The Erickson Report for October 28 to November 10

 

 

The Erickson Report for October 28 to November 10

This week:
 
- More on the right wing attempts to block or hinder voting
https://theintercept.com/2020/10/21/south-carolina-absentee-ballots-voting/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/scotus-rules-wisconsin-ballots-must-be-received-by-election-day/ar-BB1aq3Nw
https://www.alternet.org/2020/10/usps-still-hasnt-reversed-election-mail-slowdown-despite-multiple-court-orders-attorneys-general/
https://www.alternet.org/2020/10/trumps-push-for-voter-intimidation-appears-to-be-working-reports/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/10/signature-matching-is-the-phrenology-of-elections/616790/
https://www.alternet.org/2020/10/signature-matching-could-result-in-millions-of-perfectly-legitimate-ballots-being-thrown-out-especially-among-non-white-voters-report/
lawyerscommittee.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Ohio.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03DGjnIkTdI
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/10/23/pennsylvania-can-not-reject-mail-in-ballots-due-to-signature-discrepancy-state-court/24660503/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/politics/pennsylvania-mail-in-voting-supreme-court/index.html
 
- Renewed threats to marriage equality
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/05/politics/clarence-thomas-samuel-alito/index.html
https://www.alternet.org/2020/10/why-the-right-wing-has-put-marriage-equality-and-lgbtq-rights-on-the-ballot/
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/10/21/barrett-was-trustee-at-private-school-with-anti-gay-policies/24657906/
https://www.alternet.org/2020/10/study-lgbtq-people-nearly-4-times-as-likely-to-be-victims-of-violent-crime-than-non-lgbtq-individuals/
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/10/21/pope-endorses-same-sex-civil-unions-in-new-documentary-film/24657907/
 
- Two Weeks of Stupid: Clowns and Outrages
Clowns
https://www.alternet.org/2020/10/madison-cawthorn/
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/10/23/republican-house-candidates-website-attacks-critic-for-going-to-work-for-non-white-males/24660294/
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https://www.aol.com/2020-10-26-to-kushner-black-americans-grappling-with-racism-is-complaining-24664089.html
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https://www.alternet.org/2020/10/by-all-means-get-out-and-vote-robertson-predicts-that-trump-will-win-reelection-and-help-usher-in-the-apocalypse/

Outrages
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/10/20/postal-carrier-accused-of-stealing-mail-in-ballot-in-miami/24657192/
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https://lawandcrime.com/2020-election/appeals-court-tosses-texas-voter-protections-right-to-vote-is-not-guaranteed-by-due-process-clause-of-constitution/
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/liberty_interest