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Dear John,
Democracy is not just under attack in America. In some states, it’s being lost entirely.
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis once suggested that states could serve as laboratories of democracy, but certain GOP controlled states are more like laboratories of autocracy.
These states not only subvert our democracy – but they push unpopular abortion bans and attacks on trans youth in states with no fear of the consequence. Why?
They believe their gerrymandered majorities are strong enough to overcome opposition.
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Our latest video explains how we can fight back and defend our rights at the state level.
Despite the wave of bills in right-wing states that will curtail basic fundamental freedoms, there are still laboratories of democracy where true public servants are finding creative ways to defend the rights of us all.
Elected officials in Colorado and Vermont are codifying the right to abortion.
California lawmakers have proposed making the state a refuge for transgender youth and their families.
Winning will ultimately require a fifty state strategy — with a Democratic Senate willing to reform or end the filibuster to codify Roe v. Wade, protect voting rights, and protect the right to organize nationwide.
America needs a national pro-democracy movement to stop the anti-democracy movement now underway — a pro-democracy movement committed to helping candidates everywhere, including in state-level races.
This is where you come in. Think about volunteering for pro-democracy candidates where you live — and if you don't have time, contribute to their campaigns.
Ultimately, this is not a battle of left vs. right. It is a battle between democracy and autocracy.
Know the truth, and get involved locally. The only way we win is by joining together.
Thanks for watching,
Robert Reich
Inequality Media Civic Action
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