Protect Democracy
🗽Stay informed with news updates to hold our leaders accountable and protect democracy. A well informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.
Every action counts in the fight to protect our rights and freedoms. Today in Protect Democracy we’re featuring June 6, 2025 news and critical calls-to-action. Freedom is a daily act of advocacy and holding our leaders accountable to the will of the people.
Together, we can realize a democracy that represents, reflects, and responds to all of us.
🗳️ For too long, billionaires, special interests, and voter suppression schemes have drowned out the voices of everyday Americans—especially in Black and Brown communities.
Now, our democracy faces a full-blown assault. The MAGA agenda is working to dismantle our institutions, weaken the rule of law, and strip away the very rights that guarantee every voice is heard and every vote counts.
We can’t afford to sit back. It’s time to rise up—to defend our rights, protect our freedoms, and reclaim power for the people. Join us to hold leaders accountable, fight back against authoritarianism, and mobilize voters to protect democracy.
Urgent Calls to Action to Protect Democracy:
Click here to Tell Congress: Oppose the JUDGES Act
Click here to Tell the Senate: REJECT the anti-voter SAVE Act
Click here to Stop Trump's Authoritarian Voter Suppression Scheme
Click here to Tell the Senate: No Cuts to Medicaid or SNAP
Click here to Unite for Veterans
Click here to Tell the Senate to Block all arms sales to governments involved in Trump’s personal business dealings
Click here to tell your Senator to Invest in communities, not mass deportations, private prison profiteers, and weapons contractors.
Protect Democracy - News Briefs
HuffPost: Trump court pick once called for bringing back literacy tests in elections
HuffPost | By Jennifer Bendery
Federal judicial nominee Josh Divine resurfaced a college op‑ed advocating for reinstating literacy tests—a measure banned under the Voting Rights Act—prompting criticism from voting‑rights advocates that it could function as a modern-day Jim Crow barrier.
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New York court mulls allowing non‑citizen voting in local elections
POLITICO | By Bill Mahoney
New York’s top court is examining whether to permit non-citizens to vote in certain municipal elections—a decision that could reshape local democracy but faces legal and political hurdles.
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Federal judge blocks Trump order that could disenfranchise millions of voters
The Guardian | By Sam Levine
A federal judge halted an executive order requiring citizenship proof for voter registration, citing disenfranchisement concerns and executive overreach.
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Supreme Court to consider reviving case over counting ballots after Election Day
Yahoo News (via syndicated AP)
Trump-aligned groups are urging the Supreme Court to revisit a case challenging ballots received after Election Day—aiming to permanently bar states from counting late-arriving mail ballots, which could restrict vote counting flexibility nationwide.
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PBS NewsHour: Republicans push for proof-of-citizenship and strict voter ID
PBS NewsHour
Republican lawmakers continue advancing proposals requiring documentary proof of citizenship and tightening voter ID rules—moves critics say could disproportionately impact elderly, minority, and low-income voters by creating new hurdles under the guise of election security.
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