Rep. Donna Lasinski: Despite November wins, threats to democracy loom

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Opinion: Despite November wins, threats to democracy loom
Donna Lasinski


(Detroit Free Press) On Nov. 8, voters across the country and here in Michigan exercised one of our most fundamental rights: the right to vote.

For months, pundits and the political class told us there would be a red wave. MAGA Republicans campaigned across Michigan to take away our reproductive rights and our sacred right to vote, confident they would triumph. And most egregiously, many of them campaigned on taking away our constitutional right to choose who leads us, supporting former President Donald Trump in his criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Michigan proved them wrong.

Voters in Michigan delivered a “stiff rebuke” to election deniers and affirmed voting protections. Michiganders voted for democracy on Nov. 8, rejecting high-profile, anti-voter election deniers such as Tudor Dixon, Matthew DePerno and Kristina Karamo, who wanted to be Michigan's governor, attorney general and secretary of state, respectively.

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All of this should be heartening to anyone who cares about democracy. However, the fight to make Michigan’s elections safe, secure and accessible isn't over. Staggeringly, half of the incoming Michigan GOP lawmakers to the state Legislature are election deniers. ........(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2022/12/02/opinion-election-deniers-pose-continuing-threat-in-michigan/69694666007/

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1. The recent election was heart warming

And a move in the right direction. We all must continue in our efforts in making these whackos obsolete. The guilty verdict of the oath keepers did not change their ideology, it just made them slither back under their rocks for a bit. Carry on my friend, carry on!