The 7 Deadly Sins of American Democracy
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="1⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 1" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 1"> Voter Suppression - Broad attempts to systematically discourage or restrict access to registration and voting.
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While updating registration lists as voters die, move, or otherwise become ineligible is necessary & important, when done irresponsibly, it is disenfranchising.
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="3⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 3" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 3"> Felony Disenfranchisement - The practice of barring individuals from voting based on prior felony convictions. These policies often have a disproportionate impact on communities of color, who comprise the majority of the current criminal justice system population.
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Politicians rely on big money to fund increasingly expensive political campaigns, keeping people of color and low-income individuals (who have the voice to make necessary change) out of the competition.
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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="7⃣" title="Tastenkappe Ziffer 7" aria-label="Emoji: Tastenkappe Ziffer 7"> The Electoral College - Not only was the electoral college predicated on the abominable “Three-Fifths Compromise” - but to this day, it violates the constitutional principle of “One person, One vote,” signaling that some states and votes are less important than others.
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