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 8, 2016 | 2016 General Election, News
An open letter signed by 50 Republican national security experts warned that party nominee Donald Trump “would be the most reckless president” in US history. The group – which includes the former CIA director Michael Hayden – said Mr Trump...
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...
by MCDC | Aug 3, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, News
MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ host, former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough, recalled an incident live on air in which he claimed “several months ago, a foreign policy expert went to advise Donald Trump and three times he asked about the use of...