Topic:  Stay Engaged, Be the Guardrails of Democracy with Sam Daley-Harris, author of Reclaiming Our Democracy

Fix Democracy First hosts a weekly Democracy Happy Hour on Wednesdays @ 5-6:30pm PT. Grab a drink and join us and learn about the latest democracy efforts, challenges, solutions, as well upcoming events and actions.

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Democracy Happy Hour, December 11, 2024

Stay Engaged, Be the Guardrails of Democracy

With Sam Daley-Harris

• Speaker View Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/tmxvm_OvFow39_bO3LWVbhICmXLQah-B_mwp8_MHs2h1BSKegJ4v7f12OBLxlb_MNpCzmNfocLaf0GxS.UULl3HseIneOhrIT

• Gallery View Recording:  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/eeyuAXfOIzqG788nTT9X6VUg8f3crY1jeEPgfEyF9BL_UTH_3lZoBuCwi1KxTYczGrRoCcNeKeVnQO6w.fH770GZOCMJP5N7u

• Chat file (will download directly to your computer):  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/RY2GzFZKn0rT7m8_d7ZJI9SH2M75ETetU--Af8Qk-8t6d5h0wRkytrnrBdM4MBb3WrGrY8u-5gqe0L_j.yJjbr0XSv7LYlBk8

• Closed Caption file (will download directly to your computer):  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/AOqA2Rm3KqTXALBhSwZqS_nqz0R3R3krbBAZ1TfZDYiWmQggQ-gpN2ApFnJ9tcU4zrl7bIuAs6Am7_zs.yvfLsqA1oeDBAc8A

Meeting resources

• Civic Courage - https://civiccourage.org/
• Reclaiming Our Democracy: Every Citizen’s Guide to Transformational Advocacy -https://reclaimingourdemocracy.com/
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Democracy Happy Hour Upcoming Topics/Schedule

• Dec 18 - Healthy Democracy Ecosystem Map with Carolyn Lukensmeyer
• Dec 25 & Jan 1 - NO Democracy Happy Hour – CANCELED for the holidays
• Jan 8 - Democracy Without Elections with Lenora Camner, Executive Director
• Jan 15 - Democracy Vouchers and the Promise of Fairer Elections with Jennifer Heerwig
• Jan 22 - Early Warning Early Action: A Community-Based Approach to Tracking & Mitigating Violence with Jennifer Grubbs, The Trust Network

Actions and events

1. "Worth Fighting For" Community Gatherings - Please fill out this form if you're interested in hosting a gathering in your community. - https://www.mobilize.us/electionresponsecenter/event/741848/

Democracy in the News

Resources

• 2024 Presidential Race - Amount raised by candidates - https://www.opensecrets.org/2024-presidential-race
• After the election, a civics renaissance -  https://thefulcrum.us/civic-engagement-education/civics-renaissance
• Proportional Representation: Boosting Voter Turnout and Strengthening Democracy - https://protectdemocracy.org/work/proportional-representation-voter-turnout/

December

December 03

• Whitmer signs bills restricting firearms at Michigan polling places, vote counting centers - https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/12/03/michigan-ban-pen-carry-polling-places/76733738007/

December 04

• Trump's lawyers move to dismiss Georgia election interference case - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-lawyers-move-dismiss-georgia-election-interference-case-rcna182910

December 05

• California will appeal rejection of lawsuit over Huntington Beach voter ID law - https://apnews.com/article/california-huntington-beach-voter-id-lawsuit-279ee411111fcd83f6756a8363abddc7
• Judge tosses GOP lawsuit to purge 1.27 million Arizona voters - https://azmirror.com/2024/12/05/judge-tosses-gop-lawsuit-to-purge-1-27-million-arizona-voters/

December 06

• Elon Musk spent at least $277 million backing Trump and the GOP. Here's where all that money went. - https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-260-million-spending-trump-republican-party-2024-12
• How Much Did Trump, Biden and Harris Raise? A Stunning $4.7 Billion. - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/us/politics/trump-harris-campaign-fundraising.html
• With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws - https://www.npr.org/2024/12/06/nx-s1-5189655/state-voting-rights-act-michigan-maryland-new-jersey-colorado

December 07

• Supreme Court term-limits amendment proposed by Sens. Manchin, Welch - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/07/supreme-court-term-limits-amendment-manchin-welch/

December 08

• Crypto cash helped propel allies to victory during the 2024 election. Here's how it might impact Washington. - https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/brad-garlinghouse-crypto-election-politics-60-minutes/
• Trump says he can’t guarantee tariffs won’t raise US prices and won’t rule out revenge prosecutions - https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-tariffs-pardons-abortion-prosecutions-riot-72c08269f0a870d20e29033319201e22
• Trump says he will act ‘very quickly’ to pardon Jan. 6 rioters upon taking office - https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5028872-trump-pardon-jan-6-rioters/
• Trump says he will end birthright citizenship - https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/08/trump-end-birthright-citizenship-00193184
• Trump says members of Jan. 6 committee should be jailed - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/08/trump-january-6-biden-jack-smith/
• Trump's birthright citizenship threat faces constitutional hurdles - https://www.axios.com/2024/12/10/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-action

December 09

• Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results - https://apnews.com/article/ballot-initiatives-election-democrats-republicans-lawmakers-d6d9807d3ef2c40b9aaa484057e77e2c
• Mo. business groups ask state supreme court to overturn minimum wage, paid sick leave amendment - https://spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/news/2024/12/09/proposition-a-lawsuit
• Supreme Court turns away cases on hot-button topics - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/09/supreme-court-affirmative-action-guns-transgender/
• Utah auditor finds 1,400 deceased voters on rolls and problems with post-election safeguards - https://www.deseret.com/politics/2024/12/09/utah-legislative-audit-on-elections/
• Utah election audit finds no ‘significant fraud,’ but raises concern over voter roll maintenance - https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2024/12/09/utah-election-audit-finds-no-significant-fraud-but-raises-concern-over-voter-roll-maintenance/

December 10

• Another recount won’t be ordered in a North Carolina court race, but protests are ahead - https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-election-recount-protest-c3709c1b342aad17a44e8aa20198d234
• DA suggests unusual idea for halting Trump’s hush money case while upholding his conviction - https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-manhattan-da-hush-money-stormy-daniels-f4405fbd1b0c769a7f98c40aa892d94c
• Democratic governors discuss going on offense, playing defense against Trump - https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democratic-governors-discuss-offense-playing-defense-trump/story?id=116641722
• Harmeet Dhillon, Trump’s Assistant Attorney General Pick, Has a History of Attacking Voting Rights - https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/harmeet-dhillon-trumps-assistant-attorney-general-pick-has-a-history-of-attacking-voting-rights/
• Manhattan DA and state AG say Trump’s criminal and civil cases in New York should not be dismissed because he’s president - https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/10/politics/trump-hush-money-business-fraud-new-york/index.html
• New York AG will continue to pursue $454 million civil fraud judgment against Trump - https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-york-ag-continue-pursue-454-million-civil/story?id=116639628
• North Carolina Dem chair ‘absolutely’ worried state court could overturn election results - https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5032568-north-carolina-democratic-party-chair-concerns-state-supreme-court-election-results/amp/
• Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump’s mass deportation effort - https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-deportation-republican-states-da5c2465b9d4476176c09d87d6c00aed
• Top Progressives Urge DNC to Reject Super PACs, Uplift Working-Class Base - https://www.commondreams.org/news/democrats-working-class
• Trump pick for DOJ civil rights draws blowback from advocacy leaders - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/12/10/trump-civil-rights-justice-department-dhillon/

Good News Websites

• ABC Good News - https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/good-news
• Daily Good - https://www.dailygood.org/
• Good News Network - https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/
• Politics & Government Good News - https://www.goodgoodgood.co/impact/democracy
• Sunny Skyz - https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news
• The Happy News - https://thehappynewspaper.com/

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