Agreed. The only way to protect our experiment is to re-install common sense guardrails: required fairness in the media, and reversing Citizens United. It's no accident that 45% of the nation gets its "news" from Fox and 45% of the nation supports Trump; it's a direct line. We're also seeing, with Elon Musk's illegal shenanigans paying $…
Agreed. The only way to protect our experiment is to re-install common sense guardrails: required fairness in the media, and reversing Citizens United. It's no accident that 45% of the nation gets its "news" from Fox and 45% of the nation supports Trump; it's a direct line. We're also seeing, with Elon Musk's illegal shenanigans paying $1 million a day for a "voters lottery," how CU has infected our system. But my fear with a congressional act to overturn CU is that the rightwing hacks on the present iteration of scotus will overturn it under the auspices of the 1st A. (Remember when freedoms in the Bill of Rights were protected against legislative encroachment?) So, it's project creep, like building a house, the foundation is a reformed/ expanded court.
2. Please repeatedly post "not suckers or losers" comments in social media. According to Facebook, there are 4 million veterans and active duty members on Facebook, as well as 12.5 million family members and 242 million friends with veterans or active duty members. Military sites, veterans; organizations, historical sites.
Vote vets has already flipped many 2016 and 2020 Trump voters.
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It's up to people like you who are on social media.... when you comment you'll see what I mean. Many of the people involved are dependents, family members, friends and neighbors who are interested in the military and or national security and for whom this is news. Takes repetition and substantiation by people they trust.
I am a Vietnam combat veteran -- probably the lone survivor from my units. I have been a "veteran since Jan 21, 1968. The grandchildren (or great-grandchildren) of my late colleagues want to hear form someone like me.....
When you post on say a FB history site, you may start a conversation with potential voters who may flip on this basis....
I am a lapsed Pennsyltucky lawyer, but concurrent jurisdiction with Pa.
25 Pa. Stat. § 3539
Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-79
Section 3539 - Bribery at elections
Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, give or promise or offer to give any gift or reward in money, goods or other valuable thing to any person, with intent to induce him to vote or refrain from voting for any particular candidate or candidates or for or against any constitutional amendment or other question at any primary or election; or who shall, directly or indirectly, procure for or offer or promise to procure for such person any such gift or reward with the intent aforesaid; or, who with the intent to influence or intimidate such person to give his vote or to refrain from giving his vote for any particular candidate or candidates or for or against any constitutional amendment or other question at any primary or election, shall give to or obtain for or assist in obtaining for or offer or promise to give to or obtain for or assist in obtaining for such person any office, place, appointment or employment, public or private, or threaten such person with dismissal or discharge from any office, place, appointment or employment, public or private, then held by him, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment of not more than seven (7) years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Agreed. The only way to protect our experiment is to re-install common sense guardrails: required fairness in the media, and reversing Citizens United. It's no accident that 45% of the nation gets its "news" from Fox and 45% of the nation supports Trump; it's a direct line. We're also seeing, with Elon Musk's illegal shenanigans paying $1 million a day for a "voters lottery," how CU has infected our system. But my fear with a congressional act to overturn CU is that the rightwing hacks on the present iteration of scotus will overturn it under the auspices of the 1st A. (Remember when freedoms in the Bill of Rights were protected against legislative encroachment?) So, it's project creep, like building a house, the foundation is a reformed/ expanded court.
READER ENGAGEMENT
1. Uncle Sam needs you! https://www.mobilize.us/ (And me.)
2. Please repeatedly post "not suckers or losers" comments in social media. According to Facebook, there are 4 million veterans and active duty members on Facebook, as well as 12.5 million family members and 242 million friends with veterans or active duty members. Military sites, veterans; organizations, historical sites.
Vote vets has already flipped many 2016 and 2020 Trump voters.
3.
It's up to people like you who are on social media.... when you comment you'll see what I mean. Many of the people involved are dependents, family members, friends and neighbors who are interested in the military and or national security and for whom this is news. Takes repetition and substantiation by people they trust.
I am a Vietnam combat veteran -- probably the lone survivor from my units. I have been a "veteran since Jan 21, 1968. The grandchildren (or great-grandchildren) of my late colleagues want to hear form someone like me.....
When you post on say a FB history site, you may start a conversation with potential voters who may flip on this basis....
4. Elon Musk. https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9dc83c8d-ff4c-4eef-b93c-bb64ca7c546d_1424x994.png?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
I am a lapsed Pennsyltucky lawyer, but concurrent jurisdiction with Pa.
25 Pa. Stat. § 3539
Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-79
Section 3539 - Bribery at elections
Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, give or promise or offer to give any gift or reward in money, goods or other valuable thing to any person, with intent to induce him to vote or refrain from voting for any particular candidate or candidates or for or against any constitutional amendment or other question at any primary or election; or who shall, directly or indirectly, procure for or offer or promise to procure for such person any such gift or reward with the intent aforesaid; or, who with the intent to influence or intimidate such person to give his vote or to refrain from giving his vote for any particular candidate or candidates or for or against any constitutional amendment or other question at any primary or election, shall give to or obtain for or assist in obtaining for or offer or promise to give to or obtain for or assist in obtaining for such person any office, place, appointment or employment, public or private, or threaten such person with dismissal or discharge from any office, place, appointment or employment, public or private, then held by him, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment of not more than seven (7) years, or both, in the discretion of the court.