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Together with @NextGenAmerica & @JoltAction, we released thousands of rose petals onto the Texas State Capitol rotunda to represent the 275,000 youth of color who turn 18 each year and can vote in Texas.
#votingmatters #votingisaright
Together with @NextGenAmerica & @JoltAction, we released thousands of rose petals onto the Texas State Capitol rotunda to represent the 275,000 youth of color who turn 18 each year and can vote in Texas.
#votingmatters #votingisaright
I get angry when I hear "voter fraud." We all know that there is no voter fraud. That the fraud being perpetuated is not by Black and Brown voters but by white Republican politicians that want to hold on to power.
They are calculated and callous and they've looked at the patterns of young voters and Black and Brown voters and tried to make it as difficult as possible for our voice and vote to be heard.
1/ Classic question in public hearing on bill that would restore voting rights to individuals on parole in CT. "What about the victims?" This is horrible framing that perpetuates the "us vs. them" culture. Victims & perpetrators are often one & the same.
2/ Communities that are disproportionately affected by our unjust criminal legal system, are subsequently disenfranchised on a massive scale AND they contain both victims and perpetrators. Aside from that, voting is a RIGHT, not a privilege. #votingisaright #restorethevote
3/ We need to STOP acting like restoring victims is at odds with restoring those who have perpetrated harm or been convicted of a crime and served their time. Back to my motto - harm piled upon harm does not equal safety. It equals MORE HARM #cjreform
