Cheers and Jeers: Tuesday
Energize An Ally Tuesday
The moment a state legislature passes a voter-suppression law, one guy is always right there to fight back and win. And win. And win. And win. If the name Marc Elias sounds familiar, it's because he's that guy—an election lawyer who seemingly never sleeps as he beats back the forces of evil in court.
Marc's organization is Democracy Docket, and the second the red-hatted cult tries to do pull a fast one, Marc is faster than a Jeopardy! champion’s clicker thumb in announcing “We’ve just filed papers in court to stop this.”
This morning Democracy Docket is in our weekly Energize An Ally spotlight because without strong national voting rights protections (thank you, turncoats Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for killing legislation that would've enshrined them into law), it’s up to individuals like him, and groups like his, to save our asses in 2024 and beyond.
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