This is perhaps the most perilous time for democracy we've ever seen.
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Friend,
We are in the midst of what is perhaps the most perilous time for
democracy we've ever seen.
In the U.S., the Republican National Committee just passed a resolution
describing the violent January 6 insurrection as "legitimate political
discourse." More than 440 bills across 49 states were introduced in
2021 to make it harder to vote. The Supreme Court-after a decades-long
takeover by right-wing factions-just shredded what's left of the
Voting Rights Act.
Candidates who've been openly hostile about free and fair elections are
now running for key state-level offices under the "Big Lie" banner.
If elected, or if these forces are allowed to consolidate and grow, the
future of democracy-not just in the U.S., but globally-looks very
bleak indeed.
The warning lights of democracy are flashing red. The next 8 to 10
months could decide whether democracy survives at all in the years
ahead.
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