A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.
[link removed]
***********************
Spotlight
[ [link removed] ][IMG]
[ [link removed] ]Far Right Holds House Hostage; Pro-MAGA, Anti-Freedom Mike Johnson is
Elected New House Speaker
Following weeks of failed votes to replace ousted former House Speaker
Kevin McCarthy, the Republican caucus settled on a little-known and
inexperienced representative from Louisiana: Mike Johnson. Now in his
fourth term in Congress, Johnson is known for being a hard-right Trump
supporter who led congressional efforts to overturn the 2020 election,
backs a national abortion ban, and opposes LGBTQ equality.
Unfortunately, Johnson’s right-wing extremist beliefs don’t end there.
[ [link removed] ]Read More
More from Right Wing Watch: [ [link removed] ]The New House Speaker Is an Acolyte of
Christian Nationalist Pseudo-Historian David Barton >>
[ [link removed] ]Help Us Defeat Right-Wing Extremists!
If you have a feeling of déjà vu ahead of the upcoming elections you’re
not alone.
Trump is soaring in the polls, MAGA Republicans are gaining strength
within the Republican Party, and GOP candidates up and down the ticket are
pushing their extremist and unpopular agenda onto the American public.
We’ve fought and won against the Far Right before and with your continued
support we can do it again.
[ [link removed] ]Please rush a critical end-of-month contribution today and help ensure
People For is on our strongest footing ever ahead of the critical
elections next week and in 2024! >>
[ [link removed] ]DONATE NOW
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
This Month
[ [link removed] ][IMG]
[ [link removed] ]The Conservative Juggernaut That’s Quietly Writing the Majority Out of
US Laws
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has mastered the art of
churning out cookie-cutter model bills that are adopted, often word for
word, by conservative state legislatures. And it’s all bought and paid for
by corporations and billionaires that are only too happy to help draft
laws that are great for their bottom line and bad for us. Incredibly,
hundreds — maybe thousands — of bills have been passed this way.
[ [link removed] ]Read More
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ [link removed] ][IMG]
[ [link removed] ]No Labels’ Friendly Facade Masks its Threat to America’s Future
There’s nothing wrong with third parties in theory. But what No Labels is
doing is not honest. No Labels differs from authentic political parties
and movements that grow from the bottom up, running candidates for mayor,
city council or state government. The group plans to swoop in at the top —
in a presidential election — with an opaque system for choosing its
candidates. Forbes, which calls the group “shadowy,” points out that by
establishing itself as a nonprofit rather than a political party, it’s
able to bypass financial disclosure rules for parties.
Meanwhile, No Labels vehemently denies that it wants to play a spoiler
role or throw the presidential election to Donald Trump in a Trump-Biden
rematch. If that’s true, it has blinders on.
[ [link removed] ]Read More
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ [link removed] ][IMG]
[ [link removed] ]Virginia’s Elections Are a Bellwether for Conservative Policy
Nationwide
Early voting is well underway in the bellwether state of Virginia, with
every seat in the state legislature up for grabs this November. The
election will be the curtain-raiser for national elections in 2024, and
analysts will be all over them trying to gauge the political mood —
especially ahead of a presidential election year.
Four years ago in 2019, Democrats flipped the Virginia legislature, and
Joe Biden went on to defeat Donald Trump in 2020. Four years earlier than
that, with control of the Virginia Senate described as “on a knife’s
edge,” the GOP rallied to keep both chambers — and the following year
Trump won the presidency. So it’s no surprise that this year the heat is
on. Throw a few more ingredients into the mix — including the national
ambitions of Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Va.) — and you’ve got high stakes and
high drama combined.
[ [link removed] ]Read More
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ [link removed] ][IMG]
[ [link removed] ]The Fantasy that Indictments Will Stop Donald Trump is Fading Fast
You can find anything on the internet, and one of those things is a
countdown clock that tracks exactly how many days, hours, minutes and
seconds remain until Election Day 2024. As those minutes slip by and
Donald Trump continues to dominate the Republican primary field, a scary
truth is coming into sharper focus.
The cavalry is not coming. Neither the courts nor other Republicans appear
likely to stop Donald Trump in time for the general election. Legal
theories about how he might be disqualified face an enormous uphill
battle. Anybody waiting for a deus ex machina moment that sweeps Trump
from the scene is wishcasting in an increasingly dangerous way.
[ [link removed] ]Read More
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
More News & Analysis
* [ [link removed] ]The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act: What’s in It and Why
Is It Important? »
* [ [link removed] ]Biden Judges Play Key Roles in Rulings on Environmental Protection
and Police Accountability »
* [ [link removed] ]How Jurists Taking “Senior Status” Can Lead to Confirmation of
More Biden Judges »
* [ [link removed] ]We’re Wishing ALEC a Very Unhappy 50th Birthday »
* [ [link removed] ]The Next Biden Judge in Oregon Understands Why Pronouns Matter »
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
PFAW In the News
* [ [link removed] ]Toledo Blade: Organization to use text messages to increase Black
voter turnout »
* [ [link removed] ]Dallas Voice: National LGBTQ leaders react to election of Rep.
Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House »
* [ [link removed] ]The Guardian: Rightwing Group Behind Regressive US State Laws to
Face Protest at DC Gala »
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
* [ [link removed] ]Revolutionary: The Far-Right Plan to ‘Seize Control of the
Administrative State’ »
* [ [link removed] ]‘A Parasitic Force’: White Nationalist Nick Fuentes Exploits
Conflict in Middle East to Promote Antisemitism »
* [ [link removed] ]Post-Plea, Sidney ‘Kraken’ Powell Still Singing Trump’s Tune »
* [ [link removed] ]‘America’s Lawyer’ Jenna Ellis is Now a Trump Felon »
* [ [link removed] ]David Barton Blames Slavery in the U.S. on ‘Progressives’ »
* [ [link removed] ]Christian Nationalist State Rep. Brandon Prichard Insists He’s Not
a Christian Nationalist »
***********************
Do not reply directly to this e-mail. Please use
[email protected] if you would like to e-mail us.
PFAW:
[link removed]
Privacy Policy:
[link removed]
Subscribe:
[link removed]
[link removed]
Contact Us:
[link removed]
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC xxxxxx-5002, 202-467-4999?t=1003
