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Louise's avatar

I would like to point out that Harvard isn't the only university students to be organizing and mobilizing for the 2024 election. Students at Michigan State and the University of Michigan along with students at Wayne State Universities have joined hands (a miracle in itself) to push for gun safety legislation and action on climate change . These student bodies were the deciding margin in flipping the State Blue. Bridge Magazine did a voter by by precinct anylisis and at every county in and around all the campuses in Michigan the color was overwhelmingly Blue. It was a real joy for me to see that interactive map broken down by precinct! And the actual number of votes cast and for Whom!

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Anne Dempsey's avatar

Good info here! I recall recently hearing a blurb that some right wing high profile person (not sure who?) put it “right out there” that they (the right) needs to focus on colleges and college aged voters to keep them from voting. Clearly unconstitutional.

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Louise's avatar

Hi, Because of a voter enishitive and Voter referendum, while getting the Conditional Independent District Commission into the State Constitution, we also developed and passed a Constitutional Amendment for very broad voting rights here in Michigan. Not only can't the extreme Right wing use their tricks in drawing districts, but they also can't target any known voting suppression tools either. We covered everything and everybody! Our new legislature made possible by these changes have now added non discrimination laws for LGBTQ folks and women who seek abortions. Apparently that is the latest challenge the Republicans are working on. Letting women who use their company's healthcare policies for abortion procedures are being fired by Right Wing companies CEOs and those using their Insurance policies from religious based Colleges. Also Physicians are now protected from prosecution for performing the service to out of state patients. We actually had the law signed, sealed and delivered before New York State!

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ira lechner's avatar

Thanks Louise; they did and will do a great job! counting on all hands on deck!!

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