Democracy scores a victory in Montana. Thank you, Marc Elias.

[onecaliberal]

[ohtransplant]

1. A win for the good guys - and democracy!

But just an early battle in a longer war. We should expect various voter suppression efforts all the way up to the GE. Time to roll up our sleeves.

Thanks for posting!

[dlk]

2. Elias is my hero

He’s in the trenches every day fighting for our democracy (and he could use a lot more help).

[ohtransplant]

3. I've been a fan for a long time as well. Wish we had a deeper bench of attorneys like him...

It seems like he's the main player in this area. Hopefully there's a large group of attorneys out there I'm unfamiliar with.

[Hamlette]

11. he does have several attorneys working with/for him

if anyone is worried, donate.

[SunSeeker]

4. Mine too. He should the Presidential Medal Of Freedom for his work.

[ffr]

5. Indeed. The GOP has approached him with high $$$ to follow what they want him to do instead

of doing what's morally right.

He told them, no thanks! What a guy!

[Heron5]

15. Fighting the good fight.

Democracy heroes are election-anxiety reducers and Marc Elias Group is loaded with them. He describes his team of partners, of counsel, associates, and professional staff as “motivated by the firm’s mission to help Democrats win, citizens vote, and progressives make change.” Democracy Docket, the news platform founded by Elias, has a wonderful free inbox-delivered newsletter which showcases the promising results of his team’s hard work. While we each do our own part, it can really give us a boost knowing there are so many legal minds laboring to safeguard our form of government. A membership at the Docket comes with some extras. Not a paid endorsement.

[Bev54]

6. And loses in South Carolina as they are using unconstitutional electoral maps for 2024

all because one again the Supreme Court fails to act in a timely manner, once again providing another win to republicans. It is sickening. Marc Elias was talking about this not long ago and saw this coming and he was pissed.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-redistricting-south-carolina-black-voters-0afbede6f5bcae3eb0a8ba40bc33ef72

[MontanaMama]

7. Four major voter suppression laws!

We’re celebrating up here in the Big Sky. Our Supreme Court has held up abortion rights too. We’ve just GOT to defeat our thug Governor and win back a house seat.

[2naSalit]

10. Did you see where...

elmer stuart rhodes' son is running for a seat in the state legislature?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1321

[MontanaMama]

19. WTAF?

In Montana? I missed that. Is he a Trojan horse?

[2naSalit]

21. I don't know.

All I know is what's in that video. He sounds like he's established a personal mission to help undo maga-ism.

Or he could be something else, but I don't think he is, we'll see. He's running for House District 1 up by the ID panhandle.

[MontanaMama]

22. That's deep MAGAt part of MT

as you know. Gosh…wouldn’t that be something?

[2naSalit]

23. It would be something...

We have some interesting young folks stepping up and I like to see them go for it. Perhaps he has some capital in that area, I think he grew up around that area, the state lines are kind of blurry in spots.

Something to keep an eye on.

[OMGWTF]

13. And keep Jon Tester as US Senator

[MontanaMama]

20. Indeed.

Tester gets plenty of grief here on DU but he’s a solid Dem and needs our help.

[2naSalit]

8. YES!!!

That gives we Dems a chance at evicting the magats who live in the statehouse.

[SouthernDem4ever]

9. Thanks Marc Elias!

It's nice to see someone who cares about democracy

[OMGWTF]

12. Charlie Pierce has an interesting take on this story, and a couple of others:

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a60329735/montana-supreme-court-voting-rights/

[mopinko]

24. 'a feature, not a bug'

boy howdy.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

14. What is so galling is that this effort to suppress the vote,

is strict contructionism. Taking the country back to only land owners having a vote. Racism mascarading as patriotism.

[onecaliberal]

16. This is what happens when people don't learn history.

[Ford_Prefect]

17. They still have time to Screw it all up..... And in case any one hasn't gotten the message that is what they will be

doing. Every step of the way, any way that they can, as many kinds of ways as they can think of, legal or otherwise. The only way they can win is by cheating 5 ways from Sunday and beyond. They expect to disrupt and discredit the vote in as many ways and locations as they can plant people in. They have money Trump can't touch and they are much more organized than the MAGAloons. The MAGA mob is there to distract us. The real damage is being planned and coordinated by ALEC and all the other front groups in the same way Jan. 6th was a group effort to kick off all that excessive state legislation and accusation which followed the big lie.

[Cha]

18. Love 💗 Marc Elias!!💙🌊🇺🇸🕯️🕊️ TY