Governor Perry has called the Texas Legislature into Special Session to address redistricting. Perry and Attorney General Greg Abbott are determined to force through redistricting maps before the courts have had a final say on numerous pending claims regarding intentional discrimination and violations of the Voting Rights Act. The House Select Committee on Redistricting has […]
Archives for June 2013
Republicans Running Scared In Texas – Battleground Texas On Their Tails
I received this email from Battleground Texas yesterday. Suffice it to say if we do our jobs, Texas will be blue much faster than predicted. This is amazing: The Dallas Morning News is reporting the Republican National Committee — the RNC in Washington, D.C. — has committed to spending significant campaign money in Texas. […]
White & Korean American Actors Analyze Racist Response To Their Viral Video (VIDEO)
Today Ken Tanaka, author of the video I blogged about in my post “Korean American Woman Turns The Stereotype Table On White Man (VIDEO)” sent me a note about the new follow-up video he released with the actors Stella Choe and Scott Beehner. They detail in a rather amusing manner some of the funny and […]
Move To Amend – Corporations Get Free Pass
About | Donate | Take Action Several months ago, we reported on a case before the Supreme Court, Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, in which nine activists from the Ogoni community in the Niger Delta (the ‘Ogoni Nine’) were executed for protesting against the devastating impact of Shell’s operations there. A case was filed under […]
Kansas City Move to Amend On The Move
About | Donate | Take Action Kansas City Move to Amend Kansas City Move to Amend has been an active affiliate since December 2010. Over the past few years, Kansas City has had many successes, ranging from passing a municipal resolution to the May 10 Day of Action. KCMTA has had enormous success in their […]
Move To Amend June 2013 News And Announcements
About | Donate | Take Action June 2013 News and Announcements We the People Listen: Nationwide Community Door-knocking Campaign Launches July 9 Take Move to Amend to your neighborhood with a door-knocking effort to learn about what’s important to your community and connect our issues with their concerns. Our goal is to speak with 10,000 […]
Details for Move To Amend (MTA) Spokesperson Ashley Sanders’ June CO tour!
About | Donate | Take Action Below is the tour announcement for our upcoming barnstorming tour through Colorado this June, please forward widely your relevant lists and Colorado Chapters. Thank you!! Local CO organizers and Move to Amend national are excited to announce the final itinerary for MTA spokesperson Ashley Sanders’ upcoming Colorado tour! From […]
First Lady Michelle Obama Leaves Podium & Confronts Heckler At Fundraiser (VIDEO)
First Lady Michelle Obama was heckled on Tuesday during a speech at a private Democratic National Committee fundraiser. After about twelve minutes into her speech, a heckler standing in front of the crowd started yelling for an executive order on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights. ABCNews reports it as follows: Obama was delivering a […]
Senator Attributes Military Sexual Assault To Raging Hormones Of Youth (VIDEOS)
The top military brass was on Capitol Hill today for a hearing on sexual assaults in the military. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has proposed legislation that requires sexual assault charges be handled outside the victim’s chain of command. Gillibrand was emphatic in her statements that commanders are ill abled to objectively address the issue. “Not […]
TX GOP Chairman: ‘Republican Party Doesn’t Want Black People To Vote (AUDIO)
Texas is one of the few states that is majority minority. Texas has a population of about 26 million. It has a ‘minority’ population of 56% and a white non-Hispanic population of 44%. President Obama got 70% of the Latino and 90+% of the black vote in Texas. Obama still lost the state because Latino […]
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