Democracy Happy Hour – October 19, 2022

Democracy Happy Hour, October 19, 2022 - Meeting Recordings & Chat File:

• Speaker View Recording: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/xAHiskb4SQLoMwV-esjIo8b8LyDuYK2997fnGq6JsYVGpH2UQyuW2ZqHyLLurzqESNPY0XOw4ijWLJM9.Imp58_zADted4I1L
• Gallery View Recording:  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/gBgmUXHm7Ed8iS8QiDiAnXHj7oPAao0Pi3nCH6s8BCfRlyDFvUVwK1znTjTiwyAdidYppl766I_4APVv.esL_CyPzz8u9xZb1
• Chat (Link will download a text file to your computer):  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/daQNXQdfFLugrIqe64SERNv5KAZ14uWWS_O8oGo-MX-rp9ujt9-sCtTp8wOUDUtI4RAN_WFci_WTtyDS.HxK5oEAow-cy9FoS

Fix Democracy First links:

• DONATE to Fix Democracy First or Fix Democracy First Education Fund @ https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/donate
  
• YO VOTE! (Youth Organizers for Voter Outreach, Teaching & Engagement) - https://www.yo-vote.org
  
• WON (Women in Office Now) – https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/won
  

Upcoming Democracy Happy Hour Topics:

• Oct 26 - Voting Rights: From Jim Crow to Today
  
• Nov 2 - The Midterms: What can we expect?
  
• Nov 9 - Midterm Election Report
  
• Nov 16 – Creating an Inter-Movement "Generative Change" Community to Save & Strengthen Our Democratic Republic with Walter Roberts & Caleb Christen  
  
• Nov 23 – NO Democracy Happy Hour this week - Holiday Break  
  
• ACTIONS & EVENTS:
• Election Information & Actions:
• Vote 411 – https://www.vote411.org/
• Washington State General Election Fact Sheet - https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/current-election-information.aspx
• Trick or Treat – Voter Registration & GOTV Campaign - https://wavotingjustice.org/trick-or-treat-and-get-out-the-vote/
• Election Protection - Stopping Voter Suppression - https://protectthevote.net/?partner=fixdemocracy
• Washington has restored voting rights to people with past felony convictions immediately after they finish their prison terms. - https://www.freethevotewa.org/

Events:

• Jan 6 Justice: Our Freedoms, Our Vote DC Rally LIVESTREAM – October 20^th @ 9 am PT/12 pm ET - https://www.mobilize.us/jan6hearings/event/529079/
• Suppressed and Sabotaged: The Fight to Vote - Screening & Discussion - October 20th @ 6:30 pm PT - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gKr97b6GRTe9QH1MvH4rUg

Ranked Choice Voting on the ballot in Washington State:

• Seattle - https://rcv4seattle.org/
• Clark County – https://fairvotewa.org/campaigns/clark-county-campaign/
• San Juan County – https://fairvotewa.org/campaigns/san-juan-county/
• RCV Yard Sign Request Form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfemtIooNqTJFPJzmuzeZM_0YxSV0zSz72zbBcWkuPdvs7Vfw/viewform
• Take Action - https://www.mobilize.us/fairvotewa/

WA Groups & Actions:

• Common Power - https://commonpower.org/
• Seattle Supports Democracy Actions: Democracy Action Hour with Seattle Supports Democracy – https://www.mobilize.us/swingleft/event/480738/
• Eastside Gladiators – Be the Change 509 - https://www.facebook.com/groups/712510762509752

National Groups & Actions:

• Citizen Connect - https://citizenconnect.us/
• Walking to Fix Our Democracy - https://www.fixourdemocracy.us/

Petition:

• Sign the petition to corporations: Keep your pledge. Stop donations to pro-insurrectionist members of Congress - https://actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-the-petition-to-corporations-keep-your-pledge-stop-donations-to-insurrectionists?source=direct_link&referrer=group-fixdemocracyfirst

January 6^th Investigation Review Links:

• Key takeaways from day 9 of the Jan. 6 panel - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/key-takeaways-from-day-9-of-the-jan-6-panel
• Here’s every word from the 9th Jan. 6 committee hearing on its investigation - https://wamu.org/story/22/10/13/heres-every-word-from-the-9th-jan-6-committee-hearing-on-its-investigation/
• Trump Knew He Lost the Election, Aides Testify - https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/jan-6-committee-hearing-trump-today/card/trump-knew-he-lost-the-election-aides-testify-8d6wDzeJeTFKRvrZEGL7
• Secret Service knew of Capitol threat more than a week before Jan. 6 - https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/10/13/secret-service-jan6-messages-house-committee/
• House Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump in finale surprise - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/13/house-january-6-hearing-trump/
• What does a Jan. 6 committee subpoena mean for Donald Trump? - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/13/trump-subpoena-jan-6-hearings/
• Gotta keep 'em separated: Why the Jan. 6 panel is keeping distance from DOJ's Trump probes - https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/15/january-6-panel-department-of-justice-trump-00056932
• What we've learned from the Jan. 6 committee hearings - https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/learned-jan-committee-hearings/story?id=87065276
• Watch what the committee has covered in its hearings so far. - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/us/politics/jan-6-hearings-recap.html
• January 6th Committee News - https://www.nytimes.com/news-event/jan-6-committee
• The House Jan. 6 Panel Has Set a High Bar: Showing Criminality - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/us/politics/house-jan-6-committee.html
• Jan. 6 panel offers ‘closing argument’ to DOJ on possible Trump prosecution - https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/3688992-jan-6-panel-offers-closing-argument-to-doj-on-possible-trump-prosecution/
• House Jan. 6 panel prepares to send probe to Justice Department - https://rollcall.com/2022/10/14/house-jan-6-panel-prepares-to-send-probe-to-justice-department/
• The Jan. 6 committee has made its case. Will anyone act on it, and when? - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/15/jan6-committee-trump-what-next/
• Congress asks Secret Service for an account of all contacts between agency, Oath Keepers up to and on Jan. 6, 2021 - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/congress-asks-secret-service-account-contacts-oath-keepers-jan-6-2021-rcna52295
• Secret Service Had Tip That Proud Boys Planned to ‘Literally Kill People’ on Jan. 6 - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/secret-service-tip-proud-boys-planned-literally-kill-people-1234610772/
• Judge bucks Trump, orders Pence aide to testify to Jan. 6 grand jury - https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/10/14/marc-short-grand-jury-testify-pence-trump/
• Trump blasts House Jan. 6 panel in memo, but doesn't respond to subpoena for sworn testimony - https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/10/14/trump-reaction-house-jan-6-panel-subpoena-vote/10495416002/
• Donald Trump memo to Jan 6^th Committee - https://cdn.nucleusfiles.com/27/27b7896f-01c5-4609-93c7-742e5cb22e96/830-am-final-january-6th-committee-letter14446.pdf
• Everything You Need To Know About The DOJ Investigation Into Jan. 6 - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-january-6-investigation_n_63247259e4b000d9885ad154
• How to Ensure Accountability for the Legal Foot Soldiers of Jan. 6 - https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/10/disbar-jan-6-lawyers-kenneth-chesebro-john-eastman-rudy-giuliani.html
• The case against Donald Trump - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/13/trump-jan-6-capitol-riot-investigation/
• Capitol Breach Investigation Resource Page - https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-investigation-resource-page

Democracy in the News Links:

Judge: Trump signed court document that knowingly included false voter fraud stats - https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/19/judge-trump-signed-court-document-that-knowingly-included-false-voter-fraud-stats-00062577

Supreme Court Rejects Trump Request to Intervene in Documents Case - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/us/politics/trump-supreme-court.html

Trump worker told FBI about moving Mar-a-Lago boxes on ex-president’s orders - https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/12/maralago-witness-trump-boxes-moved/

Over 370 Republican Candidates Have Cast Doubt on the 2020 Election - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/13/us/politics/republican-candidates-2020-election-misinformation.html

Democracy on the ballot—How many election deniers are on the ballot in November and what is their likelihood of success? - https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2022/10/07/democracy-on-the-ballot-how-many-election-deniers-are-on-the-ballot-in-november-and-what-is-their-likelihood-of-success/

'Stop the steal' supporters train thousands of U.S. poll observers - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/stop-steal-supporters-train-thousands-us-poll-observers-2022-10-13/

Right-Wing Leaders Mobilize Corps of Election Activists - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/17/us/politics/midterm-elections-challenges.html

Election workers in battleground states faced onslaught of malicious emails, researchers say - https://www.cyberscoop.com/election-phishing-emails-arizona-pennsylvania/

U.S. security officials worry about homegrown election threats - https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-security-officials-worry-about-homegrown-election-threats-2022-10-17/

Ballot measures in at least eight states will set ground rules for future elections - https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/18/politics/ballot-measures-future-elections-ctzn/index.html

Mail Voting: States Trending in Opposite Directions Ahead of 2022 Midterms - https://votingrightslab.org/vbm-changes-2022/

Poll: Majority of Voters Confident Midterms Will Be Conducted Fairly, with Reliable Results - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/poll-majority-voters-confident-midterms-will-be-conducted-fairly-reliable

These elections "are the most important in our lifetime": Democracy advocate on America's choice - https://www.salon.com/2022/10/18/these-are-the-most-important-in-our-lifetime-democracy-advocate-on-americas-choice/

State Supreme Court Races: Big Issues, Big Money - https://www.governing.com/now/state-supreme-court-races-big-issues-big-money

Supreme Court case could halt civil rights lawsuits by nursing home patients - https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2022/10/13/indiana-case-now-at-the-supreme-court-could-impact-millions-of-vulnerable-americans/

Indiana case before U.S. Supreme Court could help red states defund Planned Parenthood - https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2022/10/17/supreme-court-case-could-help-red-states-defund-planned-parenthood/69563831007/

Ohio Republicans take fight over congressional district map to the U.S. Supreme Court - https://www.wvxu.org/politics/2022-10-16/ohio-republicans-take-fight-over-congressional-district-map-to-the-u-s-supreme-court

December argument session will feature divisive cases on election law, First Amendment -https://www.scotusblog.com/2022/10/december-argument-session-will-feature-divisive-cases-on-election-law-first-amendment/

Spread the Word About the Dangerous ‘Independent State Legislature Theory’ - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/spread-word-about-dangerous-independent-state-legislature-theory

Why the Supreme Court is taking on so many politically divisive cases - https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3683535-why-the-supreme-court-is-taking-on-so-many-politically-divisive-cases/

Leonard Leo Pushed the Courts Right. Now He’s Aiming at American Society. - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/politics/leonard-leo-courts-dark-money.html

Leonard Leo’s Network Is Increasingly Powerful. But It Is Not Easy to Define. - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/politics/leonard-leo-network.html

Democrats Are Outspending Republicans 2-To-1 To Hold Onto House - https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2022/10/12/democrats-are-outspending-republicans-2-1-to-hold-onto-house/

In Midterm TV Ad Wars, Sticker Shock Costs Republicans - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/13/us/politics/midterm-republican-ad-spending.html

How a McConnell-linked group is closing the ad spending gap with Democrats in key Senate races - https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/17/politics/senate-republican-super-pac-ad-spending/index.html

Meet the 10 biggest megadonors for the 2022 midterm elections - https://www.marketwatch.com/story/meet-the-10-biggest-megadonors-for-the-2022-midterm-elections-11665517736

Outside groups spent a midterm-record of $1.3 billion on 2022 federal elections. The election is still 25 days away. - https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/10/outside-groups-spent-a-midterm-record-of-1-3-billion-on-2022-federal-elections-the-election-is-still-25-days-away/

Ted Cruz reimbursed himself $555,000 after successfully challenging a political spending law at the Supreme Court - https://www.businessinsider.com/ted-cruz-campaign-funds-fec-supreme-court-corruption-2022-10

5 Ways Secret Money Makes Its Way into our Elections - https://campaignlegal.org/update/5-ways-secret-money-makes-its-way-our-elections

Federal judge blocks two campaign finance reforms in Illinois - https://www.courthousenews.com/federal-judge-blocks-two-campaign-finance-rules-in-illinois/

Corporations donated more than $35.6 million to election deniers - https://popular.info/p/corporations-donated-more-than-356

What Foreign Companies Give the Most Money to PACs? - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/foreign-companies-most-money-pacs-175705005.html

The Regulators of Facebook, Google and Amazon Also Invest in the Companies’ Stocks - https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-regulators-of-facebook-google-and-amazon-also-invest-in-the-companies-stocks-11665670207?mod=djemwhatsnews

Threat to Democracy? Start With Corruption, Many Voters Say - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/18/upshot/nyt-poll-threats-democracy.html

Poll: Most in US say misinformation spurs extremism, hate - https://apnews.com/article/religion-crime-social-media-race-and-ethnicity-05889f1f4076709c47fc9a18dbee818a

How TikTok ate the internet - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/interactive/2022/tiktok-popularity/

Facebook whistleblower, former defense and intel officials form group to fix social media - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/12/council-for-responsible-social-media-features-haugen-gephardt-hagel-.html

Newspapers with a partisan aim filling the void of traditional media - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/14/newspapers-partisan-midterms/

How youth activists energized the right — and drove politics into madness - https://www.salon.com/2022/10/14/how-youth-activists-energized-the-right--and-drove-into-madness/

Truthtellers - A video series from a conservative perspective telling the truth about the 2020 election. - https://issueone.org/projects/truthtellers/

Truthtellers Ep. 6: "No Downside to Vote by Mail" - Truthtellers Ep. 6: "No Downside to Vote by Mail"

WA's secretary of state race is a special election — in more ways than one - https://crosscut.com/politics/2022/10/was-secretary-state-race-special-election-more-ways-one

Seattle voters to consider ‘approval voting’ vs. ‘ranked choice’ voting; here’s the difference - https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-voters-to-consider-approval-voting-vs-ranked-choice-voting-whats-the-difference/

Approval vs. ranked-choice voting: What's the difference? - https://crosscut.com/politics/2022/10/approval-vs-ranked-choice-voting-whats-difference

Battle in Seattle: RCV vs. Approval Voting this Nov. - https://democracysos.substack.com/p/battle-in-seattle-rcv-vs-approval

Don’t believe these 5 common myths about ranked-choice voting - https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/dont-believe-these-5-common-myths-about-ranked-choice-voting/

Measure W Would Give Voters $100 to Use Toward Candidates of Their Choice - https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/measure-w-oakland-democracy-dollars/3028451/

Organizing for collective impact: It takes an (inter-movement) community - https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/Leadership/collective-impact-2378579