Democracy Happy Hour – April 7, 2021

04/07/2021 Topic: For the People Week of Action

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Upcoming Democracy Happy Hour Topics

• 04/14/21 – Democracy & Climate Reform
  
• 04/21/21 – Local Reforms' Impact on National Policy
  
• 04/28/21 – Court Cases Impacting Democracy
  

Actions, Events & Misc. Links:

• Speak Up Schools - https://www.lwvwa.org/speakup

• FDF Events Page - Past Events- https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/events#past-events

• FDF Donation Page - http://fixdemocracyfirst.org/donate
  

Democracy in the News Links:

• Interactive Map Reveals Which Indigenous Lands You’re Living On - https://mymodernmet.com/interactive-map-indigenous-lands/ - Native Land - https://native-land.ca/

• Brennan Center Voting Laws Roundup: March 2021 - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/voting-laws-roundup-march-2021

• Major U.S. companies take aim at Georgia’s new voting restrictions - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/31/major-us-companies-take-aim-at-georgias-new-voting-restrictions.html

• Despite wave of voting reform bills fueled by fraud fears, Republicans in charge of Idaho and Washington elections say overhaul not needed - https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/apr/01/despite-wave-of-voting-reform-bills-fueled-by-frau/

• Numbers tell the story: Last year's election rules should be the new normal - https://thefulcrum.us/voting/voter-turnout-2020-election

• How Trump Steered Supporters Into Unwitting Donations - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/politics/trump-donations.html

• 'A complete rip-off': Campaign-finance experts puzzled and stunned by Trump camp's reported 'money-bomb' ploy - https://www.businessinsider.com/campaign-finance-experts-stunned-by-trump-camps-reported-money-bomb-2021-4

• Voters say *this* is the biggest election problem in the country - https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/05/politics/gerrymandering-election-problem/index.html

• 2021 GERRYMANDERINGTHREAT INDEX - https://represent.us/gerrymandering-threat-index/

• VIDEO: Free Speech For People And Our Fight To End Foreign-Influenced Corporate Spending in Our Elections - https://freespeechforpeople.org/video-free-speech-for-people-and-our-fight-to-end-foreign-influenced-corporate-spending-in-our-elections/

• Jayapal Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Citizens United, End Corporate Personhood - https://yubanet.com/usa/jayapal-introduces-constitutional-amendment-to-reverse-citizens-united-end-corporate-personhood/

• Educating for American Democracy - https://www.educatingforamericandemocracy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Educating-for-American-Democracy-Report-Excellence-in-History-and-Civics-for-All-Learners.pdf

• Investing in Civic Education and Our Democracy - https://www.amacad.org/events/civic-education-ead

• Braver Angels – 1:1 Conversations - https://braverangels.org/online/1-1-conversations/
  

For the People Act in the News Links:

• 'An inflection point': Congress prepares for battle over massive voting rights bill - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/inflection-point-congress-prepares-battle-over-massive-voting-rights-bill-n1262172

• Why Democrats shouldn’t break up their voting rights bill - https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/02/why-democrats-shouldnt-break-up-their-voting-rights-bill/

• Democrats’ Public Financing Proposal Could Give Small Donors More Influence - https://readsludge.com/2021/04/02/democrats-public-financing-proposal-could-give-small-donors-more-influence/

• I'm a conservative. Here's why I support the For the People Act. - https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/hr-1-conservatives

• Why some Democrats are quietly unhappy with the House’s big voting rights bill - https://www.vox.com/22346812/voting-rights-bill-hr1-for-the-people-act

• Jeff Merkley’s For the People Act Myths and Truths - https://www.merkley.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/21.03.17%20FTP%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf

• Sen. Patty Murray Backs Creating Exemption to Filibuster Rule to Pass Democrats' Sweeping Voting Reform Package - https://www.chronline.com/stories/sen-patty-murray-backs-creating-exemption-to-filibuster-rule-to-pass-democrats-sweeping-voting,262007

For the People Week of Action Links:

• For the People Week of Action – April 5-9 - https://dfadcoalition.org/ftpweek/

• John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act – To be introduced in the 117th Congress soon
• HR 4 from 116th Congress - https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4
• Overview - https://www.leahy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/John%20Lewis%20Voting%20Rights%20Advancement%20Act%20one%20pager.pdf

• HR 51 - Washington, D.C. Admission Act - https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/51

• HR 1 – House - For the People Act - https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1/text

• S.1 – Senate – For the People Act - https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1

• Brennan Center - Annotated Guide to the For the People Act of 2021 - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/annotated-guide-people-act-2021#t4-top