Your Vote Is at Risk... And So Is Democracy | Lincoln Square

We’ve talked at length with many guests over the past month about the potential damage the SAVE Act will do to our ability to, well, function as a democracy. (For a reminder on the ins and outs of the SAVE Act, check out Maya May’s April 10 conversation with Max Flugrath and Amir Badat from Fair Fight ()).

This discussion tends to be, well, wonky. We know that legislation like the SAVE Act — and copycats moving around Republican-led statehouses — are meant to keep certain people from voting. We know that women and non-white voters are particularly at risk. But so long as the Republicans can continue framing this around a policy debate, the real life stakes on real people remain just behind the curtain.

That’s why we had to talk to Lauren Kunis and Jessica Hulett from Vote Riders. Their organization was established to do the work on the ground — literally helping people get to the polls and make sure they have everything they need to legally cast their votes.

Of course, if MAGA has its way, we will ALL need mountains of paperwork, specific IDs, and money just to pull the lever for our Democracy.

The flood-the-zone-with-shit crowd is counting on all of us being distracted. And every time Lincoln Square goes live or posts virtually anything here on Substack, the No. 1 question we see is: So what can we do about this? There are a lot of answers — we can protest the deportation of US citizens and children with cancer. We can call our representatives and demand action in Congress. We can donate to pro-democracy organizations, knock on doors, join a group, raise hell, etc.

But the most devastating weapon we have against MAGA is our vote. Why do you think they’re trying so hard to stop it from happening?

Check out Lisa Senecal’s conversation with Lauren and Jessica to hear about the legislation, the real-world impacts on the ground in Texas, where voting rights are being swept away at an alarming rate, and what you can do to stop it.

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