>

YappariIt is good to be prepared for the worst even as we hope for the best and make it happen.A report on tabletop exercises led by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrennanCenter</a>How to harden our defenses against an authoritarian president<a href="https://wapo.st/4c5jPhy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://wapo.st/4c5jPhy</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GiftArticle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GiftArticle</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GiftLink</a>

beSpacificHow <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> Cited <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrennanCenter</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Voting</a> Data While Reaching Wrong Conclusion in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Gerrymandering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gerrymandering</a> Case. The Court said that data on voters’ race couldn’t be used to advance or undermine <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/votingrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#votingrights</a> because of long-standing turnout gaps. That’s not true. <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-scotus-cited-our-voting-data-while-reaching-wrong-conclusion" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/how-scotus-cited-our-voting-data-while-reaching-wrong-conclusion</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legalresearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legalresearch</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/courts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#courts</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#states</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SouthCarolina</a>

beSpacificCall Congress: Demand <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SupremeCourt</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TermLimits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TermLimits</a> - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Lawmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Lawmakers</a> in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Senate</a> and the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#House</a> have introduced <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrennanCenter</a> endorsed <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legislation</a> that would implement 18-year term limits for Supreme Court justices. Term limits for the highest <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/court" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#court</a> in the country would advance a simple principle: in a <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a>, no one should have power for life. <a href="https://brennan.gospringboard.com/content/term-limits-legislation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://brennan.gospringboard.com/content/term-limits-legislation</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#billionaires</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maga</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#justice</a> <a href="https://brennan.gospringboard.com/content/term-limits-legislation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://brennan.gospringboard.com/content/term-limits-legislation</a>

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Addendum 4Texas’ Voter Suppression Law Is on Trial <a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/texass-voter-suppression-law-trial" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/texass-voter-suppression-law-trial</a>* antidemocracy laws enacted by 19 states after 2020 election * civil rights groups/voting org. challenging TX law making it harder to vote, esp. people of color, those w. disabilities * Brennan Center/allies will show TX Senate Bill 1 violates Constitution, Voting Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neofascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#racism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BLM</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BlackLivesMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectoralFraud</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BrennanCenter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BrennanCenter</a>

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