Category Archives: voting and voting rights

It has happened before

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Naomi

While our immediate world seems to have been turned upside down in the space of a couple of nauseating weeks, I am reading a book about the Constitution. Yes, this is one of those “I’m reading a book” posts. Can’t … Continue reading →

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An oddly thrilling must-read for everyone in this country

Posted on July 10, 2022 by Naomi

Dan Barry’s article in the New York Times today, about a tiny town in New Hampshire, “One Small Step for Democracy in a ‘Live Free or Die’ Town: A cautionary tale from Croydon, N.H., where one man tried to foist … Continue reading →

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What an education we’ve been getting since Nov 2016!

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Naomi

I just read Marc Elias’s article on the Materiality Provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. And I thought, gee whiz, I never knew about this fascinating aspect of a law I sort of thought I understood — but … Continue reading →

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