Steve Dustcircle ⍻ · @dustcircle
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The on Tuesday declined to limit the authority of to nullify federal set by state , leaving in place a key check on state ' actions altering how in their states are conducted and their drawing of .
youtube.com/watch?v=e5y7e53iCJ

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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Nonilex · @Nonilex
509 followers · 1955 posts · Server masto.ai

The org has successfully since 2021 for in >a half-dozen states that ban for youths, w/ its representatives testifying before state against the guidelines recommended by mainstream groups, acc/to its records. It gained further prominence this year as one of the plaintiffs in the to limit to , a key drug.

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markzbarabak · @markzbarabak
297 followers · 284 posts · Server newsie.social

Putting up barriers to vote is bad enough.

“Now it’s, ‘How can we restrict the power of those... who actually do make it to the voting booth? ' "

A look at efforts to blunt one of the main tools of direct democracy: the citizen-approved initiative

latimes.com/politics/story/202

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markzbarabak · @markzbarabak
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NEW: When it came to elections, it used to be the people spoke and that was the final word. But a growing number of Republican lawmakers refuse to listen. A legislative boycott in Oregon and efforts to stymie voter initiatives are two examples of this latest power grab

latimes.com/politics/story/202

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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Alberto Mencarelli · @albertomenc
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Last April 12, a joint meeting of committees of the 🇪🇺 and 🇺🇦 parliaments was held remotely.
Inter-parliamentary cooperation between committees in hybrid mode shows its full potential when cooperation must be continuous, not just occasional.
This is a paradigmatic case of how the hybrid format can provide a great impetus for collaboration among and the overall enhancement of the parliamentary dimension of federal or supranational organizations.

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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The Victorian Commons · @VictorianCommons
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1842 the two MPs returned for Sudbury in 1841 were unseated for bribery. The borough was disfranchised 2 years later. The unseated MPs were Frederick Villiers & David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre. The latter [pictured] was among only a handful of non-white MPs in our period.

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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Danny Boling 🌈 ☮️ · @IAmDannyBoling
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“To me, the most disturbing part of it is just how extreme these are willing to go in terms of throwing out other fundamental in order to access to ,” Freedman says. “The goalposts are clearly shifting towards a space that is even further disconnected from the opinion of , but also the will of their .”

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Plot to Break the to Deny |

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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
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