Election

The PA Voter ID Law is a Queer Issue!

The PA Voter ID law will harm LGBTQ Pennsylvanians by the way it will disenfranchise younger voters. …the very direct attack this law has upon our community by the way it impedes trans persons from voting. The person who emailed me didn’t seem to care about trans persons, a position held by too many gays and lesbians. It is difficult to say how many trans men and trans women are effected, as we don’t have any way of counting this part of our community. But this is a real and immediate issue too.

July 20, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Election, general

How many PA Voters Will Be Turned Away at the Polls?

July 19, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Election

PA Voter ID Coalition Opens New Office

Received this via email. Note the figures below for the number of Philadelphia voters who may lack adequate ID. For the entire state, there are approximately 750,000 voters who most likely lack or will be unable to attain a valid voter ID. Please join the PA Voter ID Coalition as we open our new Operations Center Saturday July 21, 2012 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. 310 W. Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia Refreshments, Voter ID materials, Volunteer opportunities, Entertainment[Read More…]

July 19, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Election

The long range damage of PA’s Voter ID law.

op-ed written by Lucas Michelen, a student at Temple University that I received in an email. It is a clear and straight forward account of the way PA’s Voter ID bill will impact college students who wish to vote in the November 2012 election, and it is a great read, all on its own. Reading it however, prompted me to think about the long range damage this will cause. Many see the importance of the upcoming election as the immediate and short-term impact it will have. What will it mean for our Democracy for the next four years? This is a worthwhile argument, however, the effects go far beyond this election.

July 18, 2012 — 2 comments — Election, general

Ballotpedia is a great resource!

If you aren’t familiar with it, check out the Ballotpedia, a Wikipedia-type site that provides a ton of great info in an interactive format. http://ballotpedia.org

June 19, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Election, general

Wisconsin recall election may clinch a Romney victory in November.

Today, I’ll be calling Wisconsin Democrats as part of the GOTV effort in the Walker recall election. The GOP understands why this is a crucial win for them. If they can keep Walker in office, the Union leading progressives have no real strength, and the same energy that went into busting collective bargaining, women’s rights, and education, will spread even further. If Walker remains in office, the OWS movement and all other progressive efforts in[Read More…]

June 5, 2012 — 1 comment — Election

Why are we allowing our tax dollars to defend (unsuccessfully) unconstitutional discrimination?

The court ruled against Speaker of the House John Boehner’s hand-picked lawyer for theBLAG, Paul Clement, whom U.S. taxpayers are paying up to $1.5 million to defend DOMA. With this ruling, now five federal court judges have declared DOMA unconstitutional. This quote came from the NCRM blog and an article about how another Federal Court has called DOMA unconstitutional. The linked article is a great read, but the point I want to address deals specifically[Read More…]

June 1, 2012 — 2 comments — Activism, Election, Same-Sex Marriage

If Walker wins WI, what happens in PA?

The linked story is about the debate, and given DailyKOS, it is not a surprise that they call Barrett the winner. But really, isn’t the whole recall because Walker is such a loser, and should be recalled? How is it then, that he is seen as either neck and neck or winning in some polls? For me, the bigger question is, what does a Walker “win” mean for Pennsylvania? Some may say, nothing, but I[Read More…]

May 26, 2012 — 1 comment — Activism, Election

Voter Suppression will not protect your vote. Court date set.

A date has now been set for the PA court challenge to th PA VoterID Bill. Opponents of the law claim it is designs to suppress voters who are most generally democrat voters while proponents believe the law will protect against illegal alien voters. The bill was crafted by ALEC, and is part of a multi-state voter suppression effort. The linked story is one of the best ive read, and articulates well some of the[Read More…]

May 25, 2012 — Comments are Disabled — Activism, Election

Limiting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s Legacy will hurt everyone.

This hurts everyone however given how crucial his messages are for anyone who looks for progress on Civil Justice issues. Additionally, this action also imesearuably harms the Black community further by making more invisible another great leader and Civil Rights advocate, Bayard Rustin. These are two offenses done by Alveda King and I will write about each to be as clear as I can be. I believe anyone who cares about Social Justice should be speaking out with outrage against Alveda King comments and here is why.

May 23, 2012 — 2 comments — Activism, Election, general, Same-Sex Marriage

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