I believe it’s super important that those who support Democracy in general — and specifically support Democrats winning in November — to understand how Republican fascists are planning to disrupt our elections in 2024.
Marc Elias is a legendary Public Interest attorney protecting voting rights throughout the entire United States. His website sums up his work best:
Marc is a nationally recognized authority and expert in campaign finance, voting rights, redistricting law, and litigation.
As a litigator, Marc has handled hundreds of cases involving politics, voting rights, and redistricting. He has successfully argued and won four cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, as well as dozens of cases in state supreme courts and U.S. courts of appeal.
Attorney Elias succinctly sums up the planned attacks on our Democracy in an article he recently wrote in Democracy Docket:
In its short time, the new RNC voter suppression team has sued several states to undermine free and fair elections and plans to deploy 100,000 lawyers and operatives to oversee the vote casting and counting process. The team will partner with right-wing voter suppression groups that are suing to purge voters and harass and intimidate election officials.
Lara Trump has insisted that as a part of its voter suppression efforts, the RNC is recruiting people who can “physically handle the ballots.” While it is possible that the former failed singer is simply clueless, it is also possible that the RNC plans on infiltrating election offices. We need to be prepared for the worst.
How do we prepare for the worst? Here's a few ideas: Bookmark "Democracy Docket." Here you will find consise, reliable, fact-filled information on a consistent basis written by lawyers who know what they are talking about.
Keeping abreast of the latest voting rights related victories in court will also boost your morale and maybe even inspire you to become a Public Interest Lawyer!
Another way to fight back is by concerned individuals infiltrating MAGA and anyone else actively planning to disable/destroy Democracy. If the RNC is planning “on infiltrating election offices,“ we need to inflitrate the RNC — and anyone else helping them — in order to expose their nefarious plans.
Become a Democrat poll watcher in order to watch the (Republican poll) watchers. I highly recommend reading Politifact's excellent piece “The Republican Party wants more poll watchers. Here’s what they can, and can’t, do.“ Don’t give Republican fascists an inch!
If you have any ideas you would like to share please leave them in the Comments Section. It’s an all-hands-on-deck election year!
