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t is hard to keep up with bills emerging from state legislatures. So-called “red” states are competing to be the most “freedom-loving” state (note sarcasm) by curtailing the rights of such groups as women, voters, teachers, historians, drag queens and, well, anyone who reads. 1/
10:35 AM - Mar 04, 2023
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Jackie Gardina
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States didn’t suddenly transform; it has been a 50 year carefully mapped journey to get to this point. And control of state legislatures is the whole ballgame. Follow along. 2/
10:36 AM - Mar 04, 2023
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In 1971, Lewis Powell drafted a memo describing what GOP & business needed to obtain power and suppress dissent. Powell identified “disquieting voices” that needed to be curtailed: college campuses, churches, media, & minorities. 3/ https://biotech.law.lsu.edu/blog/powell-memo.pdf
10:37 AM - Mar 04, 2023
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In 1973, the American Legislative Exchange or ALEC was born. ALEC has been the primary source for model bills introduced in multiple states. Remember Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, and the Stand Your Ground Law. That was ALEC. 3/
10:39 AM - Mar 04, 2023
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Over the last 50 years, party control of state legislatures has switched to GOP. And with that control comes the ability to draw district map. And with the control of redistricting comes control of Congress. It was the plan all along, as laid out by Karl Rove in the Wall Street Journal. 4/
10:40 AM - Mar 04, 2023
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We decided to launch SideBar during the election because we wanted people to understand the importance of STATE elections. The media was focused on control of Congress, but the real battle was at the state level. Our first guest, David Pepper, spelled out why. 5/
10:42 AM - Mar 04, 2023
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David Pepper didn’t just describe the problem, he offered solutions. He described those solutions in the second episode “Reclaiming Democracy.” In the end, we are all responsible for standing up for democracy—not on Twitter or Mastodon or Post or Spoutible—but in our communities. 6/
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10:43 AM - Mar 04, 2023
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Subscribed/Followed ✅

Great podcast. Love David Pepper. His whiteboard presentations are incredibly informative. Thanks for sharing.
04:48 PM - Mar 07, 2023
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Jackie Gardina
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David Noll provided insights into the real-world impacts of these state laws. States are passing laws that provide citizens the ability to sue librarians and teachers. Noll and his coauthor aptly described these laws as Vigilante Federalism, a Jim Crow 2.0. 7/
10:43 AM - Mar 04, 2023
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Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PenAmerica, discussed the dangers of book bans and educational gag orders. These bills come from well-funded, national organizations like Moms for Liberty & they represent a minority view—over 70% of parents are comfortable with the curriculum in their children’s schools. 8/
10:45 AM - Mar 04, 2023
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