by MCDC | Aug 12, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Social Security, Virginia, Wall Street
Exactly 81 years ago this month, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law. Since then, it has functioned as one of the most successful programs in our nation’s history, giving seniors the support they depend on during retirement. Today, Social Security...
by MCDC | Aug 10, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Gun Reform, News
The Muslim ban, the David Duke denial, the “Mexican” judge flap, the draft dodger denigrating John McCain’s military service, the son of privilege attacking an immigrant Gold Star mother and the constant revisionism and lying about past political positions taken are...
by MCDC | Aug 9, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Issues
Making matters more urgent for Democrats is that GOP nominee Tom Garrett is about as far right wingnut as you can get. According to Project Vote Smart, Garrett received a ZERO rating from NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia in 2015; a ZERO rating from Equality Virginia; a ZERO...
by MCDC | Aug 7, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Virginia
Nearly 214,000 people have been placed back on the state’s prohibited voter list, weeks ahead of the Aug. 25 deadline set by the court. The 13,000 felons whose voter registrations have been canceled will receive letters early next week, according to the Virginia...
by MCDC | Aug 5, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Discrimination, News, Voter Rights
Congress has refused to do anything to restore the law’s protections, so litigation has remained the only real recourse for advocates trying to stop these voter suppression tactics more and more state legislatures have been adopting. In Virginia, a three-judge federal...
