Constitutionalist Lawrence Lessig on barriers to reforming Electoral Count Act

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/01/gorsuch-sabotage-congress-2024-election-reform.html

 

Lessig lays out a noxious theory of total power for state legislatures in electing a president. The problem is that some Supreme Court justices may agree. Congress must debate these issues carefully before proceeding on ECA

 

Charlie Cooper

Explanation of GOP and Dem gerrymandering strategies re: House of Representatives

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/01/10/no-republicans-arent-hammering-democrats-redistricting-theyre-doing-something-worse/

 

Charlie Cooper

 

 

Detailed review of status of democracy bills and filibuster

https://www.vox.com/2022/1/8/22866956/chuck-schumer-filibuster-democrats

 

Charlie Cooper

 

Interesting review of felony disenfranchisement

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/08/us-1890-law-black-americans-voting

 

Charlie Cooper

Good review of national popular vote interstate compact

https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/pa-house-bill-would-allow-state-to-join-national-popular-vote-compact-friday-morning-coffee/

 

Charlie Cooper

Effort to defeat Freedom to Vote Act by substituting Electoral Count Act

https://news.yahoo.com/democrats-are-faced-with-a-choice-on-voting-rights-go-big-or-go-small-224610742.html

 

This article also says that Manchin and Sinema might possibly support requiring 41 opponents to be on the floor to sustain a filibuster.

 

Personal comment: the rise of this targeted Republican effort to talk about Electoral Count Act may indicate that they are worried that Freedom to Vote will pass. – Charlie Cooper

 

 

Options for filibuster reform

https://www.democracydocket.com/news/voting-rights-vs-the-filibuster-the-options/?emci=122df54a-276f-ec11-94f6-c896650d923c&emdi=d5e272bd-b96f-ec11-94f6-c896650d923c&ceid=6010517

 

Filibuster is the major obstacle in the U.S. Senate for political equality reforms. This article reviews options for how it might be reformed.

 

Charlie Cooper